Sometimes soccer can seem a very simple sport. The great Dutch coach Rinus Michels, the father of the Total Football school of the late sixties and early seventies and the man who took that style of soccer to Barcelona, believed that his side should always play one more defender than the other team had attackers. If the opponent played three up, Michels liked four back; if two up, then three back. To an extent, that has been the theoretical orthodoxy ever since.
Ajax won the Dutch league title for the first time in seven years after overhauling previous leaders Twente in Sunday's final match of the season.
Dutch football legend Ronald De Boer assesses the Netherlands' chances in the World Cup final.
Former Dutch international Ronald De Boer says that the Netherlands are feeling confident as they prepare to take on Spain in the World Cup final.
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World Cup heavyweights Argentina and Netherlands cancelled each other out in a 0-0 Group C draw in Frankfurt on Wednesday.
Rangers have beaten off competition from Scottish champions Celtic to sign Spanish striker Nacho Novo from Dundee in a 450,000-pound ($829,000) deal.
Dutch captain Frank de Boer will miss the Euro 2004 semi-final against Portugal on Wednesday because of an ankle injury.
Brazilian striker Marcio Amoroso has started a week-long trial period with Celtic, the Scottish champions said on their website on Tuesday.
Barcelona striker Patrick Kluivert has been recalled to the Dutch squad for next week's friendly with Greece after recovering from a knee injury.
France playmaker Zinedine Zidane has pulled out of their friendly international against the Netherlands in Rotterdam on Wednesday with a groin injury.
GLASGOW, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Celtic took a giant step towards winning the Scottish title when they came from behind to beat Dundee United 2-1 as nearest rivals Rangers were held 1-1 at Aberdeen.
Rangers' hopes of holding on to their League Cup crown crumbled when Hibernian came back from a goal down to reach the final in a penalty shoot-out.
Two young Ajax defenders have been named in a provisional Netherlands squad for their friendly against the United States on February 19.
Dutch defender Frank de Boer said Monday he had signed with Glasgow Rangers in a move that reunites him with twin brother Ronald at Ibrox.
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