Arne Slot’s Farewell Tour reached fever pitch as Het Legioen soaked in the moment Perhaps it was all the better that PSV Eindhoven had officially ended dethroned Feyenoord as Eredivisie champions earlier on Sunday. With Feyenoord mathematically condemned to a second-place finish ahead of their meeting with PEC Zwolle, attention could turn to honouring ArneContinue reading “Feyenoord 5-0 PEC Zwolle- Match Report”
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Is Santiago Giménez Worth 100 million Euros?
Feyenoord’s young Mexican is immensely gifted but a record transfer now might do more harm than good How would football media survive without plucking out new players to be tossed about in the whirlwind of transfer rumours? With the football calendar not yet crammed with matches from 8 am to midnight 365 days a year,Continue reading “Is Santiago Giménez Worth 100 million Euros?”
Feyenoord 2-0 Celtic- Match Report
Fifty-three years after their meeting in the final of this competition, Feyenoord and Celtic faced each other once more to open up the last-ever group stage of the Champions League, knowing only victory would suffice to keep advancement to this season’s knockout stages a realistic prospect. For the first hour, both sides looked capable ofContinue reading “Feyenoord 2-0 Celtic- Match Report”
Can Soccer Escape the Margins of American Sporting Life?
Note: This article is the first part of a series chronicling the state of American soccer ahead of the 2026 World Cup, which the United States will co-host. The journey began on the slopes of a golden-brown hill in a Bay Area suburb, at a converted track and field stadium less than an hour’s driveContinue reading “Can Soccer Escape the Margins of American Sporting Life?”
Thoughts on… Creation and Destruction
The Europa League quarterfinal between Feyenoord and Roma encapsulates two opposing approaches to generating momentum There was an unconventional piece of choreographed atmosphere in the stands of De Kuip in the 12th minute of last week’s Europa League first leg between Feyenoord and AS Roma. With the previous week’s Dutch cup tie against Ajax havingContinue reading “Thoughts on… Creation and Destruction”
Feyenoord vs PSV- Match Report
PSV Eindhoven will feel their luck is cursed at De Kuip. For the second year running, they allowed a two-goal advantage over their hosts Feyenoord to slip from their grasp in the closing minutes, in the process sustaining a significant blow in their hopes of laying claim to the Eredivisie title. In May, it wasContinue reading “Feyenoord vs PSV- Match Report”
The Ball is Round- Book review
Book Review- ‘The Ball is Round’ David Goldblatt provides a comprehensive account of the Beautiful Game’s history- and reminds us throughout that football cannot be disentangled from its societal context How has football emerged in the past century and a half from being a game played almost exclusively by upper-class British schoolboys to a gameContinue reading “The Ball is Round- Book review”
An Old Rivalry in a changed world
On a night which saw seven countries book their places at the World Cup Finals in Qatar, the resumption of the rivalry between The Netherlands and Germany felt like a rare survivor from an older, pre-commercial era of football and a good way to measure out just how fully monetisation has pressed its stamp onContinue reading “An Old Rivalry in a changed world”
Why was Feyenoord City called off?
Why was Feyenoord City deemed unviable, and is there a chance of the project being revived? Why was the Feyenoord City project cancelled last month, and is there any chance that the project might still be built if circumstances change? This short explainer, a follow-up to my article outlining the background of the Feyenoord CityContinue reading “Why was Feyenoord City called off?”
The Last Match Before Lockdown
Abrupt changes of course are perhaps the most challenging moments for any writer, yet they also offer the writer a chance to view his surroundings in a different, and perhaps more compelling, light. Two such changes have snapped the narrative in this blog’s area of focus in the past ten days—the halting of the FeyenoordContinue reading “The Last Match Before Lockdown”
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