Netherlands

Some transfers make noise and some just close a chapter without one. This is one of the latter. Nathan Ake has left Manchester City for Fenerbahce, ending six years in which he won almost everything on offer…

The Netherlands were a minute from the last 16 and ninety from the airport, and football chose the airport. This piece looks at the round-of-32 night Morocco refused to lose, snatching a stoppage-time…

Netherlands needed only to match Japan to take Group F, and they did considerably more than that. This covers a 3-1 win over Tunisia in Kansas City that was effectively settled inside seven minutes, the…

Two goals apiece from Brian Brobbey and Cody Gakpo dismantled Sweden and announced the Netherlands as a genuine tournament force at World Cup 2026. This piece looks beyond the scoreline to examine what this…

All four goals arrived in a breathless second half in Dallas as Netherlands twice took the lead and Japan twice refused to let it stand. This piece examines the tactical decisions that shaped each swing in…

Xavi Simons has suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament, ending his debut season at Tottenham prematurely and ruling him out of the 2026 World Cup with the Netherlands. The injury arrives at the worst…