Sterling debuts as Feyenoord manage narrow win over Telstar

The first half between Feyenoord and Telstar had all the necessary ingredients to keep a fan absorbed: three goals, a series of great saves, a penalty and red card revoked amidst VAR drama. Yet it all served as a kind of elaborate warm-up act for the evening’s main attraction. Sunday marked Raheem Sterling’s debut forContinue reading “Sterling debuts as Feyenoord manage narrow win over Telstar”

Excelsior fight back from two down to leave Telstar rueing missed chances

If Telstar’s return to the Eredivisie remains limited to one season, they may well look at their pair of games against Excelsior and lament the leads they let slip. For the second time this season, Anthony Correia’s men surrendered a two-goal advantage against Excelsior, Irakli Yegoian and Noah Naujoks scoring late on to rescue aContinue reading “Excelsior fight back from two down to leave Telstar rueing missed chances”

NEC subs strike late to win at Feyenoord

As temperatures have plummeted, so have Feyenoord’s title chances. Two weeks after losing to Go Ahead Eagles, they were beaten 4-2 by another member of the Eredivisie’s upwardly-mobile middle class in NEC Nijmegen, a late brace from substitute Kento Shiogai making the difference on a frigid afternoon in Rotterdam. The result leaves Feyenoord six pointsContinue reading “NEC subs strike late to win at Feyenoord”

Eredivisie season preview 25/26

PSV Eindhoven seek a three-peat while Ajax and Feyenoord enter the season with legendary former players in charge This has been a strange summer for watchers of the Dutch transfer market. While previous off-seasons have been marked by Dutch clubs– especially the Big Three of PSV Eindhoven, Ajax and Feyenoord– selling their prized assets toContinue reading “Eredivisie season preview 25/26”

 Feyenoord 3-0 Sparta Rotterdam- Match Report

Feyenoord snapped their winless run in the Eredivisie but failed to convince against relegation-threatened city rivals Rarely will a three-goal derby win have felt less satisfactory. Feyenoord’s meeting with crosstown visitors Sparta Rotterdam was a sloppy, nervous affair, its only sparkle provided by late goals from Anis Hadj Moussa and Igor Paixao which gave theContinue reading ” Feyenoord 3-0 Sparta Rotterdam- Match Report”

    Can Feyenoord’s Slot Revolution Outlive Arne Slot’s Departure?

The greatest test of Slot’s enduring legacy will come after his move to England Rotterdam is not a city known for its sentimentality. Bombed to smithereens by the Nazis, its city centre was rebuilt in an unapologetically modernist style, discarding its canals for wide boulevards. Rotterdam’s trademark musical style, gabber, distinguishes itself with ear-pounding BPMsContinue reading ”    Can Feyenoord’s Slot Revolution Outlive Arne Slot’s Departure?”