And finally, one more 'team news' post...
Johnny Heitinga has transferred to Everton in a six million pound deal said to be worth five years. Bert van Marwijk has warned Rafael van der Vaart that if he doesn't get more playing time at Real Madrid, he may jeopardize his national team place. Wesley Sneijder was injured, but not severely, in today's friendly versus Japan, which Holland won 3-0 after goals from Robin van Persie, Sneijder, and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. Piet Velthuizen, a 22-year-old goalkeeper currently playing for Vitesse, also made his national debut today, deputizing for Maarten Stekelenburg (personal opinion after watching the match: he looked brilliant! Confident with kicking, claiming the ball, and one show-stopper save... AND IF ANY OF YOU MAKE CRACKS ABOUT KEEPER BIAS I WILL - ). EDIT: Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink has signed a 2-year deal with Hull on a free transfer, having been out of contract with Celtic.
Plus a little bit of news about our Lady!Oranje... the women's national team is currently playing in the UEFA Women's European Championships, and won unexpectedly in the quarterfinals, beating France in a penalty shootout. Congrats, Loes! They will now face England in the semi-finals.
Seeing as the transfer deadline has now passed and Holland are far and away at the top of their WC 2010 qualifying group, this might be the last team news post for a while, but first...
Plus a little bit of news about our Lady!Oranje... the women's national team is currently playing in the UEFA Women's European Championships, and won unexpectedly in the quarterfinals, beating France in a penalty shootout. Congrats, Loes! They will now face England in the semi-finals.
Seeing as the transfer deadline has now passed and Holland are far and away at the top of their WC 2010 qualifying group, this might be the last team news post for a while, but first...
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