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”
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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?”
Feyenoord 5-0 PEC Zwolle- Match Report
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”
Feyenoord 1-0 NEC Nijmegen- KNVB Cup Final Match Report
There are many ways to kickstart a cup final mired in a web of nerves and fouls. A goal ecstatically celebrated, a heavy challenge followed by a coming-together of players, a sending-off are all ways of complimenting and heightening the sense of nervous hope present around a final. On this April Sunday in Rotterdam, aContinue reading “Feyenoord 1-0 NEC Nijmegen- KNVB Cup Final Match Report”
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”
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”
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