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The Top 20 Derbies In Europe By Attendance

Watched by a global TV audience of around 650 million, it’s been described as ‘the mother of all derbies’ and the second most important game in the world (after El Clasico) – but is the Manchester derby the biggest derby in Europe? This all depends on two things: (a) how do we define a derby? (b) how…

10 of the best Dutch footballers in recent years

The Netherlands international team go into this summer’s Euro 2012 tournament as one of the favourites and frontrunners, with quality throughout Bert van Marwijk’s side. However, unfortunately the Eredivisie has lost its ability to keep the best homegrown players in the country and Ajax’s UEFA Champions League glory of 1995 seems like an eternity ago….

The Round-Up: Mourinho Wants Out, Liverpool Face Suarez Stand-Off

A batch of interesting quotes have emanated from the Real Madrid camp, in which coach Jose Mourinho, just days after refusing to commit to Los Blancos past the summer, tells of his hankering for a return to the last bastion of the fair and the just – the English Premier League.

The Round-Up: Chelsea Debunk Atletico €60m ‘Double Bid’ Claims

Reports in the Spanish press yesterday were carrying quotes supposedly attributed to Miguel Angel Gil, in which Atletico Madrid’s majority shareholder claimed that Chelsea had made a €60 million double bid for striker Sergio Aguero and centre-back Diego Godin. Though it seems Senor Gil may have been telling porkies…

The Round-Up: Didier’s Drog Days Are Over, Liverpool Ramp Up Suarez Hunt

There’s a bit of a rip-snorter doing the rounds in this morning’s gossip columns, in which Chelsea’s misfiring heavyweight Didier Drogba is the latest name being linked with the vacant striker’s position over at Real Madrid.

The Round-Up: West Ham Need Bendtner Like A Hole In The Head

In a bid to steady the particularly tumultuous ship at Upton Park, it looks like the West Ham board are keen on bringing in a few level-headed, calming influences in the next few weeks, namely Arsenal’s ego-drenched, donkey-in-residence Nicklas Bendtner.

Blabbering Babel Reveals ‘Secret’ Suarez Swap Deal

Comments made to a Dutch newspaper by Liverpool’s Ryan Babel have sparked speculation that the surplus winger may be about to seal a loan move back to former club Ajax which would, in turn, essentially provide his parent club with the necessary leverage to complete a deal for the Amsterdam side’s toothsome striker, one Luis…

Soccerlens Top 10 Fighting Footballers

There’s a particular line of thinking which suggests that ‘everybody likes a dust-up’ once in a while, no more so than this decuplet of scrappers, snarlers, biters, scratchers and degenerate ne’er-do-wells. Soccerlens presents: The top 10 fighting footballers (in no particular order…) 1. Luis Suarez: In late November, Ajax forward Suarez was handed a weighty…

The Blind Truth

Danny Blind………wasn’t he that Dutch bloke with the dodgy perm who brought down Paul Ince for the penalty at Euro 96? It seems the current AFC Ajax Director of football is remembered more for his resemblance of a Harry Enfield sketch than his playing career. A complete travesty if you ask me. The team of…

Barcelona Reach Bargain €3m Deal For Ibrahim Afellay

If reports on UEFA.com are to be believed then Barcelona may just have pulled off one of the bargains of the past few seasons yesterday evening, with the announcement that the Catalan club have struck a deal with PSV that will see highly-rated young midfielder Ibrahim Affelay move to Spain in January for the princely sum of €3 million….