By Jeroen van Barneveld Feb 28, 2024 at 10:36 PM Update: 4 hours ago The Orange Women missed out on a ticket for the Olympic Games in Paris on Wednesday. The team of national coach Andries Jonker lost the all-deciding Nations League match for an Olympic ticket to Germany in Heerenveen: 0-2. The mediocre Dutch … Read more
By Jeroen van Barneveld Jan 26, 2024 at 3:20 AM Update: an hour ago There was “a grave atmosphere” in the Hercules dressing room on Thursday after the spectacular 3-4 defeat against Cambuur. The cup sensation fell just short of a new stunt after the legendary victory over Ajax. “But I can tell this to … Read more
Winterswijk in Gelderland celebrated a first on Tuesday evening with a marathon on natural ice. There is battle and rivalry behind the first natural ice competition of the season. “If Haaksbergen does call and I don’t, I’m sure I won’t get it.” Just before 7 p.m., hundreds of people stand in line with orange hats … Read more
By Jeroen van Barneveld Jul 20, 2023 at 03:03Update: 6 minutes ago New Zealand was shocked by a deadly shooting on the first day of the Women’s World Cup. A man shot dead two people in Auckland on Thursday, about twelve hours before the kick-off of the tournament in that city. The shooter also died. … Read more
By Jeroen van Barneveld Jul 20, 2023 at 03:03 Update: an hour ago New Zealand was shocked by a deadly shooting on the first day of the Women’s World Cup in the country. A man shot and killed two people at a construction site in Auckland on Thursday, about twelve hours before the city opens … Read more
By Jeroen van Barneveld 16 July 2023 at 05:07 At her third World Cup, Merel van Dongen seems to have to reconcile herself with a reserve role with the Orange. The veteran will not mutiny in the interest of the team, she emphasized. But she doesn’t give up easily either. “I’m ready for anything.” Of … Read more
By Jeroen van Barneveld Jul 14, 2023 at 7:37 AMUpdate: 13 minutes ago Merel van Dongen says sorry to New Zealanders who felt hurt by her comment in the infamous ‘haka video’. According to the Orange International, it was “absolutely not my intention” to mock the haka. “I did not realize at all what it … Read more