The era-defining brilliance of Romário, who redefined the striker role, may have peaked in Barcelona, but it was very much made at PSV
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Exemplifying sibling rivalry, Siem and Luuk de Jong would spend much of their careers fighting against one another
Spending years out of the game following a premature retirement, the brilliant Marc Overmars still had one triumphant return in him
The Ajax logo’s 11 lines symbolise not just the number of players in a team, but the number that can play in Ajax’s. A fantastic badge for Total Football
Cruyff won the double with Ajax in 1983 but when told was no longer in their plans, he left for rvials Feyenoord, where he proceeded to win another double
While a generation of fans may only see him as a manager, it’s important to remember that Ronald Koeman was, long before this, a footballer like no other
Taking over at a club that hadn’t lifted a major trophy in 23 years, Louis van Gaal would undertake some of his greatest work at AZ Alkmaar
Seven goals for Heerenveen against Heracles turned Afonso Alves, linked with Real Madrid and Inter, into one of Europe’s most sought-after strikers
Smart and clinical, Luc Nilis, after spending much of his career as the bridesmaid, remains one of Europe’s most underrated players of all
With similar backgrounds in Suriname, the families of Gullit and Rijkaard settled in the Netherlands and started a chain that would transform Dutch football
As a boy, Marco van Basten dreamed of being a gymnast. Sadly his dreams would falter – he’d instead become one of the greatest footballers in history
When talking about the greatest managers in history, Ernst Happel has done everything to join the discussion, a true pioneer of football at Feyenoord
This Ajax side should be lauded and relished as one of the most thrilling and enterprising the Champions League has seen for some time
Coming to Europe as a raw but otherwordly teenager, Ronaldo would make the Eredivisie home for two years, setting Europe alight with his talent
Largely lauded as a luxury during his time at Southampton, since moving to Ajax, Dušan Tadić has become one of Europe’s most feared attacking stars
It wasn’t that long ago that RBC Roosendaal were securing draws against Ajax and PSV. Then came a catastrophic fall. Now, however, they’re looking up again
When a talented yet unproven 20-year-old Zlatan Ibrahimović arrived at Ajax in 2001 from his hometown club Malmö, he struggled to break into the first team, battling for a place up front…
Within their small stadium, Maurice Steijn is hard working on loan deals to survive in the Eredivisie. Welcome to the world of VVV-Venlo