Football Archives - Heavenly Holland https://heavenly-holland.com/category/sports/football/ It's all about the Netherlands Mon, 12 Feb 2018 20:52:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7 https://heavenly-holland.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/favicon.png Football Archives - Heavenly Holland https://heavenly-holland.com/category/sports/football/ 32 32 The world’s best female football player comes from the Netherlands https://heavenly-holland.com/lieke-martens-best-player-fifa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lieke-martens-best-player-fifa Mon, 23 Oct 2017 21:30:18 +0000 http://heavenly-holland.com/?p=2994 Did you know that the world’s best female football player comes from the Netherlands? Her name is Lieke Martens and tonight she was voted best female player of the year at the Best FIFA Football Awards in London. Two months ago Lieke already won the award for UEFA Women’s Player of the Year in Monaco. The […]

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]]> Did you know that the world’s best female football player comes from the Netherlands?

Her name is Lieke Martens and tonight she was voted best female player of the year at the Best FIFA Football Awards in London.

Two months ago Lieke already won the award for UEFA Women’s Player of the Year in Monaco.

The Netherlands’ coach Sarina Wiegman won the award for the Best FIFA Women’s Coach.

Tomorrow the Orange Lionesses play against Norway in the 2019 World Cup qualification. Line up: Van Veenendaal; Van der Most, Dekker, Van der Gragt, Janssen; Groenen, Van de Donk, Spitse; Van de Sanden, Miedema, Martens.

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]]> Lieke Martens voted UEFA Women’s Player of the Year https://heavenly-holland.com/lieke-martens-uefa-player-of-the-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lieke-martens-uefa-player-of-the-year Thu, 24 Aug 2017 19:44:50 +0000 http://heavenly-holland.com/?p=2826 Did you know that Dutch soccer player Lieke Martens was named UEFA Women’s Player of the Year tonight? Cristiano Ronaldo won his third UEFA Men’s Player of the Year Award in four seasons. The awards were handed out tonight at the Champions League group-stage draw in Monaco. Congrats Lieke and good luck at your new […]

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]]> Did you know that Dutch soccer player Lieke Martens was named UEFA Women’s Player of the Year tonight? Cristiano Ronaldo won his third UEFA Men’s Player of the Year Award in four seasons.

The awards were handed out tonight at the Champions League group-stage draw in Monaco.

Congrats Lieke and good luck at your new club FC Barcelona!

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]]> Madurodam honours Orange Lionesses https://heavenly-holland.com/madurodam-honours-orange-lionesses/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=madurodam-honours-orange-lionesses Thu, 10 Aug 2017 12:11:09 +0000 http://heavenly-holland.com/?p=2657 Did you know that the Orange Lionesses are even being honoured in Utrecht’s miniature version in Madurodam? On Monday tens of thousands of fans came to the life-size Utrecht to celebrate the championship.

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]]> Did you know that the Orange Lionesses are even being honoured in Utrecht’s miniature version in Madurodam?

On Monday tens of thousands of fans came to the life-size Utrecht to celebrate the championship.

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]]> The worst football uniform of all time https://heavenly-holland.com/sc-heerenveen-outfit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sc-heerenveen-outfit Sun, 07 Aug 2016 15:53:09 +0000 http://heavenly-holland.com/?p=1726 Did you know that SC Heerenveen’s attire was selected by BBC as one of the worst football uniforms of all time? In response the Eredivisie league club teased BBC on Twitter with a photo of a personalized outfit and an invitation to learn about the history of the red ‘pompeblêden’, which were mistakenly seen as […]

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]]> Did you know that SC Heerenveen’s attire was selected by BBC as one of the worst football uniforms of all time?

In response the Eredivisie league club teased BBC on Twitter with a photo of a personalized outfit and an invitation to learn about the history of the red ‘pompeblêden’, which were mistakenly seen as hearts.

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]]> Football legend Johan Cruijff passes away at the age 68 https://heavenly-holland.com/johan-cruijff-passed-away/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=johan-cruijff-passed-away Thu, 24 Mar 2016 18:31:11 +0000 http://heavenly-holland.com/?p=1720 Did you know that today football legend Johan Cruijff passed away at the age of 68 after losing the battle with cancer? Cruijff is considered as one of the greatest footballers in history and not only represented the Dutch national team 48 times but also starred for Ajax and FC Barcelona.

