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| Rzasa
attracts Polish interest |
27 Dec 2002
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Feyenoord's Polish international, Tomaz Rzasa, who's been told
that his contract will
not be renewed this summer, has attracted the interest of Polish champions, Wisla
Krakow.
It is also believed that another Polish club are in the running for the
striker. Feyenoord bought Rzasa in the summer of 1999 from De Graafschap,
before which he played for Swiss clubs, Sokol Pniewy, Grasshoppers and FC
Lugano.
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| Feyenoord
fail to contract Bosschaart |
26 Dec 2002
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Feyenoord's attempts to contract Utrecht midfielder
Pascal Bosschaart have stranded after the club declared that they are
unwilling to meet Utrecht's €5 million Euro asking price. Feyenoord
chairman Joris van den Herik believes that Utrecht are demanding far too
high a price for Bosschaart in order to pay off their debts.
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| Feyenoord
and Smolarek agree new contract |
25 Dec 2002
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Feyenoord have signed a new
deal with Ebi Smolarek and will now be able to make use of the Polish
international's talents until the summer of 2006. Smolarek, who began his
career at the Kuip, is one of many players that Feyenoord hope will soon
be signing new deals. The Rotterdammers are determined to keep the current squad
intact and are now talking terms with Thomas Buffel, Patrick Pauuwe, Kees van Wonderen and P-Air van
Hooijdonk.
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| Feyenoordtalks with P-Air |
24 Dec 2002
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Feyenoord's chairman, Jorien van den Herik, has
stated that the club has every intention of continuing with Pierre van
Hooijdonk next season. Speaking on Dutch television programme 'Studio
2', Van den Herik said that talks had already begun between
technical director, Rob Baan and Van Hooijdonk. The 33 year old forward,
whose contract runs out this summer, has already expressed his desire to
continue playing for at least 2 more years and would prefer to stay at
Feyenoord.
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| Feyenoord
play in Maspalomas tournament |
19 Dec 2002
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Feyenoord will spending most of the winter break
in Gran Canaria and will be competing in this year's Maspalomas tournament
that is to be held from the 13th to the 16th of January on the island.
Nurnberg,Rosenborg and Sturm Graz are other three teams that will be taking
part.
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| Feyenoord
target Kuijt and Denneboom |
18 Dec 2002
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According to Dutch language
football magazine 'Voetbal International', Feyenoord are targeting Utrecht's
Dirk Kuijt and Heerenveen's Romano Denneboom. Both players currently have
contracts that run till the summer of 2004 and their respective clubs are
not planning to let them go without a fight. Twenty-two year-old
Kuijt scored 7 goals in 16 matches so far this season, out of a total of 38
in 142, while twenty-one year-old Denneboom has scored 5 goals in 16 matches
this season, out of a total of 18 in 92 matches. With both their
central-strikers, Pierre van Hooijdonk and Mariano Bombarda, already over
the 30-mark Feyenoord hope to quickly find some fresh firepower for the
future.
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| Clubs
move on Van Hooijdonk |
18 Dec 2002
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Turkish club Fenerbahce have targeted Dutch international
Pierre van Hooijdonk,
whose contract
runs out at the end of the season. The club has approached Feyenoord to
express their official interest in the tall striker and are but one
of several clubs who have recently shown an interest in signing the Feyenoord
goal-getter. Louis van Gaal has already expressed his desire to bring P-Air
to Barcelona while Birmingham City have also stated that they are interested.
Feyenoord however, are still hoping that they
will be able to keep hold of their star striker and will be discussing his
future during the winter-break.
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| Feyenoord
beat AZ 6-1 |
15 Dec 2002
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Feyenoord looked more like their
old selves this afternoon with a convincing, and confidence boosting, 6-1 win against Co Adriaanse's
AZ in the Kuip. 'Japanese Wizard' Shinji Ono put the Rotterdammers ahead after only two
minutes and Pierre van Hooijdoink tapped in a 2nd in the 17th from an Ono
assist. Up and coming Chilean 'star' Sebastián Pardo made it 3-0 in
the 26th. After the break, Pierre van Hooijdonk scored his 2nd of the
afternoon in the 62nd with one of his famous free kicks before Kenneth Perez
got one back for the Alkmaarders in the 68th. Shinji Ono headed in his 2nd
of the match in the 87th for the 5-1 and Argentinian striker Mariano
Bombarda added a 6th in the 90th. The win closes the gap with 2nd placed
Ajax, who lost at home to PSV who've gone top, to 5 points.
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| De
Nooijer moves to Feyenoord |
13 Dec 2002
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Gérard de Nooijer is
swapping the Abe Lenstra stadium for the Rotterdam Kuip on a deal for the
rest of the season with an option for one more year. The 33 year-old arrived
in Friesland, together with his brother Dennis, from Sparta in July 1988 but
the central defender has become sidetracked at Heerenveen after picking up
an injury. His last match for Heerenveen was on September 19th in the UEFA
Cup meeting with National Bucharest.
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| Paauwe
back,Zoetebier/Lodewijks doubtful |
13 Dec 2002
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Patrick Paauwe was back in
training yesterday in the Kuip after a 10 day absence due to to an ankle
injury picked up in the Ere Divisie clash with Utrecht. It's expected that
the central defender will be able to play in Sunday's home match against AZ.
Goalkeepers Edwin Zoetebier and Patrick Lodewijks are also trying to get
back into shape after their respective injuries but are still doubtful to
make an appearance this weekend with Lodewijks clearly being hampered by his
bruised ribs.
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| Van
Gaal wants Pierre van Hooijdonk |
10 Dec 2002
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According to a story in Dutch
daily 'Algemeen Dagblad', Barcelona trainer Louis van Gaal is thinking about
trying to lure Feyenoord's Pierre van Hooijdonk to Camp Nou in an attempt to
restore domestic honour to the Barça team by getting some more goals
scored. Van Gaal will supposedly be speaking to chairman Joan Gaspart
tomorrow about some more firepower for the team and other names mentioned
are Chelsea's Dutch international Jerrel Hasselbaink and Sporting CP's
Brazilian Mário Jardel. Van Hooijdonk is a relatively cheap option for the
financially troubled Spanish side who've only put away 18 goals in 13
matches so far in La Liga. P-Air's comment so far is, "It's nice
to know that a club of Barcelona's stature are interested but they'll first
have to approach Feyenoord, where my contract runs out at the end of the
season, and, in any case, I'd like to know what my club's plans for me are
before making any decision."
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| Surgery
for Van Nieuwstadt |
10 Dec 2002
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| Willem
II's Jos van Nieuwstadt will undergo keyhole surgery this week to
establish the extent of damage to his injured knee. The 23 year-old
defender picked up the problem in the 3-1 win against AZ at the weekend
and he'll miss the remaining matches before the winter-break. A torn
hamstring meant Van Nieuwstadt was on the injured list for the whole of
September and the first two weeks of October earlier this season. |
| Malkowski
set for Kuip return |
09 Dec 2002
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Zbigniew Malkowski may well be
set for a return to the Kuip in order to help Feyenoord out of their keeper
problems. All four 1st team keepers are injured with the 17 year-old youth
keeper Jesper Hogedoorn, who was called up for Saturday's match against
Heerenveen, having to replace Carlo l'Ami when he dropped out injured in the
8th minute. Edwin Zoetebier, Patrick Lodewijks and Bas van Wegen are also on
the injured list at the Kuip and the 24 year-old Polish goalie Malkowski,
who has been stalled with satellite club Excelsior since the summer of 2001,
will be needed to fill the gap. Malkowski moved to Rotterdam in 2000 from
Polish side Stomil Olsztyn but Feyenoord felt he was not ready for
top-flight football yet and lent him to their sister-club Excelsior.
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| Heerenveen
beat Feyenoord 3-1 |
07 Dec 2002
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Heerenveen
lineup:
Hans Vonk, Said Bakkati, Petter Hansson, Johan Hansma, Erik Edman, Mika Väyrynen,
Daniel Jensen, Arek Radomski, Romano Denneboom, Mika Nurmela, John de Jong.
Feyenoord
lineup:
Carlo l'Ami, Song Chong-Gug, Kees van Wonderen, Glenn Loovens, Christian
Gyan, Shinji Ono, Paul Bosvelt, Brett Emerton, Robin van Persie,
Thomas Buffel, Pierre van Hooijdonk.
There seems to be no end to Feyenoord's
goalkeeper-misery at the moment with 17 year-old youth-goalie Jesper Hogendoorn forced to
replace 3rd choice keeper LÁmi in the 9th minute of the match. After a goalless 1st half the game
burst into life. Belgian forward Thomas Buffel put
Feyenoord ahead in the 57th minute with his 8th goal of the season, proving
once again that he has adapted well to the level of play in the Ere Divisie
sinec his period of maturation at satellite club Excvelsior (themselves
playing top-flight Dutch football this season).
5 minutes later Mika Väyrynen levelled for Heerenveen with his 4th of the
season, coolly netting behind Feyenoord's novice goalie. With 2 more
goals via Romano Denneboom (69th) and Mika Nurmela (88) Heerenveen gained another 3
valuable points and climb to 13th place.
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| Feyenoord
miss Pauuwe against Heerenveen |
07 Dec 2002
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Feyenoord will miss midfielder
Patrick Pauuwe for tonight's away match against Heerenveen after he picked
up an ankle injury in a clash with Anthony Lurling during training. Reserve
keeper Patrick Lodewijks will remain absent till after the winter-break as
he's still suffering from the bruised ribs picked up in a clash with PSV's
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink.
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| Emerton
plays against England |
06 Dec 2002
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Feyenoord's Brett Emerton will
get the chance to show his stuff against England in a friendly planned for
February at Upton Park in London. Australia's national coach Frank Farina
will be calling him up for the match.
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| Feyenoord
trial for Dragoljub Jeremic |
03 Dec 2002
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Yugoslavian player Dragoljub
Jeremic will be training with Feyenoord from next Monday in a week's trial
with the Rotterdammers. The 24 year-old defensive midfielder currently plays
for Partizan Belgrade and has made 4 appearances for Yugoslavia's A-eleven.
His contract with Partisan, currently top of the table, runs out at
the end of the season.
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| Feyenoord
to sign Japanese youth talent? |
03 Dec 2002
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Feyenoord are set to sign
Japanese youth talent Naoya Kikuchi who starts a trial with the
Rotterdammers on December 14th. If the midfielder impresses during his stay
at the Kuip, Feyenoord will try to add him to the squad this winter. Kikuchi
is a right-footed player who currently plays for his high-school team and is
generally regarded as one of Japan's most promising talents.
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| Feyenoord
struggle to beat Utrecht 2-1 |
01 Dec 2002
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Feyenoord
lineup: Carlo l'Ami, Christian Gyan,
Kees van Wonderen, Patrick Paauwe (68. Glenn Loovens), Song Chong-Gug, Brett
Emerton, Paul Bosvelt, Shinji Ono, Thomas Buffel, Anthony Lurling (71. Robin
van Persie), Mariano Bombarda (79. Pierre van Hooijdonk).
Utrecht
lineup: Harald
Wapenaar, Stijn Vreven, Patrick Zwaanswijk, Etienne Shew-Atjon, Alje Schut
(52. Robert Roest), Pascal Bosschaart, Jean-Paul de Jong (81. Jordy Zuidam),
Stefaan Tanghe, Dave van den Bergh, Igor Gluscevic (86. Arco Jochemsen),
Dirk Kuijt.
Feyenoord once again
proved to be very (too) dependent on Pierre van Hooijdonk's influence after
the Rotterdammers were headed for a draw against Utrecht at the Kuip this
afternoon. The tall striker came on for the last 10 minutes of play and
revitalized a flagging eleven into a late series of attacks on the Utrecht
goal with the desired result - a goal by Paul Bosvelt to snatch the
much-needed points. Australian international Brett Emerton put the home team
ahead in the 32nd but Utrecht fought back and deserved a 78th minute equalizer by Stefan Tanghe,
a finely judged lob over Carlo l'Ami's head. The Domstad side looked to
have earned a point before P-Air's pass was fed through to Bosvelt by Buffel
and the Feyenoord captain came up with an equally impressive lob of his own
for the late match-winner in the 89th.
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| Feyenoord
to play friendly against Celtic |
01 Dec 2002
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Feyenoord are to play a friendly
against Glasgow Celtic on January 22nd and have also arranged to play
another friendly match against the Scottish side in the runup to the
2003/2004 season. The January match is part of celebrations surrounding the
famous Celtic 'Lisbon Lions' lineup who won the Scottish title in 1966-1967
de landstitel, the Scottish FA Cup, League Cup, The Glasgow Cup AND the
Europaean Cup I. The latter trophy was won on May 25th 1967 in Lisbon when
they beat Inter Milan 2-1. Three years later many of the same players were
in the lineup that beat Feyenoord 2-1 in Milan to win the same trophy.
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| P-Air
back in Feyenoord squad tomorrow |
30 Nov 2002
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Pierre van Hooijdonk's recovery
from injury has been speedier than generally thought and Feyenoord-coach
Bert van Marwijk has added the 32 year-old striker at the last moment to the
squad to face Utrecht tomorrow. P-Air successfully completed a training
session today and Van Marwijk immediately decided to include him in the
group who will take on the Domstad side in the Kuip. Hopefully he'll inspire
his team to put on a better performance than in recent matches although
he'll probably start the match on the bench due to his lack of
match-rhythm.
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| Van
den Herik cleared of charges |
29 Nov 2002
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| Ferne
Snoyl back in Feyenoord squad |
28 Nov 2002
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Ferne Snoyl is returning to
Feyenoord's 1st team squad as trainer Bert van Marwijk searches for players
who will put in more satisfying performances than have been witnessed in
recent matches. The 17 year-old spent a short spell in the squad at the
beginning of the season but was dropped back to Jong Feyenoord and now has a
second chance to prove himself again.
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| Conflicting
news on Park front |
28 Nov 2002
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While PSV's press officer Pedro
Salazar is claiming that the transfer of Kyoto Purple Sanga's Park Ji-Sung
is just a matter of time, Feyenoord are elswhere reported to have put in a
serious move for the South Korean international. "We've agreed in
principle to a contract for three and a half years but nothing's been signed
yet", said Salazar. "Although both PSV and Park are able to pull
out I'm confident that the deal will go through", he added.
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| Pieter
Collen back on injured list |
27 Nov 2002
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There seems no end to Feyenoorder Pieter Collen's
injury problems! The Belgian defender picked up an ankle injury while
playing for Jong Feyenoord against Jong RKC Waalwijk on Monday and will be
headed into hospital for an MRI-scan if he continues to experience pain
during the coming days. A string of injuries has meant the 22 year-old has
only managed to make 4 Ere Divisie appearances since joining the club back
in the summer of 2001.
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| Lodewijk's
in cautious return to training |
27 Nov 2002
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Feyenoord's keeper problems have
been gven a boost with the news that Patrick Lodewijks has made a cautious
return to training. The Kuip side's reserve goalie has been out with a
hamstring injury as well as 5 bruised ribs but hopes to be able to play
again before the winter-break. 1st choice keeper Edwin Zoetebier will remain
on the injured list till after the break leaving 3rd choice goal-stopper
Carlo l'Ami between the posts.
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| Van
Wonderen back against Utrecht? |
25 Nov 2002
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Feyenoord's Kees van Wonderen hopes
to be back for Sunday's clash against Utrecht in the Kuip. The 33 year-old
defender picked up an injury during the preparations for Saturday's
disappointing 1-0 defeat by RKC Waalwijk. "I hope to resume training
with the squad on Thursday and to be fit in time for the match", he
said on Feyenoord's site.
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| RKC
beat Feyenoord 1-0 |
23 Nov 2002
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RKC
lineup: van Dijk - Boulahrouz, Nikiforov, van den Berg, de Graef - Greene,
Molhoek, van Diemen - Hoogendorp, Janssen, Cornelisse
Feyenoord
lineup: l'Ami - Rzasa, Paauwe, Loovens, Song C G - Bosvelt, Ono, Buffel,
Emerton - Lurling, Bombarda
Low budget-High profile RKC beat
Feyenoord this evening in an entertaining 1-0. Jason Oost scored the one and
only goal of the night, 8 minutes before the end of the game.
