Author : Alex Dieker

PSV Eindhoven – leaders of the Dutch Eredivisie – are gifted a lot of coverage by Spanish-speaking television. Their history of North and South American players has seen the club’s reputation grow outside of Europe. Ronaldo Lima paved the path for South American talents like current right-back Santiago Arias to grow their talents in Eindhoven. […]

We’ve become submerged in a football environment where league winners are completely dominant week-in-week-out. Bayern München have launched away from the Bundesliga crowd as per usual. Manchester City have lost only once in their phenomenal Premier League campaign. Even Barcelona, usually enveloped in a heart-churning war against rivals Real Madrid, have little doubt of a […]

All of the signs pointed towards “no”. When asked if PSV Eindhoven could stave off the pressure of AFC Ajax as the Eredivisie made a second-half push, many Dutch pundits would’ve said “no way”. Yet, somehow, the team atop the league keeps winning matches. Against PEC Zwolle over the weekend, a red card for the […]

Boers break out atop Eredivisie PSV Eindhoven have yet again come away with a victory from a hard-fought match in this season’s Eredivisie campaign. Opponents FC Twente were pattering Jeroen Zoet’s goalkeeper gloves all night, but the league leaders won 2-0 through an early Hirving Lozano header and late Santiago Arias strike. It was an […]

As the Dutch Eredivisie returned from its extensive winter break, a match up between the nation’s two fiercest rivals awaited. AFC Ajax played host to Feyenoord Rotterdam, with the former chasing other rivals PSV Eindhoven atop the league. Debuting Ajax manager Erik ten Hag poached the sideline opposite Giovanni van Bronckhorst at the Johan Cruijff […]

Remember Dick Advocaat? The journeyman Dutch manager has managed the likes of Feyenoord, PSV, and Holland throughout his extensive career. Now, at the age of 70, Advocaat is taking on a new challenge following his resignation from the Dutch National Team. Sparta Rotterdam is one of the Netherlands’ most historic clubs but has found itself […]

The two clubs atop the Eredivisie – PSV Eindhoven and AFC Ajax – have kicked off the winter transfer window with a signing each. Funnily enough, both players come from Argentina. However, the players couldn’t be more far apart in terms of career trajectory and play style. Last week, it was announced that Nicolás Tagliafico […]

The Netherlands football pyramid is clattered with players who were once an extremely promising youth players. Unfortunately, many players of academies such as AFC Ajax, Feyenoord, or PSV can’t reach the first team and must forge a career elsewhere. Fortunately for those players, the willingness of many Dutch teams to play youngsters allows for these […]

Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax – probably the most important club in the development of the sport of football – is caught between two worlds. One world, a place of misery and underachievement in a declining Eredivisie league. Another world, a place of joy and success at a global level. The year of 2017 was one […]

With the holiday season upon us, it is important to take a much-needed break from the hectic world of sport to reflect on the year past. However, if you know the Dutch then you know how much they love their football – which is why they were the only major European nation to play league […]

Welcome back to the weekly Eredivisie Roundup. Firstly, apologies to you readers for the tardiness of this article. As you may (or may not know), I’m engulfed in my business studies at university, and finals week was taking a toll on my ability to write for BFTGT. However, I’m off on break until late January, […]

In a special mid-week round of fixtures, the Eredivisie begins to get a little spicy. Table-topping PSV Eindhoven have dominated the league for months, but late drama coupled with an Ajax win sees their lead decrease drastically. Also, a top four clash ended with a missed penalty, Twente are off the bottom of the table […]

Vrijdag NAC snatch draw in Tilburg Willem II drew 1-1 with NAC Breda on Friday in a relegation battle. In-form striker Bartholomew Ogbeche scored in a goalmouth scrap to put Willem II up before halftime to continue his goal-scoring streak. After halftime, Willem II’s Pedro Chirivella botched a clearance from a cross, and NAC striker […]

Vrijdag Zwolle and Utrecht inseparable PEC Zwolle continued to show why they’re one of the hardest teams to beat in the country on Friday, when they held FC Utrecht to a 1-1 draw. Zwolle – the home side – controlled a lot of the ball but conceded many chances. Utrecht capitalised on this in the […]

Vrijdag AZ find no trouble against Twente AZ Alkmaar were able to enjoy their Friday night thanks to a 2-0 victory over lowly FC Twente. The home side largely dominated the first half, as striker Wout Weghorst was twice denied by Twente goalkeeper Jorn Brondeel. AZ kept pushing for a goal after the break and […]

Zaterdag Heerenveen win for first time since September SC Heerenveen visited FC Twente on Saturday and, for the first time in eight matches, won. Not only did they win, but they did it in convincing fashion – 0-4. In the first half, Nemanja Mihajlovic’s cross was headed by Daniel Høegh for the first goal, although […]

With the international break upon us, I figured we could all use a quick break from match reports this week. Thus, I have collaborated with my colleague Alex Fischer to create this special piece attempting to match a standout Eredivisie player with a Bundesliga club. Recently, we’ve seen the likes of Sébastian Haller, Jetro Willems […]

Vrijdag Drab draw between Sparta and Heerenveen A pre-season favorite for a European spot for many pundits, SC Heerenveen have hit an extremely poor run of form. This form certainly continued on Friday, as a visit to Sparta Rotterdam produced only a 0-0 draw. Stijn Schaars had a good chance in the first half as […]

Vrijdag Excelsior come from behind against Twente Twente couldn’t prevent a comeback from Excelsior in Friday’s Eredivisie match. The home side actually took the lead with only one minute played – youngster Fredrik Jensen found space behind the defense and passed to Tom Boere for an easy goal. Despite Twente’s dominance, Excelsior equalized before halftime […]