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Hera we go: the Dutch club hoping to change women’s football landscape

This week’s newsletter looks at a historic vote next Monday whether to grant an independent women’s club a licence to compete in the female Eredivisie for the first time ever

The Guardian - UK

Johan Neeskens, the great Dutch midfielder who played in two World Cup finals, dies aged 73

Neeskens spent most of his career playing for Ajax and Barcelona

The Independent UK

Netherlands and Ajax great Johan Neeskens dies aged 73

Neesken was part of the great Dutch side which reached the final of the World Cups in 1974 and 1978.

The Independent UK

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Johan Neeskens, former Netherlands and Ajax midfielder, dies aged 73

The Dutch FA said ‘the world not only says goodbye to a gifted sportsman but above all, to a compassionate, driven, and wonderful person’

The Guardian - UK

Dutch FA considers scrapping offside in amateur football to end violent rows

The KNVB says abolishing offside would bring fewer rows, with violent incidents on the rise in the Netherlands

The Guardian - UK

Which teams have won domestic cups playing every game at one ground?

Plus: biggest swings in results from opening game to the second and colourful team selections

The Guardian - UK

Vitesse Arnhem face potential bankruptcy after having licence revoked

The Dutch FA, the KNVB, said the club’s financial problems ‘made it impossible to allow the licence to continue’, though Vitesse will appeal

The Guardian - UK

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Abramovich loans fund owner of Dutch football club, leaked documents suggest

Files indicate oligarch enabled Valery Oyf to take over Vitesse Arnhem, raising fresh questions about his influence on football

The Guardian - UK

Geopolitics comes to Vitesse: how ‘Chelsea B’ were swallowed by Abramovich associates

Fans of the Eredivisie club hoped takeovers would transform their fortunes, but instead they face an existential threat to their future

The Guardian - UK

Feyenoord vs NEC Nijmegen live stream: How to watch KNVB Beker Dutch Cup final online and on TV today, team news

The Feyenoord vs NEC Nijmegen live stream from the former's home ground, De Kuip, sees two top-flight sides duking it out in the Dutch Cup final. Here's how to watch from anywhere.

Tom’s Guide

Vitesse Arnhem relegated from Eredivisie after 18-point deduction

The Dutch football association has deducted 18 points from Vitesse Arnhem, officially confirming the club’s relegation

The Guardian - UK

Women’s World Cup 2023 team guides part 17: Netherlands

The coach, Andries Jonker, has revitalised a team that had a poor Euros and looks set to deviate from 4-3-3 in preference of 5-3-2 with wing-backs

The Guardian - UK

Women's World Cup: Netherlands deny mocking the Haka during training in New Zealand

The Royal Dutch Football Association, responsible for the senior Dutch women's side, issued the statement after a video on social media showed players appearing to perform a haka

Daily Mirror

Dutch football may turn to ‘English model’ in push to tackle hooliganism

Alkmaar supporters confronting West Ham fans is just one of many incidents the Dutch football association wants to curb by following the system in the UK

The Guardian - UK

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KNVB launch fresh investigation into Vitesse Arnhem links to Roman Abramovich

Documents uncovered by the Guardian and TBIJ appear to show Dutch club received more than €100m from Russian oligarch

AFP

Dutch game abandoned after nine minutes as smoke bombs thrown

The Hague (AFP) - A Dutch league match between Groningen and Ajax was abandoned after just nine minutes on Sunday after fireworks and smoke bombs were thrown onto the pitch.

AFP

Dutch government, football federation promise action after Feyenoord-Ajax violence

The Hague (AFP) - The Dutch football federation said on Thursday matches would be abandoned if there was a repeat of incidents which halted Ajax's Dutch Cup semi-final at Feyenoord when a player was injured by a lighter thrown from the stands.

AFP

Dutch to probe Feyenoord-Ajax violence

The Hague (AFP) - The Dutch government pledged a top-level investigation on Thursday after Ajax's Dutch Cup semi-final at Feyenoord was halted when a player was injured by an object thrown from the stands.

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The Guardian - UK

Roman Abramovich secretly bankrolled Dutch football club, leaked documents suggest

Exclusive: Files reveal €117m in loans for Vitesse Arnhem originated with then owner of Chelsea, despite repeated denials

Manchester Evening News

Liverpool FC face anxious wait on Cody Gakpo fitness ahead of Man City showdown

Man City welcome Liverpool to the Etihad Stadium for a Premier League clash straight after the March international break.

Evening Standard

Liverpool star Cody Gakpo withdraws from Netherlands squad as Man City showdown looms

Jurgen Klopp is already sweating on Darwin Nunez’s fitness for Etihad Stadium trip

The Independent UK

PSV ban fan for 40 years after attack on Sevilla goalkeeper

The incident happened during a Europa League tie in February

Sports Illustrated

The Juxtaposition Hanging Over Qatar’s World Cup

There’s a version of Qatar that officials want projected to the world, and there’s a version that is harder to reconcile amid the pomp and poshness of FIFA's showpiece event.

Reuters

Soccer-Netherlands to auction World Cup shirts to support migrant workers

The shirts worn by the Netherlands team during the World Cup will be auctioned to support migrant workers in Qatar, the Dutch Football Association (KNVB) said on Monday.

Daily Record

Gio van Bronckhorst touted for new gig as Rangers boss deemed 'suitable' for Dutch FA vacancy

The Ibrox boss has been linked with one of the most important coaching roles in his homeland.

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