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| Van
Persie back against RKC |
23 Nov 2002
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| Robin
van Persie will be in the Feyenoord squad for tonight's match against RKC
Waalwijk after being dropped for last weekend's match against PSV. He's
proved to trainer Bert van Marwijk that he's sufficiently motivated during
training which is why he's back - it's as simple as that and both trainer
and Van Persie are tired of all the negative stories that appear whenever
he's left out of the squad. |
| P-Air's
return delayed for further 2 weeks |
22 Nov 2002
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Pierre van Hooijdonk's return to
duty has been delayed for a further two weeks as the Feyenoord striker is
still suffering from the shinbone-fracture picked up in the Ere Divisie
clash against Ajax on October 6th. He'll miss the coming matches against RKC
Waalwijk and Utrecht while continuing his recuperation.
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| Feyenoord
trial for US youth player |
21 Nov 2002
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American player Jed Zayner
will be on trial with Feyenoord next week. The 17 year-old, who's under
contract to Chicago Magic and is regarded as one of the US' most promising
players in his age-group, will be initially training with the Rotterdammers'
youth squad. He was voted one of the American high-school league's top
players in 2000, 2001 and 2002.
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| Van
Hooijdonk most popular footballer |
20 Nov 2002
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| Feyenoord's
Pierre van Hooijdonk has been named Holland's most popular footballer in
2002 by 'Sport International' magazine, beating off challenges from Man
United's Ruud van Nistelrooy and Ajax's Rafael van der Vaart. Sport
International published the list of Holland's most popular sports-people
in a ranking system which takes into account the athletes' accomplishments,
'personality' and 'commercial value'. |
| De
Haan to leave Feyenoord |
20 Nov 2002
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Ferry de Haan has announced on
Feyenoord's official site that he will be hoping to leave during the
winter-break transfer window. "I see no future for me at the Kuip
although there are as yet no offers from other clubs". The 30 year-old
has played for Feyenoord since 1998 and had a good run of performances at
the beginning of 2001 but was diasspointed not be able to play for Oranje in
tha year due to an injury which prevented him from playing in the friendly
against Turkey. Since then he's become sidelined and has lost his place in
the squad to the younger defender Glenn Loovens.
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| Feyenoord
target Takahara |
19 Nov 2002
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According to reports in Japanese
newspapers, Feyenoord are targeting Naohiro Takahara. The Rotterdammers'
technical director Rob Baan is currently in japan for a working-visit and
will be watching the coming friendly between Japan and Argentina as well as
the league fixture involving Kawasaki Verdy and Júbilo Iwata, Takahara's
current club. The 23 year-old forward, who's also made several appearances
for the national team, played for Argentinian side Argentijnse Boca Juniors
last year and is currently top-scorer in the Japanese J-League on 25 goals.
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| Feyenoord
discipline Van Persie |
19 Nov 2002
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| Lodewijks
has bruised ribs |
19 Nov 2002
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Feyenoord's 2nd choice goalie
Patrick Lodewijks has picked up 5 bruised ribs in a clash with Jan Vennegoor
of Hesselink during last Sunday's win against PSV and is doubtful to play in
Saturday's match against RKC. Lodewijks is filling in for Edwin Zoetebier,
who's still out with a knee injury, but will need painkillers if he's to
play on Saturday otherwise Carlo L'Ami will get a chance to defend goal.
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| Feyenoord
and PSV battle for Park Ji-Sung |
18 Nov 2002
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Feyenoord's technical director Rob
Baan has flown to South Korea to do battle with a PSV delegation, including trainer
Guus Hiddink and technical manager Frank Arnesen, who are travelling to Seoul
this week in an attempt to sign Park Ji-Sung. South Korean sports magazine 'Sportseoul'
is running a story claiming that Feyenoord have already offered the South-Korean
international, who currently plays for Japanese side Kyoto Purple Sanga, a
contract. Park is transfer-free as of December 1st and both clubs are keen to
snap him up.
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| PSV
lose to Feyenoord 1-2 |
17 Nov 2002
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PSV
lineup:Waterreus - Břgelund, Ooijer, Faber, Bouma - Rommedahl, van Bommel,
Vogel, Robben - Vennegoor of Hesselink, Kezman
Feyenoord
lineup:Lodewijks - Song C G, van Wonderen, Paauwe, Rzasa - Emerton, Bosvelt,
Ono, Lurling - Buffel, Bombarda.
PSV drop valuable points and their top of the table position after this
defeat by Feyenoord. PSV will undoubtedly feel robbed of an early goal when
referee René Temmink disallowed a Mateja Kezman goal, Patrick Lodewijks
allegedly being hindered by Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink. Nonetheless, Guus Hiddink's lads had several
other chances to go ahead but lacked the sharpness to get them into the back of
the net. 'Japanese Wizard' Shinji Ono showed them how in the 29th, rounding
off a nice one-two between Mariano Bombarda and Thomas Buffel with a fine
shot for the 0-1. It signalled a PSV decline and 14 minutes later Thomas Buffel made it 0-2
for the Rotterdammers with a smart lob over Waterreus' head in the 43rd. Danish
international Dennis Rommedahl got one back for the home team in the 54th as
they team improved their performance while still having trouble creating
thengs needed. Feyenoord now climb
to within one point of Guus Hiddink's team.
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| Hofland
misses PSV - Feyenoord |
16 Nov 2002
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Kevin Hofland will
miss the clash between PSV and Feyenoord tomorrow and is doubtful to play in
Oranje's friendly against Germany on Wednesday The defender has picked up an
ankle problem and will probably be replaced for tomorrow's match by Ernest
Faber.
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| Zoetebier's
return delayed |
15 Nov 2002
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Edwin Zoetebier's return to
action has been delayed as it's taking longer for his knee injury to clear
up than was hoped. The club's medical team have decided it would be prudent
for him to rest for a couple of weeks rather than aggravate the problem by
trying to return too soon. The strain of the last couple of months have
aggravated a torn knee ligament picked up in the C-L match against Juventus
on October 29th. It may even take till after the winter-break before he
makes a full return to duty.
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| Jail
sentence for Van den Herik? |
13 Nov 2002
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The Dutch Public Prosecutor has
called for Feyenoord chairman Jorien van den Herik to receive a jail
sentence of one year and Feyenoord a fine of €1.13 million Euros for
alleged tax-fraud. Documents found during a police raid on the club back in
1998 apparently show that the club wanted to avoid paying taxes on the
transfers of Christian Gyan, Aurelio Vidmar and Patrick Allotey. A verdict
in the case is expected this Friday.
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| Feyenoord
lose to Newcastle United 2-3 |
13 Nov 2002
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Feyenoord almost managed to turn this
match around in the 2nd act, fighting back from being 0-2 down to level the
score before a late goal by Craig Bellamy (his 2nd of the evening) put
Feyenoord out of the C-L and out of Europe altogether as they fail to
qualify for the UEFA Cup. The
Rotterdammers looked out of sorts and lacking in confidence during theng half, clearly missing the presence of Pierre van Hooijdonk while
Bobby Robson's boys settled down to play their game of feeding those long
balls to Alan Shearer. One of his headers was picked up by Craig Bellamy who
slotted it past Patrick Lodewijks in injury time of the 1st half (46th) and,
only minutes into the 2nd act, Hugo Viana made it 0-2. Feyenoord fought back
and Argentinian striker Mariano Bombarda pulled one back with a fine piece
of work in the 65th, surging into the box to slot home Kalou's pass. Six
minutes later Anthony Lurling drew them level and the Kuip side were
suddenly rejuvenated but, although they came close with a couple of efforts,
the revival was not enough and United's 3rd in injury-time was the nail in
Feyenoord's European coffin.
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| Zoetebier
out tonight,Kalou & Bosvelt play |
13 Nov 2002
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Feyenoord will miss goalie Edwin
Zoetebier for tonight's Champions League clash with Newcastle United as he's
still suffering from the injury he picked up in the match against Juventus.
It's unclear for how much longer he'll be out of action and for the time
being he'll be replaced by Patrick Lodewijks. Good news for trainer Bert van
Marwijk is that striker Bonaventure Kalou and captain Paul Bosvelt will be
able to play.
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| Feyenoord's
Kalou breaks finger |
12 Nov 2002
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A visit to hospital has revealed
that Bonaventure Kalou has broken a finger in the 2-0 win against Zwolle at
the weekend and is doubtful to play in tomorrow's Champions League clash
with Newcastle United. Trainer Bert van Marwijk will decide today whether
not Paul Bosvelt (calf injury) and Edwin Zoetebier (knee problem) will be
able to play while Shinji Ono will be sitting out his suspension and Pierre
van Hooijdonk is still on the injured list.
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| Feyenoord's
keeper problems grow |
11 Nov 2002
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| Feyenoord
find themselves in increasingly serious keeper problems with Edwin
Zoetebier, Patrick Lodewijks and Ronald Graafland already on the injured
list. The latest blow is the news that Bas van Wegen will be unable to
play in the home match against Utrecht this weekend. Jong Feyenoord's
keeper picked up a red card in yesterday's match against Jong RKC
Waalwijk. |
| Feyenoord
beat Zwolle 2-0 |
09 Nov 2002
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Feyenoord
lineup: Lodewijks - Gyan, van Wonderen, Paauwe, Rzasa - Song C G, Emerton, Ono
- Buffel, Kalou, Lurling.
Zwolle
lineup:
van der Werff - Kras, R. Roelofsen, Ravensbergen, van der Haar - de
Ridder, Schol, Schops - Bosschaart, Promes, Lim-Duan. A
lacklustre Feyenoord took their time getting into gear against Zwolle and it
took a dubious penalty for them to finally go into the lead after 65 minutes when
'Japanese Wizard' Shinji Ono put away the spot-shot. Substitute Mariano Bombarda
made it 2-0 only minutes later, effectively ending Zwolle's resistance. The visitors
had been able to hold their own against the Rotterdammers during
theng half and Marino Promes, in particular, was a regular threat for
the Feyenoord defence. After the break trainer Bert van Marwijk brought on Robin van Persie
for Christian Gyan and
Bombarda for the injured Bonaventure Kalou with the desired effect.
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| Feyenoord's
Collen hopes to play again soon |
07 Nov 2002
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Pieter Collen is dying to get a
chance to turn out for Feyenoord's 1st team, and the sooner the better! The
Belgian defender joined the Rotterdammers from NEC last season but injury
problems prevented him from making more than a few appearances. So far this
season he's been fit for match-action but trainer Bert van Marwijk has so
far preferred to field other players. Still, Feyenoord face a tough few
weeks ahead of them and the 22 year-old hopes that he is almost certain to
get his chance and it's certainly about time!"
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| Song
stays in Rotterdam for Korea friendly |
06 Nov 2002
|
|
Bert van Marwijk has no intention
of letting Song Chong-Gug play for South Korea in their friendly against
Brazil on November 20th. "Not only is the friendly exactly in between
two important matches for us (RKC and PSV) but also because Song is simply
not fit at the moment", he explained in Dutch football-weekly 'Voetbal
International'. 'Japanese Wizard' Shinji Ono will also be staying in Holland
while Japan play their friendly as he's been given a leave of absence by his
national team's coach Zico as Ono did play against Jamaica last month.
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| Van
Hooijdonk misses Newcastle match |
05 Nov 2002
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|
Pierre van Hooijdonk will not be
fit in time for Feyenoord's crucial Champions League match against Newcastle
United next week. Hospital examination of his shinbone fracture has revealed
that the injury is insufficiently healed for him to be able to resume full
training. Van Hooijdonk will also almost certainly miss the important Ere
Divisie clash against PSV on November 20th and it remains uncertain exactly
how much longer it will take before he can return for duty.
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| Groningen
lose to Feyenoord 0-2 |
03 Nov 2002
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|
Groningen
lineup: Beukenkamp - Elshot,
Schoenmakers, Kruiswijk, Florén - Krstev, Broerse - Ikedia, Drent,
Tuhuteru, Salmon.
Feyenoord
lineup: Lodewijks - Rzasa, Van Wonderen, Paauwe, Song C G - Bosvelt, Ono,
Buffel, Emerton - Kalou, Lurling.
Groningen continue to suffer
at the bottom of the table after their 8th defeat of the season and only un
point in their favour. All in all a disappointing start for new
trainer Ron Jans although his team did fight hard throughout the 1st half to
stay in the running. Two goals in the early part of the 2nd act put an end
to the Groningen resistance and from then on they were no match for the
visitors. Korean international Song set the freshly capped Belgian international Thomas
Buffel to put the Rotterdammers
ahead in the 47th and 'Japanese Wizard' Shinji Ono added a 2nd in the 55th.
The win gives Feyenoord the points and takes them into 3rd place on 20
points from 10 games.
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| Feyenoord
thrash Willem II 5-0 |
26 Oct 2002
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|
Feyenoord
lineup: Zoetebier - Emerton - Van
Wonderen, Paauwe, Rzasa, Song C G - Bosvelt, Ono - Lurling, Kalou - Buffel.
Willem
II lineup: De Vlieger -
Jaliens, Van Nieuwstadt, Janssens, J. Mathijsen - Landzaat - Van der Gun -
Victoria - Ceesay, Shoukov - Sektioui.
Feyenoord did a good job of erasing
Wednesday's 2-0 Champions League defeat by beating the Tricolores 5-0 at the
Kuip. Captain Paul Bosvelt, back from injury,d the score in the 13th.
Cedric van der Gun drew the Tilburgers level in the 40th but Cameroon
striker Bonaventure Kalou put the Rotterdammers ahead again in the 44th. Three
minutes into the 2nd act Anthony Lurling added a 3rd, South Korean
international Chong-Gug Song scoring the 4th in the 51st. The visitors were
reduced to 10 men in the 53rd when Jattoo Ceesay got his marching orders and
a happy Lurling, visibly shaking off his uncertain start to the season, profitted from the advantage by getting his 2nd of the
evening in the 66th. It will be an encouraging result and performance for
Van Marwijk and his boys ahead of their next C-L clash.
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| Feyenoord
trial for US defender |
26 Oct 2002
|
|
Feyenoord are determined to try and find
a new right-back to replace the injured Ramon van Haaren and have invited US
international Carlos Bocanegra for a trail beginning on Monday. The 23
year-old, who currently plays for Chicago Fire, made his internation al
debut on December 9th 2001 when he appeared for the 2nd half of the 1-0
defeat by South Korea. He's regarded as a promising talent by both the Rotterdammers and the American football association (USSF) and
last season was voted best Major League Soccer newcomer.
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| Van
Haaren out of action with muscle injury |
24 Oct 2002
|
|
Ramon van Haaren is out of action
again after picking up a muscle injury during yesterday's Champions League
duel against Dynamo Kiev. The news comes as a blow for the left-back who's
only played two matches since recovering from a hamstring injury that put
him on the sicklist at the beginning of the season. Trainer Bert van Marwijk
will also miss the injured Pierre van Hooijdonk and the suspended Bonaventure
Kalou for the following Champions League match against Juventus.
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| Feyenoord
lose 2-0 to Dynamo Kiev |
23 Oct 2002
|
|
Feyenoord had no chance against
the Ukrainian champions Dynamo Kiev and the 2-0 defeat ends their unbeaten
run of 15 European matches. Without top-scorer Pierre van Hooijdonk and
captain Paul Bosvelt they were a pale shadow of the team that won the UEFA
Cup last season. Feyenoord fielded Glenn Loovens in defence so that Kees van
Wonderen could move into midfield to take the place of Paul Bosvelt
resulting in an unorganised and shaky backline. The Ukrainians looked far
more focussed and better organised so it was little surprise when they went
ahead after 16 minutes when Belarus international Oleksandr Khatskevich
tapped in ther from a corner. Kiev fell back, relying on their
favoured counter-tactic which left Feyenoord plenty of space to create some
moves of their own but the Rotterdammers failed to do so. Trainer Bert van
Marwijk took note and replaced Robin van Persie with Anthony Lurling in the
39th. It didn't help change the balance of power and Feyenoord found
themselves 2-0 down after only two minutes of the 2nd act when Valentin
Belkevich slotted home a Maxim Shatskykh cross. Feyenoord never recovered
while Kiev were content to play out the rest of match without over-exerting
themselves. The appearance of striker Mariano Bombarda for the Rotterdammers
also proved ineffective in changing the course of the match.
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| Feyenoord
close to 2nd round C-L |
23 Oct 2002
|
|
Feyenoord are guaranteed a place in the 2nd round
of the Champions League if they win their away leg against Dynamo Kiev
tonight. They are handicapped by the absence of top-scorer Pierre van
Hooijdonk but Patrick Paauwe returns from injury at the expense of Glenn
Loovens while the lineup remains the same as faced Vitesse at the weekend
with Bonaventure Kalou and Thomas Buffel up front and Robin van Persie in
prefernce to Chilean attacking midfielder Sebastián Pardo.
