You can now download the second issue of Orange Crush, a sizzling 54 page-tribute to Dutch football in stories and great pictures. We serve a mix of contemporary and retro flavors with a twist of fun. We have columns on the Euro’s from Uli Hesse, Harry Pearson and Michael...

In 1978 PSV beat Bastia in the final by 0-0 in France and 3-0 at home. Defender Huub Stevens, later to win the 1997 UEFA Cup with Schalke 04 as a coach, takes up the story of the season. “Our international striker Ralf Edström had returned to Sweden that summer and I remember our coach Kees...

The first Dutch team to win the UEFA Cup was Feyenoord in 1974. Legendary coach Ernst Happel had gone to Club Brugge, while only Rinus Israel, Wim Jansen and Wim van Hanegem remained from the team that beat Celtic in the European Cup final of 1970. In his last season at the club, Israel...

In June Israel will be the venue for the 2013 Euro U-21 tournament. The Dutch team are back for the first since their double triumph in 2006 and 2007. In between they missed the finals twice.  National coach Louis van Gaal has insisted that all available youngsters should be called up, never...

It is the end of November 1980 and Ajax have just escaped from defeat at MVV in Maastricht thanks to an Bert van Marwijk-own goal to make it 1-1. The former European Cup winners had an inconsistant start of the season after the departure of Ruud Krol and Simon Tahamata in the summer. The...

With Ajax’s victory at PSV last week, the title race seemed over as the visitors jumped to a five point lead. They could have widened the gap at the start of the weekend but gave away a 1-0 lead against Marco van Basten’s Heerenveen, even escaping with the draw after a fine save by...

It is a make or break Sunday for PSV as they are three points behind leaders and visitors Ajax, five games before the end of the season. A defeat would create a six point gap, while a draw would make them dependant on Ajax’s results in the remaining game as well as it opens...