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]]> Did you know that today football legend Johan Cruijff passed away at the age of 68 after losing the battle with cancer?

Cruijff is considered as one of the greatest footballers in history and not only represented the Dutch national team 48 times but also starred for Ajax and FC Barcelona.

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]]> Robin van Persie: all-time top scorer for the Dutch football team https://heavenly-holland.com/robin-van-persie/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=robin-van-persie Thu, 04 Jun 2015 08:52:32 +0000 http://heavenly-holland.com/?p=1714 Did you know that Robin van Persie is the all-time top scorer for the Dutch football team with 49 goals? Today is exactly 10 years ago that Robin scored his first goal for the Dutch team during the World Cup Qualifier against Romania.

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]]> Did you know that Robin van Persie is the all-time top scorer for the Dutch football team with 49 goals?

Today is exactly 10 years ago that Robin scored his first goal for the Dutch team during the World Cup Qualifier against Romania.

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]]> The Netherlands wins UEFA Euro 1988 final https://heavenly-holland.com/uefa-euro-1988/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uefa-euro-1988 Tue, 25 Jun 2013 14:26:05 +0000 http://heavenly-holland.com/?p=1705 The post The Netherlands wins UEFA Euro 1988 final appeared first on Heavenly Holland.

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Did you know that today is 25 years ago that the Dutch national football team won the UEFA European Championship in München? The Dutch defeated Soviet Union 2-0 in the final. 

UEFA Euro 1988 final

Date: Saturday 25 June 1988
Location: Munich, Germany
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

Goals
32′ Ruud Gullit (NL)
54′ Marco van Basten (NL)

Team Netherlands
Goalkeeper: Hans van Breukelen
Defenders: Ronald Koeman, Berry van Aerle and Adri van Tiggelen
Midfielders: Gerald Vanenburg, Erwin Koeman, Arnold Mühren, Frank Rijkaard and Jan Wouters
Strikers: Ruud Gullit and Marco van Basten
Coach: Rinus Michels

Team USSR
Goalkeeper: Rinat Dasaev
Defenders: Anatoliy Demyanenko and Vagiz Khidiyatullin
Midfielders: Gennadi Lytovchenko, Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko, Vasyl Rats, Oleksandr Zavarov and Sergey Alejnikov
Strikers: Sergey Gotsmanov, Igor Belanov and Oleg Protasov
Coach: Valeri Lobanovsky

Watch Marco van Basten’s legendary goal

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]]> The first game of football in the Netherlands in 1885 https://heavenly-holland.com/first-game-football/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=first-game-football Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:18:12 +0000 http://heavenly-holland.com/?p=1818 Did you know that the first game of football in the Netherlands was played in Enschede in 1885? Local textile baron Jan Bernard van Heek returned from study in England, toke a leather football back home and spread the football virus among men working at textile factories in Twente.

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]]> Did you know that the first game of football in the Netherlands was played in Enschede in 1885?

Local textile baron Jan Bernard van Heek returned from study in England, toke a leather football back home and spread the football virus among men working at textile factories in Twente.

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]]> Dutch football coach becomes national hero in South Korea https://heavenly-holland.com/guus-hiddink/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=guus-hiddink Sat, 04 Jun 2011 18:15:06 +0000 http://heavenly-holland.com/?p=1764 Did you know that Dutch football coach Guus Hiddink became a national hero in South Korea after the national team reached the semi finals of the World Cup in 2002 led by Guus? South Koreans visiting the Netherlands enjoy stopping over at the Guuseam, a museum dedicated to Guus in his hometown Varsseveld.

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]]> Did you know that Dutch football coach Guus Hiddink became a national hero in South Korea after the national team reached the semi finals of the World Cup in 2002 led by Guus?

South Koreans visiting the Netherlands enjoy stopping over at the Guuseam, a museum dedicated to Guus in his hometown Varsseveld.

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