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| Feyenoord
target Czech player |
22 Oct 2002
|
|
Feyenoord are targeting midfielder
Jirí Jarošik, at least according to comments by his agent in the Czech media.
The 25 year-old Sparta Prague player is regarded as one of his country's most
promising talents. He made quite an impression when his team beat Feyenoord in
last season's Champions League, scoring a terrific freekick goal during the 2-0
defeat at the Kuip after his team had beaten the Rotterdammers 4-0 at home. It's
rumoured that the asking price would be in the region of €6 million
Euros.
|
| Pauuwe
ready for Dynamo Kiev |
22 Oct 2002
|
|
Feyenoord defender Patrick Paauwe
is ready for Wednesday's Champions League match in the Ukraine against
Dynamo Kiev. "I'm not 100% fit yet but I'm travelling with the squad
and expect to play." Paauwe missed Saturday's Ere Divisie at, and
against, Vitesse (1-1) due to a hamstring injury. It's uncertain yet whether
or not Paul Bosvelt is fit enough to travel as he's still troubled by a
thigh strain that was aggravated in Saturday's game although he too expects
to travel with his teammates for the C-L clash.
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| Vitesse
and Feyenoord draw 1-1 |
19 Oct 2002
|
|
Vitesse
lineup: Jevric - Cornelisse, Stefanovic,
Fränkel - Levchenko, Rankovic, Amoah, T. Janssen - Mustapha, Peeters,
Claessens.
Feyenoord
lineup: Zoetebier - Emerton, Van Wonderen, Loovens, Van Haaren - Song C G,
Bosvelt, Ono, Van Persie - Buffel, Kalou.
Feyenoord, who've only earned
one point in their last three Ere Divisie matches, played without the
injured Patrick Paauwe and Pierre van Hooijdonk who were replaced by Glenn
Loovens and Bonaventure Kalou. Robin van Persie returned to the starting
lineup in favour of Chilean wing-half Sebastián Pardo. The changes didn't
help the Rotterdammers and Feyenoord drop more valuable championship points
with this 1-1 at Vitesse. The Arnhemmers were the hungrier side in theng half, putting their opponents under pressure and deservedly going
ahead in the 32nd when Matthew Amoah scored. Feyenoord took over after the
break but, apart from Thomas Buffel's equalizer in the 57th, didn't manage
to score the necessary goals, with Buffel missing their last injury-time
opportunity.
|
| Feyenoord
trial for Dennis Masina |
19 Oct 2002
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|
Feyenoord currently have Swaziland midfielder
Dennis Masina on trial - the Rotterdammers have an option to buy the player
who impressed during Swaziland's 2-1 win against Libia in the African
Nations Cup last Sunday. Masina has already been on trial with the
Rotterdammers and Tottenham Hotspur are also waiting to snap him up if
Feyenoord decline to make use of their option.
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| Feyenoord
boycott visit to Vitesse |
18 Oct 2002
|
|
In another row over away
ticket allocations Feyenoord have rejected Vitesse's offer of 900 for the
weekend's clash in the Gelredome and the club amangement will also be
boycotting the match. Normally the Rotterdammers could expect to get 1200
tickets but Arnhem city council and police authoprities have said they can't
cope with a larger group of supporters. Feyenoord have protested to
the Dutch FA (KNVB) but it's too late to hear the appeal before the match
itself.
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| Van
Hooijdonk out of action for 4 weeks |
18 Oct 2002
|
|
Feyenoord will miss Pierre van
Hooijdonk for the coming 4 weeks after it was discoverd that the
Rotterdammers topscorere (7 goals) has a hairline fracture of his right
ankle. The Dutch international will certainly miss the Champions League
clashes with Dynamo Kiev and Juventus. Van Hooijdonk picked up the injury in
the Ere Divisie clash with Ajax but joined the Oranje squad for the match
against Austria and was even given a place on the bench. As the ankle was
still bothering him the striker had x-rays made which revealed the source of
the problem.
|
| Feyenoord
and Van den Herik in court |
12 Oct 2002
|
|
Feyenoord and their chairman
Jorien van den Herik have been summoned to appear in court on charges of tax
fraud after the court rejected all arguments put forward by the club's
lawyers. The case concerns several transfers where players received a
cut of the transfer-fee which the internal revenue in Holland say are
'wages'and subject to tax. Feyenoord point out that the clubs who've bought
the players are responsible for the payments and they are 'innocent
bystanders'. The case willnext Friday when evidence will be
presented to the court and witnesses heard.
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| Feyenoord
target more Chilean players |
11 Oct 2002
|
|
Midfielder Sebastián Pardo has made
such a positive impression at the Kuip that Feyenoord are currently targeting a
couple of other Chilean players. Universidad Catolica defender Waldo Ponce and
midfielder Cristian Muńoz are being lined-up as possible additions to the
Rotterdammers' squad. Pardo arrived last summer and lost no time in impressing
coach Bert van Marwijk, crowning his debut against Excelsior with a goal and
scoring a spectacular match-winner in the Champions League against Newcastle
United at St. James' Park. His performances have earned him a regular place in
the lineup while also attracting the attentions of English clubs who wanted to
lure him away but Feyenoord have just made
use of the option to buy him and he's signed a deal for the coming 5 years.
|
| Feyenoord
trials for young foreign players |
09 Oct 2002
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|
Feyenoord have offered three
young foreign players a trial at the Kuip during the coming week. Finnish
fifteen-year-olds Tim Sparv and Roma Yeremenko will be joined by Dennis
Messina from Swaziland, who's already had a trial with the Rotterdammers. He
will train with the reserve team Jong Feyenoord while the Finnish duo will
train with the club's under 16s.
|
| Feyenoord
buy Sebastián
Pardo |
08 Oct 2002
|
| Feyenoord
trial for American keeper |
07 Oct 2002
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|
Feyenoord have offered a trial to
the American goalkeeper Tim Howard who'll be trainnig with the Rotterdammers
during the coming two weeks. The 23 year-old currently plays for the New
Jersey MetroStars and is regarded at home as being one of his country's top
talents. Howard has been a member of all the United Sates various national
teams, making his debut for his country at full international level on March
10th in the friendly against Ecuador (1-0).
|
| Bosvelt
misses Oranje v Austria? |
07 Oct 2002
|
|
Paul Bosvelt may have to pull out
of Oranje's EURO 2004 qualifier against Austria after picking up a muscle
strain in yesterday's classic duel with Ajax. He'll be examined in hospital
today to see what the extent of the damage is. At the moment it's uncertain
if the match itself will go ahead as planned on October 16th due to the
death yesterday evening of Prins Claus, husband to Holland's Queen Beatrix.
The state funeral may well take place on the same evening as the
match!
|
| Ajax
win at 1-2 at Feyenoord |
06 Oct 2002
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|
Feyenoord
lineup: Zoetebier - Emerton, De Haan, Paauwe, Rzasa - Song C G,
Bosvelt, Ono, Pardo - Buffel, Van Hooijdonk.
Ajax
lineup: Stekelenburg - Trabelsi, Bergdřlmo, Chivu, Van Damme - Galásek,
Litmanen, Witschge - Pienaar, Ibrahimovic, Wamberto. Ajax
go equal top after this away win at the Kuip, just behind PSV on goal
difference. After anng spell where there was little to choose between
the two teams till theng goal, beautifully
curled in by Wamberto. From then on the Amsterdammers were completely in control during the
rest of the
half. Ajax
were again inspired by the presence of Jari Litamanen, the Fin forming the
hub of a well organised midfield. He missed out on several chances to score
but a solo move by Steven Pienaar set up Litmanen with the 2nd goal in the
43rd. The 0-2 half-time score was richly deserved. Ajax started off in the
same vein after the break but couldn't maintain the tempo, allowing Bert van Marwijk's team to get back into the match.
The half-time introduction of Van Persie and Kalou, for Thomas Buffel and
Sebastián Pardo, had introduced a bit
more aggression into the Rotterdammer's game which at first didn't amount to
more than a shot on the bar by Van Persie and the one goal by Pierre van
Hooijdonk in the 56th minute. Feyenoord kept plugging away and Ajax had to hold on from then on while the
Rotterdammers got the best chances to score but both Van Hooijdonk and
Bonaventure Kalou failed to beat Maarten Stekelenburg. Feyenoord are now 6
points adrift of the top-two.
|
| Feyenoord
miss Leonardo for 1-more-month |
05 Oct 2002
|
|
Feyenoord will have to miss Brazilian
winger Leonardo I for a while longer after doctors at the Erasmus Medisch
Centrum in Holland concluded that he's not ready to make his return just yet.
Feyenoord had hoped that the 19 year-old, who picked up a small ankle bone
fracture back in August, would be back in action by now but it will be at least
another month. Leonardo himself is even more sombre, expecting that he will not
be match-fit before the other side of the winter-break.
|
| Feyenoord
v Ajax - Classic Dutch Derby |
05 Oct 2002
|
Tomorrow
is the first classic derby of the season with two age-old opponents from
Holland's two largest towns standing off against each other in one of the
best stadiums in Europe for atmosphere and football - the Rotterdam Kuip.
The distractions of this week's Champions League football has overshadowed
the approach of this duel between the Dutch giants while there's already a
lot at stake, especially for Feyenoord. A defeat at home by Ajax
would be a major setback early in the season,ng up the gap between the two clubs to 8 points. "This match is
particularly important because Holland will only be able to enter two teams
in the Champions League next season, meaning an end-of-season 3rd place is
no longer good enough", explained Ajax-trainer Ronald Koeman.
"A defeat would be bad for the team's spirit and morale",
said Feyenoord defender Kees van Wonderen. It's doubtful whether he'll
actually be fit to play after suffering a hamstring injury which meant he
missed Tuesday's C-L match against Kiev. "You used to be able to become
champions by beating the small teams but nowadays you've got beat
Ajax to win." The coming two weeks rest, due to the imminent
internationals taking place, will be most welcome for both teams. Feyenoord
have played 12 matches in the last 6 weeks while Ajax have only
played 10! The tell-tale and ever growing list of players who've gone on the
injured list says it all!
Ajax will be glad to welcome the return of the ever influential
Jari Litmanen in time for the match. He stayed at home while the team
travelled to Norway for the C-L match against Rosenborg
and worked in his own very personal, driven style to get himself fit again
after picking up his hamstring injury. Young goalie Maarten Stekelenburg is
also engaged in a similar struggle to regain fitness in time for tomorrow's
match. The timing couldn't be better for Koeman
as his goalkeeper problems just keep on growing with Joey Didulica, who'd
replaced Stekelenburg when he picked up his injury, himself dropping out
with an ankle injury. Of the 5 keepers in Amsterdam not one is fully fit -
Robert Zwinkels and Bogdan Lobont have shoulder problems plus even Henk
Timmer is being troubled by a hamstring injury but he'll take a place on the
bench.
|
| Thomas
Buffel called up for Belgium |
05 Oct 2002
|
|
Feyenoord's
Thomas Buffel has received his debut call-up for for the Belgian national
team who play EURO 2004 qualifiers on October 12th and 16th against Andorra
and Estonia. "Red Devils" (Rode Duivels) coach Aimé Anthuenis has
also called up Roda's Tom Soetaers, Vitesse striker Bob Peeters and Willem
II keeper Geert de Vlieger.
|
| Feyenoord
and Dynamo Kiev in 0-0 |
01 Oct 2002
|
|
Feyenoord
lineup: Zoetebier, Emerton, Paauwe, De Haan, Rzasa, Song, Bosvelt, Ono,
Pardo, Van Hooijdonk, Buffel. Dynamo
Kiev lineup:
Reva, Bodnar, Nesmasnjy, Ghioane, Peev, Goesin, Gavrancic, Cernat,
Kjatskevitsj, Sjatskikh, Melasjenko. Feyenoord
got off to an energetic start and had a goal-scoring moment in theng
minutes but Bosvelt's missile went just wide. Kiev started cautiously but
soon showed how fast and dangerous they were in the counter, Peev hitting
the crossbar in the 12th. It very almost went in and had Edwin Zoetebier
beaten. Some of the Feyenoorders were not really in the game and there were
too many mistakes being made while their opponents gave them very little
room to create moves. As the half progressed Feyenoord were unable to rally
themselves and impose their will on the Ukrainians. Even a couple of
freekicks which normally (even from an unlikely and impossible angle) would
have threatened an opponent were damp squibs compared to the quality we
expect from the Rotterdammers. By the end of the 45 minutes the only stats
were a yellow card for P-Air and one for Gavrancic. Feyenoord
came out looking sharper than in theng half and created some good
moves with Pierre van Hooijdonk trying an athletic attempt at a shot which
wnet wide in the 53rd. Finally they were getting into gear as Ono shot just
wide in the 54th. Van Persie came on (to the delight of the crowd) in the
54th, replacing Pardo. Another foul by Gavrancic on P-Air gave the
striker another chance at a freekick special in the 58th but it went
straight into the keeper's hands. Another freekick only a minute later came
off the wall and van Persie's shot at the rebound almost went in off Song
but the goalie was very alert in saving it. Kalou came on for Buffel in the
66th and made his presence felt immediately with some dangerous runs.
Feyenoord upped the pressure and pushed the visitors back. Tomas Rzasa
twisted his knee in the 72nd which looked like being another piece of bad
injury news for the Rotterdammers but thankfully 'bounced back' onto pitch a
couple of minutes later. The addition of Kalou and Van Persie was an
added catalyst for Feyenoord who launched a steady 15 minutes barrage at the
Ukrainian-end but the visitors held firm while the Rotterdammers lacked that last bit
of power and sharpness. Kiev were even denied what looked like a clear penalty denied 2
minutes before the end. Bert van Marwijk will be disappointed that his
team's pre-match fears of not putting any balls past the Ukrainians came
true while being glad that the last couple of threatening Kiev attacks in
injury-time didn't end in a goal-against!
|
| Feyenoord
- Kiev... preview |
01 Oct 2002
|
|
Feyenoord are favourites to win tonight's
Champions League match against Dynamo Kiev but will have to work hard trying
to penetrate the Ukrainian side's defensive wall while being wary of their
opponent's potential for the fast-counter. Bert van Marwijk has already
admitted that he knows nothing about most of the Kiev players and the two
teams have never met before. As far as form is concerned the trainer can
only go on how well the Ukrainians have performed in the C-L where theyd with a surprising 2-0 win against Newcastle United but went on to
lose 5-0 to Juventus. Their defence will almost certainly make a mistake at
some point, as they have done in their last 20 C-L matches, conceding at
least one goal in each (a C-L record). Feyenoord's form is also inconsistent
with good performances in the C-L (1-1 at home to Juve and 1-0 away against
Newcastle) but some dubious performances in the Ere Divisie where they
managed to lose 5-2 at RBC Roosendaal last Saturday! The match also saw Kees
van Wonderen drop out with a relatively serious injury, he'll be replaced by
Ferry de Haan tonight, while Pierre van Hooijdonk and Song Chong-Gug have
since been troubled by slight strains/pains. The match against RBC was a
warning that concentration will continue to be all-important, even against
lesser-teams, and a lapse of concentration could prove fatal in the
C-L.
|
| Dynamo
Kiev...Feyenoord's C-L opponent |
30 Sep 2002
|
|
Dynamo Kiev were
Ukrainian champions for 9 consecutive seasons before having to stand aside for
last season's winners Shakhtar Donetsk. Donetsk, their only real rival,
failed to get further than a qualifying match against Belgian side Club Brugge
while Kiev beat Bulgarian side Levski Sofia 1-0 in both legs. Dynamo are on the
threshold of a new era after the death of their long-time trainer and former
international Valeri Lobanovski. The new man at the helm is another former
international Alexei Michailitsjenko and he's taken on the challenge of
rebuilding the squad with a mix of veterans and up-and-coming talent. Dynamo can
boast 10 different nationalities including Romanian Florin Cernat, Belarussians
Valentin Bjelkevitsj and Alexandr Kjatskevitsj, together with Uzbechistan's
Maxim Sjatskikh and Ukraine's Alexandr Golovko and Andrei Goesin.
|
| Feyenoord
miss Van Wonderen against Kiev |
30 Sep 2002
|
|
Feyenoord
will miss defender Kees van Wonderen for the Champions
League match against Dynamo Kiev. He picked up a hamstring injury in the
defeat at RBC and will be out of action for at least a week. It forces
trainer Bert Van Maarwijk to reshuffle his defence but at least Korean defender Song
should be fit for Tuesday's match even though he was injured during the same
match.
|
| RBC
in surprise 4-2 against Feyenoord |
28 Sep 2002
|
|
RBC
lineup: Aerts - Keller, Nascimento, Oliseh, Fleur - de Graaf, Heije, Tininho
- den Ouden, Wooter, Vos.
