World Cup sidelights: No 'Van' to drive Dutch ambitions

The suspension of captain Robin van Persie for Monday’s World Cup Group B decider against Chile means the Netherlands will play an international without a player whose surname begins with......

Van Nistelrooy left out of Dutch World Cup squad

Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk omitted Hamburg SV striker Ruud van Nistelrooy from his provisional 30-men squad for the World Cup on Tuesday. Van Nistelrooy retired as an international after......

PSG's 36-game unbeaten streak broken at Lyon

IMAGE: Olympique Lyon's Maxwel Cornet (left) shoots to score past Paris St-Germain's Gregory Van Der Wiel during their Ligue 1 match at the Grand Stade stadium, in Decines, France on Sunday.......

PSG's Blanc shows Aurier who's the boss...

‘New generation of footballers should think first then they would not have to apologise all the time’ ‘He could be preparing for a Champions League last 16 game, instead he is......

US fight back to stun Dutch 4-3 in football friendly

Team US celebrate with headcoach Jurgen Klinsmann after their victory over the Netherlands in a football friendly match at the Amsterdam Arena in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on Saturday.......