Supporters of ADO Den Haag continued their tradition of raining down soft toys on children from Sophia Children’s Hospital during their match at Feyenoord.
Donyell Malen became the first player since 1964 to score five goals in a league match for PSV. To watch Dutch Eredivisie sign up to ESPN+.
Three different players for Ajax Amsterdam found the net in a 4-1 thrashing of Heerenveen. To watch Dutch Eredivisie sign up to ESPN+.
Nwankwo Kanu, Finidi George, Sunday Oliseh, and Tijani Babangida are four famous Nigerians who made their marks at Amsterdam ArenA, and Chidera Ejuke wants to do the same… but not for Ajax, for Heerenveen.
While the four Super Eagles legends played for the home side, with Kanu and Finidi helping them to UEFA Champions League titles, 21-year-old Ejuke has little by way of credentials.
He’s not got a senior Nigeria cap, and came to the Eredivisie from Norwegian top flight side Valerenga, but is…
Gregg Berhalter speaks highly of new USMNT first team members Sergino Dest and Paxton Pomykal, after naming his 26-player squad for upcoming friendlies.
U.S. under-20 defender Sergino Dest assisted Donny van de Beek’s goal in Ajax’s preseason loss vs. Panathinaikos.
United States international Sergino Dest has signed a contract extension at Ajax, which will keep him at the club until 2022.
Dest, who made his Ajax debut in the 2-0 victory over PSV Eindhoven in the Johan Cruyff Shield, has played seven times for the reigning Dutch champions.
- Sergino Dest could be U.S. Soccer’s ‘Next Big Thing,’
The 18-year-old also made his international bow as the U.S. were beaten 3-0 by Mexico.
Ajax’s Hakim Ziyech headlines our pick of the top African performers and stats leaders across the Eredivisie, Scottish Premiership, Turkish Super Lig, Belgian Pro League and EFL Championship this weekend.
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Top star: Hakim Ziyech (Morocco) — Sparta Rotterdam 1-4 Ajax
The Morocco winger continued to take his game to new heights by netting a brace in Ajax’s emphatic win in Rotterdam. This will surely be his last season in the Dutch top flight as he reiterated again after the game: “I also…
A Hakim Ziyech double helped Ajax to a 4-1 victory against Sparta Rotterdam at Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel.
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Shaka Hislop’s famous power rankings are back, and of course the FC crew are baffled by some of his rankings, including Real Madrid at No. 6.
The fifth round of Eredivisie matches take place this weekend, and according to the stats, Morocco’s Hakim Ziyech should do the job for Ajax.
But what else do the numbers tell us about the Netherlands’ top league?
4 – 59 – 3 – South Africa striker Lars Veldwijk has been a leading light in a great start to the 2019/20 season from Sparta Rotterdam. The Bafana Bafana giant has made four substitute appearances, with his cumulative time on the pitch coming to just 59 minutes, yet he has managed three…