Feyenoord
lineup: Zoetebier - Emerton, van Wonderen, Paauwe, Rzasa - Song C G,
Bosvelt, Ono, Pardo, Buffel - van Hooijdonk.
Feyenoord probably thought they were in for a
relatively easy 90 minutes football tonight but it all went wrong and they
mostly had themselves to blame. Belgian talent Thomas Buffeld the score
for the Rotterdammers in the 28th as everything seemed in order. Feyenoord
then failed to press home their on-pitch superiority in the form of some
goals-in-the-back-of-the-net and paid the price when David Nascimento equalized for
RBC in the 43rd, with a header from a Henk Vos cross. The
Rotterdammers had been warned by earlier moments of danger during theng 45 minutes and it was therefore no surprise when a refreshed RBC
went ahead with a Geert den Ouden goal 9 minutes into the 2nd half.
Although, technically speaking, Feyenoord continued to dominate the play
after the break Henk Vos scored a 3rd for the home team on
the hour. A P-Air free-kick-special narrowed the gap a little in the 78th
before Peter Maseland put the 4-2 on the board in the 90th minute. Bert van
Marwijk and his boys will not be pleased!
|
| Feyenoord
miss Van Haaren tonight |
28 Sep 2002
|
|
Feyenoord will miss defender Ramon van Haaren for
tonight's Ere Divisie match against RBC Roosendaal. He's still suffering
from a hamstring injury he picked up in last week's match against De
Graafschap and is also doubtful to be fit in time for next week's Champions
League match against Dynamo Kiev. Feyenoord trainer Bert van Marwijk had
been hoping for a speedier recovery but it looks as if Van Haaren will not
return before next weekend's classic derby between Feyenoord and Ajax.
"There's only a small chance he'll be fit for the match against Kiev as
he only resumed training on Thursday ".
|
| English
clubs want Pardo! |
27 Sep 2002
|
|
Feyenoord beat Newcastle 0-1 |
24 Sep 2002
|
|
Feyenoord
lineup: Zoetebier, Rzasa, Paauwe, Van
Wonderen, Emerton, Bosvelt, Pardo, Ono, Song, Van Hooijdonk, Buffel. Newcastle
lineup: Given, Hughes, Dabizas, O'Brien, Griffin, Robert, Speed, Dyer,
Solano, Shearer, Bellamy. A
defensive blunder by the Tyneside team gave Feyenoord the chance to strike
early and Chilean midfielder Pardo's shot was deflected in for the 0-1 in
the 4th minute. Prior to the match Brett Emerton had been asked by the
English press why he wasn't playing for Newcastle (after all the interest
and negotiations surrounding a possible move by the Australian international
to St. James' Park) but the flow of play in this match was a more than
fitting answer as the Dutch team simply looked the better team in theng part of the match. Newcastle slowly recovered as Feyenoord began to
relax too much, allowing their opponents back into the match, and Van Marwijk began to look
a worried man on the sideline - he'd have plenty more to worry about in the
2nd half. Bellamy
had a good shot cleared off the line by Emerton, after it had beaten
Zoetebier, and in the 41st minute Shearer turned to
let loose a shot but Zoetebier saved it, also dealing well with a Bellamy header
only seconds later. There were no changes made on either side during the
break. Newcastle started to pile on the pressure - Shearer had another almost identical shot to the one in the 41st
minute saved in the 52nd and, seven minutes later, saw a header cleared off
the line by Ono's head. Feyenoord regained some control over the match
after the hour and there came fine shots by Shinji Ono and substitute
Anthony Lurling. Bobby Robson's team continued to hammer away at
the Feyenoord goal but the Rotterdammers managed to hold on till the final
whistle, thanks mainly to the super-excellent Zoetebier, and go home with 3 valuable away points.
|
| Feyenoord
- Newcastle .... a preview |
24 Sep 2002
|
Feyenoord are travelling to Newcastle today in
search of their first away win against an English side since October 3rd
1979 when they beat Everton 0-1, the only time they've actually beaten an
English team away from the Kuip. The last time they beat an English team was
in November 1995 when they won 1-0 in the Kuip, coincidentally against
Everton, while the following four clashes with Manchester United (twice) and
Chelsea (twice) all ended in defeat. Newcastle United have played just the
one match against Feyenoord when 'The Magpies' made their European debut in
the 1968/1969 season. United won 4-0 at home and lost 2-0 in Rotterdam.
Both teams won their domestic league matches at the weekend, Feyenoord 2-0
against De Graafschap, Newcastle 2-0 against Sunderland. 'The Toons' needed a
win after their disappointing 2-0 defeat by Dynamo Kiev and a poor start to
the Premiership season. Feyenoord have had a far better start to their
domestic season and will be looking to remain unbeaten after a run of 13 games without
defeat in Europe and could also do with a win after their 1-1ng C-L match against Juventus.
The Rotterdammers' lineup will be little changed from last week's with Ramon
van Haaren missing while Paul Bosvelt will be back. For Newcastle
Craig Bellamy will most likely play, despite the headbutt he gave Kiev's
Tiberiu Ghioane. The incident was missed by referee Eduardo Iturralde González
but UEFA have launched an investigation.
|
| Van
Haaren misses Feyenoord v. Newcastle |
23 Sep 2002
|
| Feyenoord
beat De Graafschap 2-0 |
21 Sep 2002
|
|
Feyenoord
lineup: Zoetebier - Emerton, Van Wonderen, Paauwe, Van Haaren - Song C G,
Bosvelt, Ono, Pardo - Van Hooijdonk, Buffel.
De
Graafschap
lineup: Wevers - Bot, Van der Kruis, Bakens, Hermans - Culina, Van den Brom,
Van Leerdam, Turpijn - Van Vossen, Valeev.
Feyenoord didn't have to work too hard to deal
with the visiting Doetinchemmers who could only provide meager opposition.
Captain Paul Bosvelt returned at the cost of Christian Gyan, otherwise the
team was the same as the one that faced Juventus with Brett Emerton dropping
back to right-back. It didn't stop the Australian from steaming down the
wing to cross the ball for Van Hooijdonk to head in a 6th minuter. That excellent Belgian winger Thomas Buffel
pounced on a defensive error by Tim Bakens to increase
their lead in the 56th.
|
| Paul
Bosvelt back in action tonight |
21 Sep 2002
|
|
Paul Bosvelt has resumed training with
Feyenoord yesterday after some days leave due to the death of his father.
The 32 year-old team captain was absent since Monday and missed the
Champions League match against Juventus but will be back for tonight's match
against De Graafschap.
|
| Van
Persie glad of second chance |
18 Sep 2002
|
| Feyenoord
and Juventus draw 1-1 |
18 Sep 2002
|
|
Feyenoord
lineup: Zoetebier - Gyan, Paauwe, Van Wonderen, Van Haaren - Song C G,
Pardo, Ono, Emerton - Buffel, Van Hooijdonk.
Juventus
lineup: Buffon - Thuram, Ferrara, Montero, Birindelli - Tacchinardi, Davids,
Camoranesi, Nedved - Di Vaio, Del Piero.
Theng quarter of an hour saw both
teams create a few opportunities to score. The Italians upped the pressure
at the Rotterdam end and Zoetebier had to pull off a couple of alert and
agile saves to keep the scoreboard clean. Corner after corner threatened to
end in a successful Juventus strike as Feyenoord's mettle was tested. They
stood firm and pushed back - Ono clearly thought it was time to make his presence felt but
his attempt went well over. Their best chance came in the 30th when Song
(who had a really good game) surged to the
left of the penalty area, crossing the ball across goal but Buffel failed
to scramble the ball over the line. Two minutes later
Camoranesi volleyed an out-of-the-blue beauty of a strike into the net that flashed past Zoetebier, who may have heard it whistle in
but almost probably never saw it. There had been this nagging voice at
the back of my mind warning that this could happen at anytime... and there it
was... 0-1 to Juventus. Time to move up a gear and the game began to flow back and
forth as Feyenoord tried to get that all important equalizer while Juventus
tried to drive in another nail-in-the-coffin goal. Buffel crossed to
Van Hooijdonk who sliced the Rotterdammers' best chance of the half over the
goal on
the half-hour. As theng 45 minutes drew to an end the Italians
seemed to have more of the ball and keep it longer than Van Marwijk's team.
Things at half-time could have been completely reversed if, if, if.... Feyenoord had only
been that little bit sharper and decisive in the chances that they had made.
In the 2nd half Feyenoord had less problems making
an impression on the Italian team, even t hough they remained better in
controlling the ball, maintaining possession and controlling midfield.
In fact they were outplayed for a short while but, after half an hour's 2nd
half action, a soap-opera of a
freekick-show ensued.
P-Air was given 3 chances to take it and it saw 3 yellow cards handed out
to Juve players. His last attempt went straight over the wall and sailed in
past a furious Buffon
for the equalizer. Feyenoord and their fans were uplifted but would the
Rotterdammers be able to find a 2nd goal in the last 10 minutes? Bombarda
was brought on for Gyan to give an extra goal-getter up front and it did
make a difference but was it enough? In the 88th minute Van Hooijdonk got
another chance for a freekick-special but it went straight to Buffon's arms.
It was their last chance of the match and they will look back with a feeling of
regret that the gods weren't with them this evening.
|
| Sprockel
on loan to Excelsior,Olfers returns |
18 Sep 2002
|
|
Civard Sprockel is making the move to Excelsior to
give the satellite club an extra defender while Steve
Olfers and the Kralingen side have sorted out their differences. Olfers had
returned to the Kuip in a row over wages but the problems have been solved and
he's returning to the Woudenstein stadium. The conflict acted as a catalyst to
set Sprockel's transfer in motion which means that the defender, who was in
danger of stagnating at the Kuip (where trainer Bert van Marwijk can call on
Kees van Wonderen, Patrick Paauwe, Ferry de Haan and Glenn Loovens), get's the
chance to get in some match-action.
|
| Feyenoord
full of confidence |
18 Sep 2002
|
|
Feyenoord are brimming over with confidence ahead
of their Champions League clash with Juventus in the Kuip this evening,
especially as their opponents have not won an away duel in the tournament in
their last 15 matches. The Rotterdammers already have an impressive run of
12 unbeaten European games behind them, their last defeat was by Bayern München
(3-1) in the 1st Round last season, and are determined to reach the 2nd
Round of the C-L this time. With some talented new faces in the team (Pardo,
Buffel and Song), to add to an already successful lineup that brought home
the UEFA Cup, Feyenoord will be looking to revenge themselves for the 5-1
defeat they suffered at the hands of Juventus in 1997/1998. For the Serie A
side it's only their 3rd official match of the season - after winning the
Supercoppa they had to wait until last Sunday to play the first official
match of the new Serie A season due to the conflicts in Italy regarding the
TV-rights for the broadcast of matches. They got off to a good start with a
3-0 win against Atalanta which provides Feyenoord with an opportunity to see
exactly how far they've come and good they are in comparison to one of
Europe's top clubs.
|
| Juventus
- Feyenoord's C-L opponent |
18 Sep 2002
|
|
Juventus profitted from a
last-day-of-the-season slip-up by rivals Inter Milan (who lost at Lazio) to
grab the Italian title. Since then there've been
few noteworthy changes , some bench-warmers have gone, and been replaced by
a new set, but coach Marcello Lippi is still hoping to add some big names,
including Alessandro Nesta and Hernán Crespo. Last
season Lippi won his 4th title in the 7 years he's been with the club
after earlier successes in 1995, 1997 and 1998. He's also taken the team to
3 consecutive Champions League finals, winning one against Ajax in '96,
losing the others to Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid. After
reaching the semi-final against Manchester United in 1999 Juventus have
failed to impress in the tournament.
Once again they are currently favourites to
win the Serie A this season, with Inter as main rivals, and have a strong
lineup including Alessandro del Piero, Pavel Nedved, Gianluigi Buffon, Lilian Thuram, Edgar
Davids and David Trezeguet while Marcelo Salas has returned from a nasty
knee injury that kept him out of action for much of last season.
|
| Van
Persie rejoins Feyenoord squad |
17 Sep 2002
|
|
Robin van Persie will be rejoining the A squad at the
Kuip this Thursday after his period of
banishment to the Jong Feyenoord team. Feyenoord-coach Bert van Marwijk and
the held talks today which resulted in a return of the young winger to the fold
and a chance to prove his worth to the team again. Van Persie has so far played
12 Ere Divisie matches for Feyenoord and 7 in the UEFA Cup.
|
| Twente
overrun by Feyenoord 1-5 |
14 Sep 2002
|
|
Twente
lineup: Boschker - Van der Doelen, Grujic, El-Brazi, Heubach - Cairo,
Cziommer, Ouédraego, Van der Leegte - Booth, Cavens.
Feyenoord
lineup: Zoetebier - Emerton, Van Wonderen, Paauwe, Van Haaren - Song C
G, Bosvelt, Ono, Pardo - Buffel, Van Hooijdonk.
Feyenoord put in a convincing performance to
overwhelm Twente in the Arke stadium tonight. After Shinji Onod the
score in the 24th, Scottish striker Scott Booth drew
the Tukkers level only two minutes after Ono'sr later before Buffel
returned the advantage to Feyenoord in the 40th and Ono added his 2nd of the
evening for the 1-3 in the 45th. Pierre van Hooijdonk took the
score to 1-4 in the 66th with a header and Buffel added his second for the
1-5 in the 76th. Korean signing Chong-Gug Song revealed himself to be
an excellent addition to the squad. The strong competition between the
players has brought out the best in many of them and Song was given the
chance to show exactly what he can do, playing an important part in two of
the five goals. His cross found 'Japanese Wizard' Shinji Ono waiting to head
in ther in the 24th minute and after the break another curling ball
was headed in by Pierre van Hooijdonk for the 1-4 in the 66th. Thomas Buffel
also had another strong match, crowned with two fine goals, the first a deep
lob over Sander Boschker's head and the second an absolute topper. The
result was fitting revenge for the two defeats Twente inflicted on the
Rotterdammers last term. and is confidence booster as Feyenoord prepare to
face Italian side Juventus in the Champions league at the Kuip next week.
|
| Twente
- Feyenoord preview |
14 Aug 2002
|
|
Pierre van Hooijdonk will probably get to play
his 250th professional match in Holland tonight against Twente. The 32
year-old striker played 249 at RBC (69 of those in the Eerste Divisie), 68 Eerste Divisie and 47 Ere Divisie matches for NAC, 29 Ere
Divisie matches for Vitesse and 36 so far in the Ere Divisie for Feyenoord.
Van Hooijdonk made his professional debut for RBC
against NAC on September 8th 1989. He's scored 166 goals in those 249
matches.
Paul Bosvelt could celebrate his 300th Ere
Divisie match and his 150th in the Feyenoord colours tonight. He made his
professional debut for Go Ahead Eagles against NAC on August 12th, 1989 and
played his first for Feyenoord on August 21st, 1997 against MVV (
coincidentally also playing three seasons for Twente before his move to
Rotterdam in 1997).
For Twente's Spira Grujic tonight's could be his
100th Ere Divisie match! Feyenoord have had a lot of problems playing in
Enschede during the last 9 years, winning only two and losing both their
matches against the 'Tukkers' last season. Twente have not won any of their
last 4 Ere Divisie matches while Feyenoord are currently unbeaten in their
last 5.
|
| Lurling
runs cold,Van Persie out in the cold |
12 Sep 2002
|
|
When Anthony Lurling
joined Feyenoord he stated that his goal was to become one of the
Rotterdammers key players and, at the time, he was indeed presented to
the fans as if he was the signing-of-the-summer. It looks now as if the
winger has rather overreached himself as he is clearly having serious
trouble finding his feet and form at the Kuip. He was taken off after only
37 minutes in Tuesday's match against Excelsior and was replaced by another
of the club's new signings, Chilean midfielder Sebastián Pardo. The South
American youngster, who's been quietly making a name for himself in the
background, went on to crown his Feyenoord debut with a goal. Lurling's
first few months at his new club have not been happy ones, with a stupid red
card in a pre-season friendly and a series of disappointing performances
with the inevitable substitutions as a result. Van Marwijk has noted that
Lurling has appeared to have had lead in his boots during matches and not
shown anything like the dribbling-talent he's capable of. If it's a sign of
a mental-dip similar to one he experienced during his 2nd year with his
former club Heerenveen, it could prove to be a tough job for him to clear
the clouds of self-doubt and deal with the incapacitating effects it can
have on both body and mind. Trainer Bert van Marwijk is clearly reaching the
end of his patience and, with strong competition from the likes of Belgian
talent Thomas Buffel, (instant success) Sebastián Pardo and (the
sooner-or-later return of) 'enfant terrible' Robin van Persie, it will be
increasingly difficult for Lurling to get back a place in the starting
lineup.
