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LaLiga: Barcelona appoint new coach Quique Setien; tasked with restoring Catalans' iconic passing style
• 5 years agoSetien delivered an example of what his sides are capable of last season when Betis beat Barcelona 4-3 at Camp Nou — the first team in two years to triumph there and also the last side to do so.
Euro 2020 Qualifiers: Netherlands are 'back where they belong' says Virgil van Dijk after sealing automatic qualification
• 5 years agoVirgil van Dijk, who will miss their final qualifier against winless Estonia on Tuesday due to personal reasons, said there was still room for improvement
Dutch court orders removal of allegations of Johan Cruyff taking money from charity from football icon’s biography
• 5 years agoThe author of a biography of Dutch football great Johan Cruyff was ordered Friday by a court to remove allegations in his book that the star took millions of euros from a charity bearing his name.
La Liga: Frenkie de Jong slots seamlessly into Barcelona midfield as he aims to make mark at club
• 6 years agoIn two pre-season games, Frenkie de Jong, who excelled for Ajax on their run to the Champions League semi-finals last season, has already shown promising signs.
LaLiga: Frenkie de Jong says Barcelona's promise to make him 'key player' convinced him to sign for club
• 6 years agoFrenkie de Jong said that Barcelona's promise to make him a key player convinced him to sign for the Catalan giants earlier this year, as he was presented at the Camp Nou on Friday.
European football talking points: Bayern Munich give Arjen Robben, Franck Ribery perfect send off; Ajax clinch Eredivisie title
Nevin • 6 years agoBayern Munich produced a trademark swashbuckling display of football to ensure the title remained in Munich on Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery's final match for the Bavarians.
Champions League: Lucas Moura repays Mauricio Pochettino's faith to fire Tottenham Hotspur into first final
Nevin • 6 years agoUnder Mauricio Pochettino's tutelage, Lucas has been given the opportunity to play to his strengths and now reach the Champions League final — a feat PSG are still trying to achieve.
Champions League: Mauricio Pochettino's Spurs need to counter Ajax's possession-based game with patient play
Nevin • 6 years agoFor Mauricio Pochettino's Spurs, the key to unlocking the Ajax puzzle might well be to not try and play the game they want you to.
Champions League: New generation Ajax mirror Johan Cruyff's Total Football to unsettle Tottenham in first leg
Nevin • 6 years agoSpurs can pat their backs for clinging on to the tie and making a comeback after a first half that saw Ajax remind the world why they are the masters of Johan Cruyff's Total Football.
Champions League: Injury-hit Tottenham Hotspur need to dig deep to halt free-flowing Ajax in semi-final first leg
Nevin • 6 years agoAjax earned themselves the tag of the giant-killers in this year’s Champions League after beating Juventus and Real Madrid in the run into the semi-finals, and will be quietly confident of beating an injury-hit Spurs in the two legs