At the moment the winter is quite harsh in Europe and here is a clip on what happened Sunday at the Amsterdam ArenA during the Ajax Amsterdam vs Feyenoord Rotterdam Eredivisie match, when through a hole in the closed roof snow feel through onto the reserve benches and seats around.
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Kamis, 17 November 2011
Ajax name van Gaal as new General Director
Dutch football giants Ajax Amsterdam have named former coach Louis van Gaal as their new General Director. Van Gaal will take-up his new assignment in July 2012 as a replacement for Rik van der Boog, who had left the job earlier this year.
Van Gaal is a controversial figure and former Ajax star Johan Cruyff has been very critical of the new appointment, which he thinks is a big mistake by the club. Cruyff had been favouring the appointment of former striker Marco van Basten.
The 60 year old Louis van Gaal will work alongside Director of Sports Danny Blind and Commercial Director Martin Sturkenboom, who will be General Director until van Gaal join, as part of a new leadership structure at the home of the four-time European Club champions.
Van Gaal had been Ajax assistant coach from 1988 to 1991 before he became the head coach in 1991. He stayed until 1997 which was a time of success for the Amsterdam club. They won the UEFA Cup (1992) and UEFA Champions (1995) besides local Dutch titles. Van Gaal returned in 2003 for a season as Director of Sports.
Van Gaal had on April 9, 2011 be fired by German giants FC Bayern Munich after a chequered 22 month stay in which he won the German league and cup double besides reaching the 2010 UEFA Champions League final, but in the season thereafter he wasn't able to push the club towards success. Earlier van Gaal had successfully coached Spanish giants FC Barcelona and Dutch side AZ Alkmaar.
Van Gaal is a controversial figure and former Ajax star Johan Cruyff has been very critical of the new appointment, which he thinks is a big mistake by the club. Cruyff had been favouring the appointment of former striker Marco van Basten.
The 60 year old Louis van Gaal will work alongside Director of Sports Danny Blind and Commercial Director Martin Sturkenboom, who will be General Director until van Gaal join, as part of a new leadership structure at the home of the four-time European Club champions.
Van Gaal had been Ajax assistant coach from 1988 to 1991 before he became the head coach in 1991. He stayed until 1997 which was a time of success for the Amsterdam club. They won the UEFA Cup (1992) and UEFA Champions (1995) besides local Dutch titles. Van Gaal returned in 2003 for a season as Director of Sports.
Van Gaal had on April 9, 2011 be fired by German giants FC Bayern Munich after a chequered 22 month stay in which he won the German league and cup double besides reaching the 2010 UEFA Champions League final, but in the season thereafter he wasn't able to push the club towards success. Earlier van Gaal had successfully coached Spanish giants FC Barcelona and Dutch side AZ Alkmaar.
Selasa, 17 Mei 2011
Stekelenburg drops Dutch Eredivisie trophy
It seems to become fashion these days to drop trophies from buses during open top celebrations. After Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos a few weeks ago it was this time around the much sought after Ajax Amsterdam goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg, who dropped the Dutch Eredivisie trophy during the club's parade through the streets of Amsterdam while celebrating the Dutch title which the club won on the last match day against Twente Enschede. But luckily this time around the trophy didn't end under the bus, but rolled past it....
Here a link to the video:
Here a link to the video:
Jumat, 26 November 2010
Are Mourinho/Real Madrid cheats?
That is a question which is being discussed across Europe and the football world after incidences at the Ajax Amsterdam vs Real Madrid UEFA Champions League at the Amsterdam Arena on Tuesday night. Did Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho ask his players to pick up cards on purpose to avoid suspensions in the tournaments knockout stages?
If one looks at the TV footage then it seems obvious that Mourinho had hatched the plan after Real Madrid had taken an unassailable lead against the Dutch giants. And it can even be seen on TV footage. The ideas was send through substitute goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek to Iker Casillas, Casillas then informed Sergio Ramos and the info was also passed on to Xabi Alonso, who both had picked-up a yellow card in the game and if they had gotten another one in the next game, then they would have to miss the first match in the pre-quarterfinals. So the two World Cup winners delayed a freekick in Xabi Alonso's case and Sergio Ramos a goal kick, which resulted in the referee Craig Thomson showing them their second cards of the night and leading to a send off.
Now the above manouvre was so obvious that UEFA had to step in and has launched an investigation into the claims of improper conduct levelled at coach Jose Mourinho and four of his players, those who have been named above. And at Real Madrid everyone seems to be surprised at the investigation against their coach and players.
It will be interesting to see if UEFA takes any action then as per UEFA's disciplinary code, article 10 allows for suspensions of more than one match in cases of unsporting conduct. And this would qualify for such a suspension.
See it for yourself on YouTube how Xabi Alonso and Sergio Ramos got send off
What do you say? Guilty or not???
If one looks at the TV footage then it seems obvious that Mourinho had hatched the plan after Real Madrid had taken an unassailable lead against the Dutch giants. And it can even be seen on TV footage. The ideas was send through substitute goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek to Iker Casillas, Casillas then informed Sergio Ramos and the info was also passed on to Xabi Alonso, who both had picked-up a yellow card in the game and if they had gotten another one in the next game, then they would have to miss the first match in the pre-quarterfinals. So the two World Cup winners delayed a freekick in Xabi Alonso's case and Sergio Ramos a goal kick, which resulted in the referee Craig Thomson showing them their second cards of the night and leading to a send off.
Now the above manouvre was so obvious that UEFA had to step in and has launched an investigation into the claims of improper conduct levelled at coach Jose Mourinho and four of his players, those who have been named above. And at Real Madrid everyone seems to be surprised at the investigation against their coach and players.
It will be interesting to see if UEFA takes any action then as per UEFA's disciplinary code, article 10 allows for suspensions of more than one match in cases of unsporting conduct. And this would qualify for such a suspension.
See it for yourself on YouTube how Xabi Alonso and Sergio Ramos got send off
What do you say? Guilty or not???
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