As far as Van Persie
is concerned his return may well be later rather than sooner as he seems to
have used up a great deal of good will with his coach in the start of this
season. Although Van Marwijk is planning to talk to the youngster this week
it could well be a while before he brings him back in from the
cold of the reserve squad where he seems to have been behaving
himself and doing well!
|
| Kalou
punished for late arrival |
11 Sep 2002
|
| Feyenoord
beat Excelsior 4-1 |
10 Sep 2002
|
|
Feyenoord
lineup: Zoetebier, Gyan, Van Haaren, Van Wonderen, Emerton, Bosvelt, Buffel,
Ono, Paauwe, Van Hooijdonk, Lurling.
Excelsior
lineup: Malkowski, Buijs, Olfers, Breuer, Mtiliga, Swerts, Koswal, Boutahar,
Lopes, Holman, Pinas.
The fans' long wait for the debut of Chilean
midfielder Sebastián Pardo was rewarded with the sight of a goal by the young and talented midfielder. Former Willem II striker Mariano
Bombarda joined in the fun with a first goal since signing for the
Feyenoorders in the last minute of the match for the 4-1. Pierre van Hooijdonk
hadd the score for
Feyenoord with a spot-shot in the 11th for hands-ball by Danny Buys and added a free-kick special only 3 minutes
later for the 2-0. Brian Pinas, who'd gone backwards and forwards between
the two clubs during the summer, got one back for Excelsior in the 24th
hitting home the rebound from Brett Holmann's attempt which Edwin Zoetebier
failed to get under control. Excelsior contributed some attractive
football during the rest of the half but their 'big brother' had the best
chnaces with a Brett Emerton shot going wide, Danny Buys having to help out
on the goalline to clear a Van Hooijdonk header and goalie Zbigniew
Malkowski stopping Paul Bosvelt's shot. Pardo, who provided the pass for
Bosvelt's attempt, had come on in the 38th minute for the disappointing Anthony Lurling.
The 20 year-old took only 15 minutes to score his first for Feyenoord,
rounding off Thomas Buffel's pass for the 3-1 in the 53rd minute. The
match-tension disappeared after that, despite several more chances for the
home team. Feyenoord's other debutant of the evening, Argentinian striker Mariano Bombarda
(who appeared in the 70th to loud applause) took a little longer to join in
the fun and score but finally found the back of the net in the 90th for the
4-1.
|
| Feyenoord
duo debut against Excelsior |
10 Sep 2002
|
|
Feyenoord's satellite club Excelsior visits the
Kuip for the first time in almost 16 years tonight where their big-brother's
team will include a couple of new faces. The young Chilean midfielder
Sebastián Pardo and former Willem II striker Mariano Bombarda will be
making their first appearances in the squad but the club's Korean signing
Chong-Gug Song will not as yet be making his debut. The last time the two
Rotterdam sides actually played an Ere Divisie match at the Kuip was on
September 21st 1986 when Feyenoord won 5-1. Their last meeting at
Excelsior's Woudenstein stadium, in the Rotterdam borough of Kralingen, was
on April 5th 1987 and ended in an equally convincing 6-1 win for Feyenoord.
Excelsior were relegated that season to the Eerste Divisie.
|
| Kalou
back for Feyenoord - Excelsior |
10 Sep 2002
|
|
Feyenoord-trainer Bert van Marwijk could well be
able to call on the services of Ivory coast striker Bonaventure Kalou for
tonight's match against Excelsior after all! It had begun to look as if
Kalou was going to be stuck in Africa yet again, as has often happened in
the past after appearances for his country, when a strike by Air France
personnel threatened to strand him in South Africa. Whether he'll actually
be fit to play tonight is another thing as he only arrived back in Holland
late last night!
|
| Feyenoord-De
Graafschap a day earlier |
04 Sep 2002
|
|
The Dutch FA (KNVB) has moved the Ere Divisie match
between Feyenoord and De Graafschap forward from the afternoon of Sunday September
22nd to Saturday evening September 21st. It gives the Rotterdammers a chance to
get an extra day's rest before facing Newcastle United in the Champions League
on September 24th.
|
| Gaston
Taument returns to Kuip |
03 Sep 2002
|
|
Gaston Taument is returning to Holland next week to
keep fit at his former club Feyenoord where he'll be training with reserve coach
André Stafleu's squad while he continues his search for a new club. The former
international (15 caps), who left Austrian side Rapid Wien at the close of last
season, has previously turned out for OFI Kreta, Anderlecht and Benfica. He
spent 10 seasons in Rotterdam and picked up a Championship medal with the Kuip
side in 1993.
|
| Van
Persie impresses for Jong Feyenoord |
03 Sep 2002
|
|
Robin van Persie was in impressive form for Jong
Feyenoord in their cup match against ADO Den Haag last night. The
Rotterdammers won 6-1 thanks to two goals by Van Persie, a hattrick by Sebastián
Pardo and one by Mariano Bombarda. Van
Persie has been in 'disgrace' since being sent home after the recent
Champions League qualifier against Fenerbahçe last week, thereby missing
out on the chance to play in last Friday's Super Cup clash with Real
Madrid. His punishment was 'relegation' to the reserve squad until
he's proved he's worthy once more of a place in the 1st team squad! Coach
André Stafleu was satisfied with both his performace and attitude, "Robin
scored a couple of great goals, showing the right kind of attitude and
putting in the kind of effort one would expect for the team. I'm sure he'll
be able to work his way back into the 1st team before long."
|
| Real
Madrid beat Feyenoord 3-1 |
30 Aug 2002
|
|
Real Madrid lineup: Casillas - Salgado,
Hierro, Helguera, Roberto Carlos - Guti, Makélélé, Zidane, Cambiasso -
Figo, Raúl.
Feyenoord lineup: Zoetebier - Gyan, Van
Wonderen, Paauwe, Rzasa - Emerton, Bosvelt, Ono, Lurling - Kalou, Van
Hooijdonk.
Real began the match in ambitious mood,
they've not won the trophy in their two previous appearances against Chelsea
and Galatasaray, and they looked sharp and hungry as the superstars of
Europe went on the hunt for the one trophy they've yet to add to their
collection. Tonight's match is their first real test as they prepare for the
start of the new Spanish Primera División season but they started as if
they'd been playing top teams for weeks. It took only 15 minutes
for Roberto Carlos to slide the ball across goal and for an unhappy Patrick
Pauuwe to see the ball bounce off his boot, as he tried to block the
pass, and disappear behind Edwin Zoetbier. Feyenoord were going to have to
show how much they've really grown these last 18 months if they were to make
an impression on these European giants. Unfortunately for them Real were ready to put
on a display of absolute top-flight world football! Roberto Carlos was both instigator and finisher of a blurringly-fast move which ended with a
blinder of a goal in the 21st, his foot connecting with the ball in a show
of deadly assurance as it swept into the top right-hand corner. With
such an imposing display of football one can only try to imagine what the
hell they will be like when Ronaldo is added to the team??!! After losing
their way for the next 10 minutes Feyenoord began to show their renowned
character again and launched some threatening moves toward the Real end. Anthony Lurling made the most impressive move of the match (and his best
since arriving at the Kuip) for the Rotterdammers in the 39th but his shot
went just wide while Paul Bosvelt blasted one over in the 42nd as the Dutch
team tried to exert pressure. Feyenoord must have been wondering what
had hit them as they went into the dressing-room at half-time.
They were clearly over the shock of theng half as the 2nd act got
underway with some much improved passing of the ball and a real semblance of
self-confidence. In the 55th they launched another attacking move
which Paul Bosvelt almost managed to round off with a ball-in-the net, but
it landed on the roof of the goal. Feyenoord got a freekick anyway for an
earlier 'offence' which Pierre van Hooijdonk magicked over the wall, as he's
done so often, in the 56th. A real beauty! The joy of the Feyenoord fans
didn't last long as only four minutes later the Rotterdammers' defence was
once more clinically slicedfor Guti to head in at the left-post for
the 3-1. Van Marwijk's team were not going to bow their heads, however, and the
3rd goal spurred them on to push forward. Ono fired off a shot in the 64th
that went just wide of the mark and P-Air had another chance from another
freekick in the 66th but it came from too far out to worry or deceive
Casillas. Lurling continued to worry the Real defence in what is undoubtedly
his best performance so far while the Rotterdammers refused to lie down and
gave their expected- all for the fans who'd travelled to Monaco. Despite the
entry of substitute Thomas Buffel, who'd earned the applause of Fenerbahçe
fans earlier in the week with his fine goal, and a continuing show of
Rotterdam-spirit it proved a bridge-too-far for Feyenoord against the
uncontested top team of Europe tonight but they can be proud of their
performance and they will have learned much to take with them into the
Champions League and the Ere Divisie.
|
| Feyenoord
send Van Persie home |
29 Aug 2002
|
|
Robin van Persie has been sent home by trainer
Bert van Marwijk after misbehaving himself so badly that it was deemed
necessary to discipline the 19 year-old. He's been punished specifically for
his behaviour before, and after, Feyenoord's Champions League qualifier
against Turkish top-side Fenerbahçe. Van Persie had flown together with the
squad from Istanbul to France for Friday's European Super Cup match against
Real Mdrid but was immediately put on a flight to Holland. The temperamental
forward's uninterested and negative behaviour had forced Vam Marwijk to take
the step which will mean that Van Persie will have to reconsider his actions
while training with the reserve squad until he's 'seen the light' and 'mends
his ways'.
|
| Van
Haaren ready for Super Cup |
28 Aug 2002
|
|
Ramon van Haaren has rejoined Feyenoord's squad and
will travel with them to Monaco for the European Super Cup clash with Real
Madrid on Friday. The left-back missed the return leg of the Rotterdammers'
Champions League qualifier against Fenerbahçe due to a bout of gastric flu but
is now fully recovered. The Super Cup is an annual contest between the winners
of the previous season's Chamopions League and UEFA Cup.
|
| Feyenoord
reject last Newcastle bid |
28 Aug 2002
|
|
Feyenoord beat Fenerbahçe 0 - 2 |
27 Aug 2002
|
|
Feyenoord had to undergo an early
onslaught by the home team as the match got underway in the 'cooking'
atmosphere in Istanbul. They were completely outclassed in the first 10
minutes by
Fenerbahçe who threatened several times down the
right wing with Ortega coming too close to shooting positions than he should
have done. After
half an hour's nervous, uncoordinated Feyenoord, with only the alert keeping
of Edwin Zoetebier to keep them from going behind, the Rotterdammers began to
settle down and put some moves together. It led to their first real attack
when some neat passing of the ball gave Emerton the chance to break through
into the penalty box but he failed to get the ball past the defenders and
when the ball was passed acroos the goal to Kalou he was equally powerless, seeing his swipe at the ball blocked. In the 36th
another attempt by the Cameroon striker from the edge of the penalty area
shot just over the bar. Feyenoord kept up the pressure but remained
unconvincing and failed to convert thengs that came their way. After
the break it the 'Japanese Wizard' Shinji Ono who finally put a goal on the
board with a 49th minute shot from almost the same position as his 1st leg goal, perhaps
further out, but this time with his right foot. Set-up by a Paul Bosvelt
pass, Ono slotted home the ball past the Fenerbahçe goalie
Rüstü Reçber.
At this point the missiles began to descend on Edwin Zoetebier's head as the
Fenerbahçe-following made clear their
displeasure, protests were made
by the Rotterdammers and Van Marwijk, who'd walked onto the pitch to add his
voice was banned from the sidelines, himself being pelted by the home-fans
as he left for the players' tunnel. The match remainedas
Feyenoord refused to shut things down and went on the attack just as often
their opponents who did their best but always seemed to lack that bit extra
when it came to the last touch of the ball. The ineffective Lurling was
replaced by Thomas Buffel, making his European debut, for the last 15
minutes. Rzasa picked up a yellow card in the 81st for the Rotterdammers,
their 3rd of the evening after earlier cards for Bosvelt and Kalou (plus a
1st leg card for Emerton) which means they will miss several important
players when they play their following C-L match. For Thomas Buffelthis will
be a night to remember, scoring a fine goal from the edge of the box in the
89th, the finely judged shot bouncing in off the inside of the left-hand
post which was even applauded by Fenerbahçe
fans. It was a fitting end to a
mature, if sometimes ragged performance for the Rotterdammers who tonight have
confirmed their place in the European sub-top.
|
| Feyenoord
reject last Newcastle bid |
28 Aug 2002
|
| Feyenoord
miss Leonardo and Van Haren |
27 Aug 2002
|
|
Leonardo and Ramon van Haren will
both be missing Feyenoord's 2nd leg Champion League qualification match
against Fenerbahçe tonight. Van Haren is suffering from a cold and
Leonardo has problems with a small fracture in his ankle. It is also
doubtful that Leonardo will be fit in time for Feyenoord's Supercup clash with
Real Madrid this Friday.
|
| Feyenoord
sign Mariano Bombarda |
26 Aug 2002
|
|
Mariano
Bombarda has come back on his decision to hang up his boots and end
his playing career by signing a 2 year contract with Feyenoord.
The
Rotterdammers were in need of a stand-in in for Pierre van Hooijdonk now that John
Elmander has been lent out to Djurgĺrdens. Bombarda, who has scored 96
goals in 220 Ere Divisie matches, was transfer free.
|
| Emerton
on his way to Newcastle?
|
26 Aug 2002
|
"I've had a good time with Feyenoord but
it's time to move on," were Brett Emerton's words to English paper 'The
Mail on Sunday' as he announced that he's on the point of moving to English
Premiership side Newcastle United. The twoi clubs are said to have
reached agreement on a fee of 30 Million Euros for the Australian
international's transfer ending weeks, months of speculation as to which
club would cough up the cash to secure his signature. The 23 year-old's been
targeted by sevral English clubs since the beginning of the year including
Liverpool and Leeds United but no deal was reached until today's news!
Newcastle hope to present their latest signing
at the end of this week.
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|
Van Marwijk looking for striker
|
25 Aug 2002
|
Feyenoord trainer Bert van Marwijk has said, last
night in front of satellite brodcaster Canal Plus 's cameras, that he's on
the look-out for a striker to replace Johan Elmander. Elmander's has
been lent out to Swedish side Djurgĺrdens IF, leaving Van Marwijk with only
Pierre van Hooijdonk and
Bonaventure Kalou for the central striker's role. He's not naming names as
yet and has also denied that a South-Korean playeris being targeted.
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| Roda
draw with Feyenoord 2 - 2 |
24 Aug 2002
|
|
Roda
JC lineup: Kujovic - Sonkaya, Rudge, Luijpers, Filipovic -
Van Dijk, Cristiano, Van Dessel, Sérgio - Soetaers, Anastasiou.
Feyenoord lineup:
Zoetebier - Gyan, Van Wonderen, Paauwe, Van Haaren -Emerton, Bosvelt, Ono -
Kalou, Van Hooijdonk, Lurling.
Feyenoord managed to gift Roda a point last night with an unaccustomed
display of un-Feyenooord-like football, though Roda certainly deserved their
point by merit of passion and effort. It was an unusually sloopy performance
by Feyenoord-keeper Edwin Zoetebier combined with their growing diffidence
that let them down. The Rotterdammers kicked off in style and put the home
team under considerable pressure in the Parkstad Limburg Stadion. It
resulted in a 13th minute goal by Patrick Paauwe, punishing Roda for some
poor defending. A case of increasing over-confidence crept into the UEFA Cup
winners' game and Wiljan Vloet's team got the chance to get back into the
match, giving their all in the fight for an equalizer. The goal was rather
controversial (if you were a Feyenoord supporter that is!) - Edwin Zoetebier
parrying a long-pass out of harm's way that then hit Tom Soetaer's hand
before the Belgian struck it home into an empty goal. Refereee Ruud Bossen
somehow managed not to see the 'handsball' and allowed the goal. It gave
Roda a shot of confidence and they looked better and better while Feyenoord
lost more and more momentum. Anthony Lurling failed once more to convince on
the left-wing and was replaced for the 2nd act of the match by young Robin
van Persie. He's unfortunately still missing match-rhythm and couldn't
please with a display of the dashing kind of performances he put on last
season. Roda had the best chances after the break but failed to convert them
into goals-in-the-back-of-the-net. Marc Nygaard came closest with a distance
blast that hit the post after Bonaventure Kalou had done the same at the
other end minutes earlier. Pierre van Hooijdonk, who'd had a poor night,
converted a free-kick to draw Feyenoord level and give his team a point to
take home. It was P-Air's 10th goal in 8 matches against the Limburgers.
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| Feyenoord
hire Elmander to Djurgĺrdens IF |
24 Aug 2002
|
| Feyenoord
are hiring out Johan Elmander to Djurgĺrdens IF for the rest of the
season. The 21 year-old forward joined the Rotterdammers from Örgryte IS
in December 2000, playing 39 matches but only scoring 3 goals since his
arrival. He's clearly failed to live up the expectations raised when he
went to the Kuip and the move to Scandinavia comes as somewhat of a relief
for him. Talking on the club's website he says, "This is the best
solution for me as there is little chance of me seeing any Ere Divisie
action this season, with Van Hooijdonk and Kalou to compete against, and
being a clear 3rd choice for the striker's role. I hope to get more of a
chance in Stockholm to play and develop as a player." |
| Newcastle
still interested in Emerton? |
23 Aug 2002
|
According
to a report in Dutch newspaper 'Algemeen Dagblad' the English Premiership
side Newcastle United have made an official bid for Feyenoord's Australian
international Brett Emerton. Feyenoord are denying that there has been any
official contact between the clubs since the 'Magpies' last
enquired about the midfielder a month or so ago. Feyenoord's asking price
is known to the 'Toons' and any arrangement to spread out that fee is alsofor negotiation but the fact that Emerton is no longer eligible to
play Champions League football for Newcastle together with the fact that
Feyenoord are not going to drop their asking price would seem to indicate
that this yet another rumour. BUT YOU NEVER KNOW? |
| Police
halt Song's signing session |
22 Aug 2002
|
Feyenoord's
new Korean star defender Chong-gug Song was stunned when a crowd of 1,500
fans tried to get in to a signing session the Korean international was
attending at a bookstore in his home country. Police had to intervene
after 20 minutes when things threatened to get out of hand as Song signed
copies of his biography which is selling like the proverbial hotcakes. |
| Tininho
on trial with RBC |
22 Aug 2002
|
|
Feyenoord's Brazilian right-back Tininho is on
the move again in his search for a new club and is on trial this week with
newly promoted RBC Roosendaal. He's been given two days to impress coach
Chris Dekker that he's worth adding to the squad after unsuccessful trials
with AZ and Belgian side KV Mechelen. "A return to Brazil is not one of
my options (yet) after the 3 great years I've had in Holland. RBC is a good
team, and looking for a midfielder, so hopefully I'll be luckier this
time!"
|
| Ajax
and Feyenoord in CNN Top 10 |
21 Aug 2002
|
|
Things can't be that bad with Dutch footbal after
all! In the new CNN ranking Ajax have lept in out of blue to occupy 5th
place in the American news broadcaster's Top Ten! Feyenoord are also in with
a shared 9th place alongside Russian side Lokomotiv Moskow. No.1 are
Arsenal, No.2 are Bayern München and No.3 Real Madrid. Liverpool is just
ahead of Ajax in 4th place while Valencia, Juventus and Inter Milan are
respectively 6th, 7th and 8th.
|
| Glenn
Loovens is out of action again |
21 Aug 2002
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| Kalou
happy with central strike role |
20 Aug 2002
|
|
Bonaventure Kalou has been talking on Feyenoord's
site about how contented he is with a new role behind Pierre van Hooijdonk in
the centre of the Rotterdammers front-line. "This is my spot, I feel good
playing here and I am can make the best contribution to the team from this
position." The Ivory coast striker has been out on the right-wing for the
last few years but has never made a secret of his desire to play a more central
role and his
goal against NEC on Sunday seems to have secured him a place behind
P-Air.
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| Lurling
fit for Saturday's match at Roda |
20 Aug 2002
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| Feyenoord
beat NEC 2-0 |
18 Aug 2002
|
Feyenoord
lineup: Zoetebier, Gyan, Van Wonderen, Paauwe, Van Haaren, Emerton, Bosvelt,
Ono, Lurling, Kalou, Van Hooijdonk.
NEC lineup: Gentenaar,
Wisgerhof, Wielaert, Hesp, Zonneveld, Schuurman, Govedarica, Hersi, Simr, De
Nooijer, Demouge.
Feyenoord squeezed past NEC this afternoon and were the better team
during the 90 minutes but the Nijmegen side put up plenty of resistance and were
not going to be pushed aside. It was a late burst by the Rotterdammers that gave them victory today against a
resilient opponent. Temperamental Cameroon striker Bonaventure Kalou tested
Bert van Marwijk's patience today (as so often happens) - when he's in the match
he's capable of great things, but when he's not he tends to give away the ball
far too often. Van Marwijk refused to replace him and was rewarded for his faith
when Kalou put away a beauty of a volley in the
77th from a Van Persie pass. 4 minutes later, Australian international Brett Emerton in the
81st gave them the points and their first win of the season.
|
| Excelsior
return for Brian Pinas |
15 Aug 2002
|
| Excelsior
get permit for Holman |
14 Aug 2002
|
|
Excelsior have obtained a work permit for
Australian striker Brett Holman. The 18 year-old said, "Cool! I hope
that the trainer will field me tonight in the Amstel Cup match against
Kranenburg." Holman has been lent to the newly promoted side by
'big-brother' Feyenoord and, though he already had a permit to play for the
Kuip club, permission to play for the Kralingen side has taken longer to
arrive. Feyenoord are meanwhile still waiting for permits to arrive for new
signings Sebastián Pardo and Chong-Gug
Sung.
|
| Feyenoord
v. Fenerbahçe 1-0 |
13 Aug 2002
|
Feyenoord trainer Bert van Marwijk had put his
team in the role of underdog going into this match, perhaps a slight piece
of psychology, although the
Rotterdammers were aware that if the Turkish side had a weakness it was to
be found in their defence. Feyenoord are definitely a stronger, more confident
team than at the beginning of last season. And so they should be as reigning
UEFA Cup champions! Fenerbahçe started with only one man up front and the
rest pulled back in their own half, leaving Feyenoord to push forward in a
relatively relaxed, cautious tempo. They had their best chance in the 15th
minute but Kalou's cross flew past Lurling who couldn't connect with it.
Minutes later Gyan pushed past a pair of defenders but his pass failed to
connect with Emerton, who's appearance tonight reduces the chance of a move
to Leeds or any other club this season to zero. Kalou then broke through the
Turkish wall and unleashed a shot which curled over the bar. After 25
minutes of play Fenerbahçe began to push forward and threaten the
Rotterdammers, a freekick in the 28th could have proved dangerous but the
shot was no problem for Zoetebier. The temperature had been rising for some
time and in the 34th Kalou was victim of a kick in the crutch which certainly
deserved a red-card for Miroslav Stevic but the French referee didn't dare award it. Emerton's
yellow card in the 43rd was the 5th of theng 45 minutes and cards were
the only statistics when the whistle went for the break. The first half had
been too tight and congested for 'pretty' football, or real goal-scoring
chances, the 2nd half would have to be different or the Rotterdammers would
have a 'voyage to hell' when they travel for the return in Turkey.
The 2nd half kicked-off in higher tempo - Ramon van Haaren replaced by
Tomasz Rzasa giving Feyenoord some more bite. Brett Emerton's 50th minute
shot was parried by the fists of goalie Rüstü Reçber. Kalou twisted and turned on the
edge of the box in the 52nd, unleashing his 2nd shot of the match but
it went over. With the flow of play increasing it gave both teams the chance
to exert pressure and there were a good number of counters. In the 59th
minute Lurling was replaced by young Leonardo I and Feyenoord began to push
forward with greater frequency. Finally their efforts were rewarded when
'Japanese Wizard' Shinji Ono, who'd radiated a serene confidence throughout
the match but had not been his usual creative-self, scored after a nice one-two with Pierre van
Hooijdonk, sliding it into the left-hand corner with the inside of his
left-foot in the 64th minute. The Turkish
team got back into the match, due to Feyenoord's indecisiveness following
Ono's goal, bringing on Argentinian midfielder Ariel Ortega (surprisingly
left-out of the starting lineup) and adjusting their tactics. It proved a
wise choice as he almost immediately set-up Haim Revivo with a fine chance
to shoot, in the 78th, but Zoetebier was alert and dealt confidently with
the effort. At the other end,
Kalou was served up with a through ball by P-Air, launching another shot
from the edge of the box but it was blocked by Reçber's legs. In the
88th Leonardo was suddenly free on the left and served a beauty of a cross
which evaded the otherwise safe-hands of the goalie but there was noone
there to connect with it. The whistle finally went for the end of play to
give the Rotterdammers their points but they will have a tough return ahead
of them in 2 weeks time. P-Air was satisfied after the match with his team's
performance - they'd not created many chances but had given little away and
have proved last season that they can score away goals too!
|
| Van
Persie celebrates return with goal |
13 Aug 2002
|
| Excelsior's
Brett Holman waiting for permit |
13 Aug 2002
|
|
Excelsior are
still waiting for some news concerning Australian Brett Holman's application
for a work permit. The 18 year-old shadow-striker, who's been stalled at
the newly promoted side by big-brother Feyenoord, looks likely to miss theng match of the new season against PSV this Saturday at the Woudestein
stadium. Holman has already missed the club's first Amstel Cup match last
Saturday against amateurs Capelle (won 3-1) and trainer Adrie Koster will
also have to do without the youngster for Wednesday's Cup match against
amateurs Kranenburg. "I only heard a couple of days ago that my papers
are not yet in order and it's really irritating because I'm raring to get
started."
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| Van
Marwijk - "Fenerbahçe are favourites" |
12 Aug 2002
|
|
Feyenoord's trainer Bert van Marwijk feels a
little bit in the dark as to exactly how well prepared his team are for the
Champions League qualifying duel against Fenerbahçe tomorrow. He's
missed too many important players during the summer friendlies to be able to
say he's found the right balance in the side as they prepare to play the
Turkish giants. The worst of his injury worries are behind him with only Ebi
Smolarek and Robin van Persie on the sick-list and unable to play. According
to the coach Fenerbahçe are in serious mood, being totally focussed on
doing well in the Champions League and winning the Turkish title, while they
have also invested a lot of money in refurbishing their stadium. Wednesday
night's match which reveal all!
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| Feyenoord sign Chong-gug Song |
12 Aug 2002
|
|
Despite
earlier denials to this reporter that there was a deal in the offing
Feyenoord have reached agreement with South Korean international Chong-gug
Song on a contract for 5 years. The deal is worth €4 million Euros and
includes a clause giving his old club
Busan Icons 10% of
any fee Feynnord receive when they sell him on to another club. He's undergone a medical in Rotterdam today
with the UEFA Cup winners
and flies back to his homeland to sort out some last minute details before
returning to complete the signing of his new deal.
The 23 year-old defender has played 40 times for South Korea and was the
only player to not miss a single minute of his national team's matches in the recent World Cup,
where they reached the semi-finals of the tournament. He becomes the 3rd Korean
player to sign for a European club, after Lee Eul-yong's move to Turkish side Trabzonspor and
Cha Doo-ri's signing for German Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen, (Cha has now
been lent to Arminia Bielefeld for the next
two seasons) and he is also the most expensive!
|
| Pinilla
on trial with Excelsior |
12 Aug 2002
|
|
Mauricio Pinilla will be
arriving in Holland today to spend 10 days training with Feyenoord's newly
promoted satellite club Excelsior while also undergoing a medical
examination. Pinilla is an 18 year-old striker currently under contract to
Chilean side Universidad de Chile, where
Feyenoord's recent signing Sebastián Pardo originated from. Technical director Rob
Baan saw Pinilla in action for the first time last month at Universidad de
Chile and the youngster's former teammate Pardo was able to bring him up to
date on life in Holland and the situation at Excelsior. Baan and Pinilla
reached agreement on the length and terms of his stay in Rotterdam yesterday
while the two clubs still have to finalise the terms of any deal if his
trial is successful.
|
| Feyenoord
sign Michel Fernandes Bastos |
11 Aug 2002
|
|
Just one week
before the new season kicks-off Feyenoord have
signed the young Brazilian Michel Fernandes Bastos on a contract for 4 years.
The 18 year-old left-back, who comes from Brazilian club Pelotas, will play for
the Rotterdammers' newly promoted satellite side Excelsior next season.
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| Feyenoord
win last test before C-L clash |
10 Aug 2002
|
|
Feyenoord have won their last friendly before
facing Turkish side Fenerbahçe, on either August 13th or 14th, in their
Champions League qualifier. The Rotterdammers had no problems beating
amateur champions AGOVV 0-8 in Apeldoorn. Star of the match was once again
Belgian forward Thomas Buffel who's been having a great run of performances
during the pre-season build-up. Determined to earn himself the role of
shadow-striker he scored a hattrick in the space of 4 minutes towards the
end of the match to make clear his 'goal'! New hire-signing Sebastián Pardo
substituted for 'Japanese Wizard' Shinji Ono in the 2nd half and put on a
good show, feeling right-at-home with the rest of the team! The match was a
useful opportunity for trainer Bert van Marwijk to see if keeper Edwin
Zoetebier, Patrick Paauwe and 'King of the Freekicks' Pierre van Hooijdonk
were ready for the coming C-L confrontation. P-Air put away 2 goals, as did
Anthony Lurling, and Bonaventure Kalou took the final score to 8.
|
| Bert
van Marwijk gets death-threats |
10 Aug 2002
|
|
A nasty piece of news is that Feyenoord trainer
Bert van Marwijk has received threats to himself and his family in recent
days, a letter containing bullets being delivered to the Kuip last week,
followed by a second letter. I'll spare you all the details of the
ins-and-outs because I think the supposed reason for the threats (a
so-called reaction by Ajax hard-core F-Side fans to the racist taunts which
were vented by a small section of Feyenoord supporters during their recentday) is probably only a vehicle for some other 'sickie' to vent his/her
own brand of poison or simply stir up trouble, much as arsonists do in their
look-at-me-way!!!! The same thing happened to former Sparta trainer Frank
Rijkaard toward the end of last season. There are some really, really sick
people out there nowadays!
|
| Carlos
Alberto returns to Feyenoord |
10 Aug 2002
|
|
Carlos Alberto will not be
leaving Feyenoord for Swedish club Landskrona BoIS. After just one match and
one training session the technical staff have concluded that he's not what
they're looking for! Due to a string of injuries players they're really
after a striker and Carlos will now be returning to the Kuip to see what
other options may arise.
|
| Loovens
back - Kalou off to Ivory Coast |
08 Aug 2002
|
| Sebastian
Pardo joins Feyenoord squad |
07 Aug 2002
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| No
truth in Feyenoord
bid for Korean star! |
06 Aug 2002
|
|
According to stories run by English SKY footballsite Planetfootball.com and the Dutch site
Voetbalonline.nl. Feyenoord have made an official bid for South Korean
international Son Chong-Gug. The midfielder attacted lots of interest from
foreign clubs, especially English Premiership sides Tottenham and
Southampton, after his stirring performances during the World Cup but his
club Pusan Icons are claiming that Feyenoord are the only interested party
so far who've made an official offer which has since been reportedly
rejected!? FootballNL
has been talking to Feyenoord 's press
officer Mr. Fred Blankenmeijer today who's confirmed that this is yet
another one of those rumours and there is no truth in the story. In the
meantime the SKY site is linking the same player to PSV, due no doubt to the
Hiddink connection, but we suspect that there is not truth in this one
either! We will be contacting PSV's press officer Pedro Salazar later today,
when he's back behind his desk, so that he can confirm or deny it! We'll
keep you posted!
|
| Feyenoord
draw 2-2 against Tottenham |
04 Aug 2002
|
|
Feyenoord were unable to claim victory in the Kuip
this afternoon against English Premiership side Tottenham Hotspur, a slip-up in
the closing stages of the match cost them the win. Ramon van Haren scored a fine
35 metre shot to celebrate a happy return to form after an injury-stricken first
season at the Kuip. Veteran striker Teddy Sheringham put the Londoners ahead
with a fine volley before Van Haren equalized just before half-time. After a
period of hard work in the 2nd half Brett Emerton's pass found Bonaventure Kalou
waiting to cleverly slip the ball in for the 2-1. In the dying minutes of the
match Van Wonderen's back pass to Zoetebier was too short and Steffen Iversen
profitted from the error to make the final score 2-2. Trainer Van Marwijk was
nonetheless pleased that all his players are now fit and raring to go, only Van
Persie has a little catching up to do before the young winger is fit to rejoin
his teammates in action. Even he should be back for the Champions League
qualifier against Fenerbahçe on August 14th.
|
| Pardo
puts on impressive performance |
04 Aug 2002
|
| Van
Persie rejoins Feyenoord squad |
03 Aug 2002
|
| Successful
return Van Hoijdonk and Paauwe |
31 July 2002
|
|
At last there was some good news for Feyenoord
trainer Bert van Marwijk after he watched the successful reappearance of Pierre
van Hooijdonk and Patrick Paauwe in last night's friendly against amateurs
Barendrecht. 'King of the Free-kicks' P-Air celebrated his return with two
goals, including a spot-shot, in the 0-6 result. Paauwe
has been out for weeks with first an ankle injury, followed by an achilles
tendon injury, but managed to play an hour's football. P-Air
had had an inflammation of a tendon in the groin area but played 80 minutes
and looks on course for a full recovery in time to help out when Feyenoord face
Turkish side Fenerbahçe in their preliminary round clash of the Champions
League. New-boy-on-the-block Anthony Lurling
broke the ice after a difficult atsrt for the Rotterdammers with a goal in the
35th minute, adding a 2nd four minutes later. Paul Bosvelt made it 0-3 soon
after the break and P-Air's 2 goals in 5 minutes took the score to 0-5 before
Tomasz Rzasa added a 6th.
|
| P-Air
back in action tonight! |
30 July 2002
|
|
Pierre van Hooijdonk is set to
play his first match for some time, albeit a friendly against amateurs Barendrecht
tonight, after
suffering from a groin problem which had been causing him pain when shooting!
The latest echogram made of the injury revealed that everything was ok while
P-Air himself is pain-free since last Saturday and could train yesterday
without any problems.
The Dutch international has not been able to play a match since the
beginning of the Rotterdammers' pre-season preparations began on July 6th
and missed out on the matches against Lekkerkerk, HSV, Kaiserslautern,
Spijkenisse and Excelsior.
|
| Feyenoord
hire Sebastian Pardo |
30 July 2002
|
| Van
Persie back within a week |
30 July 2002
|
| Feyenoord
narrowly beat Excelsior 4-3 |
27 July 2002
|
|
Feyenoord have
narrowly beaten their newly promoted satellite club Excelsior 4-3 at the
Woudestein stadium. Bonaventure Kalou scored twice, Thomas Buffel and
Brett Emerton got one-a-piece while Boutahar
got two for Excelsior and Lopes put away the third.
|
| Paul
Bosvelt extends deal at Feyenoord |
27 July 2002
|
|
Paul Bosvelt has signed a new deal with
Feyenoord which should seee him remain with the Kuip side till the summer
of 2004. The 32 year-old midfielder, and team-captain, said that the club
must be happy with his performance because of the fact that the
negotiations went so smoothly and quickly. Bosvelt joined the
Rotterdammers in 1997 and has played a total of 146 matches for them,
scoring 31 goals. His professional career began with Go Ahead Eagles in
1989 where he played till he moved to Twente in 1994. He's scored a total
of 79 Ere and Eerste Divisie goals in 381 matches played so far.
|
| Feyenoord
draw Fenerbahçe in C-L |
26 July 2002
|
|
Feyenoord have drawn a tough opponent
for their 3rd round qualifying match of the Champions League and will have
to beat Turkish side Fenerbahçe in order to become one of the 32 clubs
who will continue into the autumn's first group matches. Ajax and PSV are
luckier and have already qualified for the later stages of the tournament.
The home match in the Rotterdam Kuip takes place on August 13th or 14th
with the return on Friday August 30th, 3 days after Feyenoord turn out to
play Real Madrid in the European Super Cup! Trainer Bert van Marwijk says
that they will certainly not make the mistake they made two years ago when
they underestimated the opposition put up by Austrian side Sturm Graz who
knocked them out in the qualifying round. Turkish
football is on the up after Turkey's successful run in the World Cup and Feyenoord
witnessed how Fenerbahçe demolished Kaiserslautern 6-2 in the recent
Alpine Tournamnent in Austria. The no.2 of the Turkish league have some
impressive players in their lineup, including goalie Rüstü Reçber, midfielders
Haim Revivo and Ariel Ortega plus Croatian forward Milan Rapaic.
|
| Jan
de Visser hangs up his boots |
26 July 2002
|
|
Jan de Visser has decided to hang up his
boots.
The 34 year-old former AZ and Heerenveen midfielder was told at the
beginning of the year that his contract at the Kuip would not be renewed but the
midfielder could understand the club's position. Nonetheless, he wanted to see if he
could find a way to continue for another year or two but all attempts to
find a new club failed. De Visser made his debut for AZ in the 2-2 against
DS'79 on December 3rd 1988 and has gone on to make a total of 397
professional appearances, scoring 27 goals, during 3 seasons with the Alkmaarders, 8 with Heerenveen and 3 with Feyenoord.
|
| Patrick
Paauwe back in 2 - 3 weeks |
26 July 2002
|
|
Patrick Paauwe's injury is not as serious as
feared and the Feyenoord player expects to be back in training in two
weeks time. A scan at Rotterdam hospital 'Academisch Ziekenhuis Dijkzicht'
revealed that the 26 year-old central-defender's problem is treatable with
anti- inflammatory drugs. He probably will not be back in time for
Feyenoord'sng qualifying match of the Champions League on August
13th but it's still a relief that the ankle/achilles injury is not any
worse than it is.
|
| Liverpool
target Brett Emerton |
25 July 2002
|
|
According to reports in the English media
Liverpool are targeting Feyenoord's Brett Emerton after the planned
transfer of Leeds United's Lee Bowyer fell through in a disagreement over
his salary. Leeds have themselves been linked with the Australian
international for some time with firstly David O'Leary and now his
replacement Terry Venables desirous to add Emerton to the squad for next
season. Liverpool are said to be offering €12.5 million Euros as they
search for a quick replacement for planned 'transferee', Blackburn Rovers'
Irish international Damien Duff after negotiations
ended when manager Gérard Houllier decided that the asking price of €31
million Euros was just too much. 'The Reds' may be ready to pounce for
Emerton now that Bowyer's failed transfer leaves Leeds without the necessary
cash to snap up the Feyenoord man. The many, many millions they received
from Manchester United for star-defender Rio Ferdinand (currently
most-expensive defender in the world) is mainly being used to pay off the
club's not unconsiderable debts.
|
| Pauuwe
to have ankle scanned |
25 July 2002
|
|
Patrick Paauwe is paying a visit to hospital
today to have his left-ankle scanned. The 26 year-old has been complaining
of pain in his achilles-tendon for some time now and the problem forced
him to stop training yesterday. According to Feyenoord's medical staff the
problem is a result of an old injury.
|
|
Pierre
van Hooijdonk resumes training
|
24 July 2002
|
|
Pierre van Hooijdonk has resumed training
at the Kuip today after he left the Feyenoord's training camp in
Austrian Innsbruck last week to have his groin injury scanned in
Holland. The scan, carried out in Dijkzigt hospital, revealed an
inflamed tendon as the cause of his discomfort which was then treated
with an injection and, after a few days rest, P-Air is now able to
resume his pre-season preparations.
|
| Brett
Emerton waits for Leeds call |
20 July 2002
|
|
Feyenoord's Australian international Brett
Emerton is waiting patiently to see whether or not he's finally going to
get a call from Leeds United. During his first season with the
Rotterdammers there were constantly rumours circulating linking him to
the
|
| Feyenoord
lose to Kaiserslautern 1-0 |
19 July 2002
|
|
Feyenoord have lost
the battle for 3rd place in the Austrian Alpine tournament in Innsbruck
after a 1-0 defeat by 1.FC Kaiserslautern. Anthony Lurling was sent off in
injury time after a 'charge' which sparked of a confrontation between
several players. Thomas Buffel impressed once again and Bonaventure Kalou
made up for being less than fit on his return from holiday by putting on a
good show as substitute.
|
| Feyenoord
have not signed Pardo! |
18 July 2002
|
| Feyenoord
lose to Hamburger SV |
18 July 2002
|
|
Feyenoord will be competing for 3rd place in
the Alpine tournament taking place in Austria after a goalless draw
against Bundesliga side Hamburger SV was eventually decided 3-4 on
penalties in favour of the German team. Yet another case of 'Dutch
disease' (or the inability to put away spot-shots) saw Bosvelt, Van
Wonderen and Rzasa all missing while Elmander, Lurling and Emerton all
found the back of the net.
|
| Van
Hooijdonk has inflamed tendon |
18 July 2002
|
| Shinji
Ono rejoins Feyenoord |
17 July 2002
|
|
"Japanese Wizard" Shinji Ono has
rejoined Feyenoord's squad in Austria after returning
from Japan where he's been recovering from an appendix operation. He's
also richer for his World Cup experience and will be even more valuable to
the Rotterdammers prepare for next season. "I've only a small scar to
remind me of the surgery and I feel fine", he said. He's back in
training but will not be fielded for the Alpine tournament match against
Hamburger SV tomorrow
|
| Van
Hooijdonk to have bone-scan |
17 July 2002
|
|
Pierre van Hooijdonk
is returning early from Feyenoord's training camp in Austria to go into
hospital for a bone scan. The striker has been complaining of pain in the
groin area for some time now and hopefully the scan will reveal the cause
of the problem which could be an inflammation. The striker developed the
injury as a result of last season's punishing schedule but had hoped that
7 weeks holiday would be sufficient for it to clear up.
|
| Feyenoord
C-L opponent known on July 26th |
17 July 2002
|
|
Feyenoord will know who their Champions League
3rd Qualifying Round opponent will be when the UEFA hold the draw on July
26 in the Swiss town of Nyon. The home matches will take place on August
13th and 14th with the returns on August 27th and 28th. Feyenoord is one
of 18 clubs assured of a place in the 3rd Qualifying Round along with
Bayern München, Manchester United, FC Barcelona, Internazionale, AC
Milan, Lokomotiv Moskou, AEK Athene, Rosenborg BK, Newcastle United, Sturm
Graz, Celtic, Sporting CP, AJ Auxerre, Slovan Liberec, Shakhtar Donetsk,
RC Genk and Fenerbahçe.
|
| Sebastián
Pardo on his way to Feyenoord |
16 July 2002
|
|
Feyenoord have completed the loan-signing of
Chilean talent Sebastián Pardo. The midfielder has been hired for a year,
with an option to buy, from Universidad de Chile and the club's president
René Orozco has confirmed that the deal has been done. The transfer can
still run into problems if the 20 year-old, who made such a good
impression during the South American championships for Under 20s, fails to
obtain a work permit. His fellow
countryman Mauricio Aros, who also came from the same club in Chile, was
sent home by Feyenoord at the end of last season but he might still be
joined at the Kuip by the young forward Mauricio Pinilla who the
Rotterdammers are also targeting.
|
| Feyenoord
have pre-season headache! |
16 July 2002
|
|
Feyenoord have plenty of things to worry about
as they prepare for the coming season. To begin with they have just
received a hefty UEFA fine of €17,000 Euros as a punishment for fans who
set off dangerous fireworks during the UEFA Cup Final against Borussia
Dortmund. The Rotterdammers also find themselves with far too many players
on the injured list - assistant trainer Mario Been had to join the morning
training session yesterday as a player in order to make up the numbers!
The club's injury problems are so severe that 3rd choice goalie, Carlo
L'Ami (35), was fielded in the friendly against amateurs Lekkerkerk. Of
the 24 players coach Bert van Marwijk took to the training camp in Austria
only 15 are fit! Keepers Edwin Zoetebier and Patrick Lodewijks are the
least of his worries and rejoined the squad yesterday but Van Haaren, Van
Hooijdonk, Van Persie, Elmander, Paauwe, Loovens and Kalou all had to
train separately.
|
| Feyenoord
to sign Chilean talent? |
15 July 2002
|
|
Feyenoord are close to signing Chilean talent
Sebastián Pardo. The 21 year-old
midfielder turns
out for Universidad de Chile
and made
a good
impression during the South American championships for Under 20s. Technical manager Rob Baan is
quoted as being very enthousiastic about the player
claiming, "If he works hard and develops his physical strength we
might have the next Rivaldo in 3 years time!" A bold claim indeed!
|
| Van
Marwijk angry with Kalou |
13 July 2002
|
|
Feyenoord trainer Bert van Marwijk is angry
with his Cameroon striker Bonaventure Kalou. According to Van Marwijk it
was obvious during the commencement of the pre-season preparations that
Kalou had not been keeping fit during his holiday and as a result has
picked up a groin strain in training. One piece of good news is that
defender Ramon van Haren is fit enough for the first time in months to
rejoin the squad.
|
| Ono
rejoins Feyenoord on July 14th |
08 July 2002
|
|
Feyenoord's 'Japanese Wizard' Shinji
Ono will be rejoining the squad later than expected due to the
midfielder's need to recuperate from the appendix operation he underwent
in Japan. On his arrival in Holland it was clear that Ono not only needed
more time to recover from the surgery but was also over-tired. Trainer
Bert van Marwijk decided it was better to get a late-but-fit Ono back for
the pre-season preparations rather than an Ono suffering from 'burn-out'.
The Japanese international will now rejoin the squad on July 14th.
|
| Feyenoord
have first training session |
06 July 2002
|
|
6000 plus spectators turned out to watch
Feyenoord's first training of their pre-season preparations. Bert van
Marwijk's squad is far from being complete with Pierre van Hooijdonk,
Robin van Persie and Ebi Smolarek all injured, Leonardo on duty with
Brazil's Under 23s while Shinji Ono and Tomasz Rzasa are recovering from
their World Cup exertions. Even goalie Edwin Zoetebier is unable to train
for the 100%, hindered as he still is by a knee injury. Jon Dahl Tomasson
is the only 1st team player to have left (signed for AC Milan) while there
are additions in the shape of Anthony Lurling, keeper Patrick Lodewijks
and youth players Brian Pinas, Thomas Buffel and Ferne Snoyl. On Sunday
July 14th Feyenoord leave for Austria where they take part in the FC Tirol
tournament involving Fenerbahce, HSV and Kaiserslautern.
|
| Feyenoord's
Pre-season friendlies |
06 July 2002
|
| Date |
Opponent |
Where? |
Kickoff |
| 12/07 |
VV
Lekkerkerk |
Away |
19:00 |
| 17/07 |
Hamburger
SV (Germany) |
Home |
21:30 |
| 18/07 |
FC Tirol Tournament |
Away |
|
| 24/07 |
Spijkenisse |
Away |
19:00 |
| 27/07 |
Excelsior |
Away |
19:00 |
| 30/07 |
Barendrecht |
Away |
19:00 |
| 31/07 |
Day |
Home |
11:00 |
| 04/08 |
Tottenham
Hotspur (England) |
Home |
16:00 |
| 09/08 |
AGOVV |
Away |
19:00 |
|
|
| Feyenoord
remain interested in Farnerud |
05 July 2002
|
| Feyenoord
have confirmed that they are still tracking Landskrona player Alexander
Farnerud. The youngster scored a spectacular goal in a recent 2-1 win
against Hammarby, weaving past 6 opponents to lob over the head of keeper
Ante Covic. The 18 year-old is valued at €3,09 million Euros but
Feyenoord are not planning to launch a bid for the striker just yet and
Farnerud has said he wants to stay in Sweden for at least another year.
|
| Leonardo
gets Brazil debut call-up |
04 July 2002
|
| Feyenoord's
Brazilian winger Leonardo has been called up for Brazil's Under 23 squad.
The 19 year-old will be getting his first chance to play for his country
in two friendlies against Haďti and one against Panama. It means he'll
join Feyenoord's squad for their pre-season preparations on July 20th.
Leonardo de Vitor Santiago was lured to 'glamorous' Rotterdam as a
twelve-year-old from the slums of Rio de Janeiro. The diminutive dibbler
was 'untouchable' in the club's youth teams and at the age of 17 had
become the squad's absolute top-star when he was promoted to the 1st team
squad. He's had a hard time with the 'grown-ups' and never been popular
with his teammates, being unwilling to listen to the advice of far more
experienced players around him. Further off-pitch problems with work
permits, an agent who ran a snackbar(!!??) and the 'passport-affair' plus
the fact that he regularly returned late from visits to Brazil have not
furthered his cause. To make things worse his performances on-pitch have
suffered and he's failed to live up to those early signs of greatness.
Last season Feyenoord even considered selling/hiring him but he returned
from disgrace towards the end of the season with a series of strong
performances which have now been rewarded with the invitation to play for
Brazil and wear that magical canary-yellow shirt!
|
| Samardzic
returns to Heerenveen |
01 July 2002
|
| Radoslav
Samardzic is returning to the Abe Lenstra stadium next season to play for
Heerenveen. The 32 year-old Yugoslavian has signed a deal for one year
with the Frieslanders for whom he previously played between 1997 and 1999.
He was under contract with Feyenoord but lost his place in the squad at
the Kuip and, since March, has been keeping fit with Eerste Divisie side
ADO Den Haag. Samardzic kicked-off his career in Holland at FC Volendam in
1995, moving on two years later to Heerenveen before leaving for Feyenoord
after another two years. He failed to make an impression at the Kuip and
never got further than reserve team appearances plus a spell on loan to
RKC Waalwijk in 2001.
|
| Van
Hooijdonk suffering from hip-problem |
27 Jun 2002
|
| Pierre
van Hooijdonk looks likely to start the preparations for next season a
little later than his teammates due to a hip problem that bothered him at
the end of last season. The 32 year-old top-scorer underwent a hospital
examination yesterday and will return for an MRI-scan next week in oreder
to establish exactly how serious the injury is.
|
| RBC
sign second young Feyenoorder |
26 Jun 2002
|
| Newly
promoted RBC Roosendaal have added another young Feyenoorder in 19
year-old Ferdi Claessen who's signed a contract for a year. Claessen came
up through Feyenoord's youth academy and played for Excelsior's youth team
during the last two seasons. He's a midfielder who plays equally well in a
central position as on the left flank. Between the age of 14 and 18 he
played for Holland's youth teams and is the 2nd Feyenoord player to join
the Roosendaalers after the earlier signing of goalie Erwin Friebel.
|
| Feyenoord
chase 3rd Japanese player |
24 Jun 2002
|
| Feyenoord
have truly been bitten by the 'Japanese bug' after the successfull
'integration' of Shinji Ono in Rotterdam. They are now chasing defender
Toshihiro Hattori after already
showing their interest in adding Junichi Inamoto to the squad. The
Rotterdammers want to sign the 28 year-old on a hire contract from his
current club Júbilo Iwata. Hattori has played 39 internationals for
Japan, scoring twice.
|
| Shinji
Ono to have appendix removed |
21 Jun 2002
|
| Feyenoord's
Japanese international Shinji Ono is going into hospital for an operation
to have his appendix removed. He'll have the surgery in Tokio before
flying back to Europe for the Rotterdamers' training camp in Austria. Ono
had been suffering from abdominal pains prior to the start of the World
Cup but, after two days in hospital, decided to take part in Japan's World
Cup games.
|
| Feyenoord
target Inamoto |
21 Jun 2002
|
| Japanese
midfielder Junichi Inamoto is being targeted by Feyenoord after earlier
interest from PSV. The Rotterdammers have been following the player, who
scored World Cup goals against Belgium and Russia, for more than a year
now but Inamoto chose to sign for Arsenal where he spent most of last
season on the bench. Now that he's transfer-free Inamoto could well choose
to go to Feyenoord as his friend Shinji Ono, who is already making a name
for himself at the Kuip, has advised him to sign with the Rotterdammers.
|
| Feyenoord
sign Australian duo |
21 Jun 2002
|
| Feyenoord
have signed two 18 year-old Australian players in Brett Holman and Michael
Brown. Both come from Paramatta Power, Brett Emerton's former club, and Holman has signed for 5 years
while Brown has signed for 2 years. The duo have been on trial with the
Rotterdammers and took part in the international youth tournament which
was held at the Kuip. It's likely they will be stalled at newly promoted
satellite club Excelsior, if they successfully pass the obligatory medical
examination, which means they could get to play Ere Divisie football next
season.
|
| Feyenoord
accused of tax evasion |
18 Jun 2002
|
| The
Dutch public prosecutor has issued a summons to Feyenoord and its chairman
Jorien van den Herik to appear in court to answer charges of tax evasion.
The court case is the result of an investigation by tax-fraud
investigators FIOD (Fiscale Inlichtingen- en Opsporingsdienst). Apparently
the Rotterdammers failed to pay sufficient tax for new players when they
were transferred to the Kuip. Feyenoord manager Jan D. Swart has been
quoted as saying it's a complete surprise that the club is being dragged
into court to fight a case which started 4 years ago when the club were
originally accused. It's especially surprising when there has been so much
discussion over the last few years concerning the way in which the actual
amount of tax to be paid, when a player is transferred or signs a new
contract, is actually calculated.
|
| Anderlecht
want Elmander? |
18 Jun 2002
|
| Top
Belgian side Anderlecht are reported to have approached Feyenoord for
their Swedish forward Johan Elmander, although the Belgian media have
indicated that there's little chance of him actually moving to Belgium as
the asking price is too high. Elmander sees little action with Feyenoord
and there are several other clubs who have made enquiries about hiring him
but the Rotterdammers are not enthousiastic to let him go. Elmander is
currently on holiday and will have to decide for himself when he returns
whether or not he wants to risk a spell on loan to another club.
|
| End
of the road for Van Gobbel |
15 Jun 2002
|
| Van
Persie to be fitted with plaster-corset |
13 Jun 2002
|
| Smolarek
gets 2 European match ban |
08 Jun 2002
|
| Feyenoord
let Mauricio Aros go |
07 Jun 2002
|
| Van
Persie still suffering from back injury |
02 Jun 2002
|
| Feyenoord's
Robin van Persie continues to be troubled by the back injury the
left-winger picked up in the latter stages of his debut season for the
Rotterdammers. The youngster has been diagnosed as suffering from a
lower-back strain which necessitates at least a month's rest. Van Persie
will miss the start of the team's pre-season preparations on Saturday July
6th and, in the worst case scenario, he could miss the first ten weeks of
the new season! |
| UEFA
decide Smolarek didn't smoke joint |
29 May 2002
|
| A
special UEFA commission has decided that Feyenoord's Ebi Smolarek, who
earlier last season failed a drug-test after the UEFA Cup duel against PSV
, is innocent of smoking any cannabis. UEFA is in agreement with
Smolarek's claim that he ingested the cannabinol found in his blood via
certain health food products. Feyenoord expects that any punishment handed
out by UEFA's disciplinary committee on June 10th will be of a mild nature.
|
| Lodewijks
and Lurling signs Feyenoord deals |
29 May 2002
|
| PSV's
Patrick Lodewijks and Heerenveen's Anthony Lurling put pen to paper and
signed their contracts with Feyenoord yesterday. Goalkeeper Lodewijks had
already reached a gentleman's agreement with the Rotterdammers 2 weeks ago
and, now that he's passed the obligatory medical, has signed a deal for
two seasons while Lurling has signed a deal for 4 years.
|
| Lurling
to sign for Feyenoord |
18 May 2002
|
| Feyenoord
have agreed terms with Heerenveen concerning the fee for the transfer of
Anthony Lurling. If the 25 year-old forward agrees to the deal he'll sign
a contract for 4 years. Lurling has been with Heerenveen since 1999
when he arrived from Den Bosch. Lurling recently told Dutch provincial
newspaper the "Brabants Dagblad" that it's always been his dream
to play for the Rotterdammers.
|
| Houllier
wants Emerton |
17 May 2002
|
| Liverpool
manager Gerard Houllier has confirmed his interest in Feyenoord's
Australian international Brett Emerton. Houllier has been to watch Emerton
play in the UEFA Cup semi-final and is attracted by his talent and
flexibility. He started the season as a right winger but has ended it in a
defensive role which could prove extremely attractive for the English
Premiership side. Feyenoord are believed to be willing to let him go for
a large fee and Liverpool could be prepared
t
|
| Feyenoord
face Real Madrid in Supercup |
16 May 2002
|
| UEFA
Cup winners Feyenoord will play Champions League winners Real Madrid, who
beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 in last night's final, on August 30th in Monaco
as they battle for the European Supercup.
|
| Bosvelt
gets Oranje callup |
16 May 2002
|
| Paul Bosvelt
has received a call from Oranje coach Dick Advocaat to join the squad for
the coming friendly against the United States in Boston on Sunday. He's
replacing Patrick Kluivert who's dropped out with a knee injury and his
inclusion ends the rift between the two men that came into existence when
the Feyenoorder, along with teammate Pierre van Hooijdonk, called off for
March's friendly against Spain.
|
| Smolarek
needs operation |
11 May 2002
|
| Feyenoord's
Polish forward Ebi Smolarek is going to need an operation to repair his
damaged knee. An injury problem affecting the same knee in March cost him
a place in the Polish squad and a chance to play in the World Cup this
summer. The latest injury occurred during training and he will need a
visit to the operating table to have the problem corrected. It's the
latest blow for the striker who also faces disciplinary action by UEFA
after it was revealed earlier this week that he failed a doping test where
cannabinol was detected in a urine sample!
|
| Lodewijks
signs for Feyenoord |
10 May 2002
|
| Patrick
Lodewijks has signed a 2-year contract to be Feyenoord's new reserve
goalie. The 34 year-old hadbe extended and he succeeds AZ's Henk Timmer who was Edwin
Zoetebier's stand-in during last season. Although Feyenoord wanted to keep
Timmer they've had to let him go because the Alkmaarders asked too much
money for him while Lodewijks is transfer-free.
|
| Shinji
Ono makes footballing history |
09 May 2002
|
|
Shinji Ono made footballing history yesterday, becoming the first Japanese player to collect a UEFA Cup winner's medal. Ono made a
significant contribution to Feyenoord's crucial 3rd goal by beating
Borussia's offside trap and delivering a pass that enabled Danish
international Jon Dahl Tomasson to score. After
the match Ono told reporters "Van Hooijdonk was in an offside
position, but Tomasson came flying out of the second line for me. I wanted
to remain on the pitch until the end but it's okay because we won the cup.
It's the greatest feeling."
|
| Feyenoord
win UEFA Cup 3-2 v Dortmund |
08 May 2002
|
| Feyenoord played
their hearts out tonight in a match which took place in the shadow cast by
the assassination of Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn on Tuesday. Many were
worried that the tragic death of the controversial figure, who had sent
shock waves through the Dutch political landscape and beyond, would have a
detrimental effect on the team. Their coolness and discipline was rewarded
with the UEFA Cup trophy to put in their cabinet for the first time in 28
years! "Man of the Match" was Pierre van Hooijdonk, scoring two
first half-goals, the first a penalty for a foul on Tomasson, for
which Kohler was
dismissed in the 31st.
The 2nd was one of his freekick specials, after Van Persie was tripped by
Amoroso in the 39th, and it left the goalie without a chance! It made
P-Air UEFA Cup top-scorer as well as giving his team a well deserved 2-0
lead to take into the dressing room. The 2nd half saw a rejuvenated
Borussia side and they were awarded an early penalty for a 'kamikaze'
stunt by Paauwe in the box. Amoroso put away the spot-shot - no problem,
2-1. Could Feyenoord hold out till the whistle? Only three minutes later
they had an immediate reply and Tomasson got his 5th UEFA goal, coolly
slotting away the shot, 3-1. The Bundesliga champions really fought hard
to clamber back and Koller blasted in a shot for them from 20 metres for
the 3-2. Feyenoord hung on till the bittersweet end, despite many
worrying moments, to crown their season with the UEFA Cup!! |
| Feyenoord
not scared of Dortmund |
08 May 2002
|
Feyenoord's
coach Bert van Marwijk has been talking of his respect for UEFA Cup
finalists Dortmund while making clear that neither he, nor his team, are
worried about the fact that the German side are currently favourites to
win the match. The Rotterdammers have already proven their ability to take
out 'tougher' opposition in beating Glasgow Rangers and Internazionale to
reach the final. "Dortmund have good players but so do we!", he
said, "they are a fine team, mixing typical German-style football
with South American temperament and creativity".
Possible Feyenoord lineup: Edwin Zoetebier; Christian Gyan, Kees
van Wonderen, Patrick Paauwe, Tomasz Rzasa; Bonaventure Kalou, Paul
Bosvelt, Shinji Ono, Robin van Persie; Jon Dahl Tomasson, Pierre van
Hooijdonk.
Possible Borussia Dortmund lineup: Jens Lehmann; Jörg Heinrich,
Stefan Reuter, Christian Wörns, Dedé; Lars Ricken, Sunday Oliseh, Tomáš
Rosický, Otto Addo; Márcio Amoroso, Jan Koller.
|
| Van
Persie and Paauwe fit for UEFA Final |
07 May 2002
|
| Feyenoord's
young talent Robin van Persie and central defender Patrick Paauwe have
rejoined the squad for training after a few days rest due to,
respectively, an ankle and a back problem. Coach Bert van Marwijk expects
that both will be able to play in the UEFA Cup Final against Borussia
Dortmund in the Kuip tomorrow.
|
| Smolarek
fails UEFA dope test |
06 May 2002
|
| Feyenoord's
Ebi Smolarek has been named as the Dutch player who failed the dope test
as announced yesterday in the press. UEFA have confirmed that the player
failed a test after the UEFA Cup clash with PSV on March 21st. A tiny
amount of Cannabinol was found in his blood but the Polish winger has
denied smoking or using cannabis and Feyenoord manager Jan D. Swart is
convinced of the player's innocence. Cannabinol is a substance that can
also be found in some health store chocolate bars and Feyenoord are
planning to back their player in his appeal against whatever punishment
UEFA decides to hand out. Cannabis is no longer to be found on the Dutch
FA's list of banned substances but is still included in UEFA's list.
|
| Willem
II and Feyenoord in goalless draw |
05 May 2002
|
Willem
II lineup: De Vlieger, Jaliens, Mariana, Van Nieuwstadt, J.
Mathijsen, Landzaat, Sektioui, D. Mathijssen, Caluwé, Bombarda, Shoukov.
Feyenoord lineup:
Timmer, Gyan, De Haan, Sprockel, Rzasa, Emerton, Bosvelt, Korneev, Dos
Santos, Elmander, Leonardo.
Henk Timmer made his last appearance for
Feyenoord this afternoon - the Rotterdammers were unwilling to meet the
€700,000 Euro price tag that AZ have been asking for him and the reserve
keeper will be returning to Alkmaar. Pierre van Hooijdoink, Tomasson, Ono
and Van Persie were all rested for this last match of the season as they
will need all their strength and fitness for Wednesday's UEFA Cup clash
with Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund. The game itself ended in a goalless
draw.
|
| Van
Hooijdonk's appeal successful |
03 May 2002
|
| Emerton
misses UEFA Cup Final |
02 May 2002
|
| Feyenoord
UEFA celebrations on Thursday |
02 May 2002
|
| If Feyenoord
win the UEFA Cup Final against Borussia Dortmund, next Wednesday May 8th,
they will hold their official celebrations on the following day, May 9th
(Ascension Day), at Rotterdam's Coolsingel, 'kickoff' 14:00. The party has
been arranged in the afternoon to help avoid the rioting which marred
previous celebrations in 1999 and 1993. A massive police force will be
available to prevent crowd problems, Feyenoord and Dortmund supporters
will be strictly segregated, there will be no alcohol on sale and several
shopping streets will be closed to the public!
|
| Tomasson
signs for AC Milan? |
01 May 2002
|
| Feyenoord's
Jon Dahl Tomasson is closing to signing a 4 year contract to play for AC
Milan - only contractual formalities and the obligatory medical remain to
be completed. The striker has declared to the Italian media that he's
enthusiastic about the possibility of playing for Milan, alongside fellow
Danes Martin Laursen and Thomas Helveg who convinced him that it was the
right move to make.
The 25 year-old has been in the fortunate position of being transfer-free
and could choose between several major clubs who were interested in
signing him. Barcelona were earlier tipped to snap him up but they took
too long to make their minds up and pay the price by seeing him make the
move to the Serie A!! Tomasson arrived in Holland from Křge BK in 1994 to
play for Heerenveen, moving on to English Premiership side Newcastle
United in 1997. He failed to make his mark on Tyneside and, a year later,
was on his way to Rotterdam. In the Kuip he developed into a valued
member of the team who took time to score his goals but whose hard working
attitude made him very popular with the fans.
|
| Leeds
offer €13 million Euros for Emerton |
30 Apr 2002
|
|
Leeds United, who were once again in Holland last weekend to view Brett
Emerton's performance, have finally made an official offer for the
midfielder. The English Premiership club were very impressed with
Emerton's performance during Feyenoord's 3-2 win against Heerenveen last
weekend and have offered €13 million Euros for the Australian
international. Whether they will succeed in signing him still remains to
be seen as Feyenoord are actually asking €19.4 million!! |
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