Ajax successfully defended their Eredivisie title with a 2-0 victory over VVV-Venlo.

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Ajax retain crown

Nacer Chadli scored a late winner as FC Twente kept up the pressure on Eredivisie leaders Ajax with a 1-0 win at Excelsior Rotterdam. With Ajax playing on Sunday, Twente knew they needed a win to keep their title hopes alive.

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Chadli wins it for Twente

AZ Alkmaar’s hopes of a domestic double came to an end when they suffered a shock 4-2 extra-time defeat to Heracles Almelo in the semi-finals of the KNVB Beker.

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Heracles upset AZ to reach final

Eredivisie leaders PSV were forced to settle for a point in a 1-1 draw at Heracles on Sunday.

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Eredivisie: PSV stay top

Eredivisie leaders AZ Alkmaar and fourth-placed Ajax battled out a 1-1 draw in a match marred by heavy winds at the AFAS Stadion. Rasmus Elm gave the hosts a 37th-minute lead with a free-kick but the Amsterdammers levelled 15 minutes from time through Simon Poulsen’s own goal.

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Leading trio draw little comfort

The buccaneering Brazilian full-back, the classy Italian central defender, the battering-ram English centre-forward – football is populated by archetypes and few are as immediately recognisable as the rangy Dutch striker. From Faas Wilkes to Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, via Marco van Basten and Ruud van Nistelrooy, no nation specialises in tall, technically-gifted forwards quite like the Netherlands. …

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Five-goal Dost fits classic Dutch mould

ADO Den Haag stretched their unbeaten run to four games with a 2-0 victory over Heracles Almelo in the Eredivisie on Friday. Mike van Duinen opened the scoring in the eighth minute and Lex Immers made the points safe nine minutes from time.

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Den Haag defeat Heracles

PSV Eindhoven cruised to a 6-1 victory over FC Groningen, reducing AZ Alkmaar’s lead at the top to three points, while De Graafschap beat VVV-Venlo 2-1, and NAC Breda finished level on two goals apiece with Heerenveen.

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PSV beat Groningen to reduce gap

PSV Eindhoven trimmed AZ Alkmaar’s lead at the top of the Eredivisie to three points on Saturday with a crushing 6-1 home win over Groningen.

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Eredivisie wrap: PSV thump Groningen, Heerenveen draw

Ajax interim technical director Danny Blind does not expect in-demand full-back Gregory van der Wiel to leave in the January transfer window. An own goal from Guy Ramos gave Ajax their third successive Dutch Eredivisie victory on Sunday at the expense of 10-man RKC Waalwijk.

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Ajax: Van der Wiel going nowhere

William Overtoom of Eredivisie side Heracles Almelo has made a nationality switch to be eligible to play for the Cameroon national team, reports in the Central African nation said on Monday.

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Dutch footballer William Steve Overtoom opts to play for Cameroon

Ajax dropped a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with NAC Breda at home, while FC Twente were denied a point as Heracles Almelo scored through Lerin Duarte late on to seal victory.

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Ajax draw, Heracles deny Twente

Ajax suffered an embarrassing 6-4 defeat at Utrecht in the Eredivisie when the four games played produced 22 goals.

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World Football – Ajax lose 10-goal thriller

6-4 in a 10-goal thriller at Stadion Galgenwaard. The Amsterdammers came into the match having suffered just one defeat all season but went away dazed as Utrecht put some much-needed daylight between themselves and the relegation zone with an eye-catching display.

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FC Utrecht

Round-up: Groningen scored three goals in the opening 18 minutes on the way to a crushing 6-0 win over Feyenoord in the Eredivisie.

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World Football – Groningen thrash woeful Feyenoord

In the Eredivisie, Glynor Plet and Luis Pedro scored in either half as Heracles Almelo eased to a comfortable and deserved 2-0 victory at home to De Graafschap.

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A sensational second-half showing, and a wonder-strike from Toby Alderweireld, saw Ajax lead the Eredivisie after a 5-1 win over Heerenveen, while FC Utrecht fought back to claim a draw with De Graafschap.

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Ajax clean up, Utrecht fight for draw

Peter Bosz will aim to entertain again when Heracles travel to FC Groningen in search of a place in the Eredivisie Europa League play-off.

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Heracles out to attack

Heracles coach Peter Bosz will aim to entertain again this Sunday when his side travel to FC Groningen in search of a place in the Eredivisie UEFA Europa League play-off.

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Heracles coach pledges to attack

FC Twente could lift their second successive Eredivisie title on Sunday if they win and results elsewhere go their way in the penultimate round of the competition.

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Twente close in on Dutch title

FC Twente beat PSV 2-0 in the Dutch top of the table clash on Saturday evening. Theo Janssen scored two goals, one penalty and one beautiful chip. The reigning champions took over the lead from PSV and are now two points ahead of the Eindhoven based team.

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Twente triumph in Dutch top of the table clash

Bryan Ruiz has recovered from injury in time to join his FC Twente team-mates as they face PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie this weekend, pitting the top two sides together, while Ajax will host Heracles Almelo on Sunday.

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Ruiz fit for table-toppers showdown

PSV Eindhoven cemented its place at the top of the Dutch league with a 0-0 draw against Ajax after nearest challenger FC Twente lost 2-1 at AZ Alkmaaar Sunday. Erik Falkenburg’s injury-time goal denied Twente a point leaving the defending champion three points adrift of PSV with nine games remaining.

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PSV held to a 0-0 draw by Ajax, Twente beaten

cancelled each other out at the Philips Stadion. Ola Toivonen caught the eye early on and he had four decent chances before the half-hour mark, going closest when he landed a chip on the roof of the net.

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PSV Eindhoven

FC Twente lost ground in the Dutch Eredivisie title race on Sunday. The reigning champions drew 1-1 against NEC, while rivals PSV and Ajax beat NAC Breda (4-1) and VVV-Venlo (1-0).

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Twente drop points in Dutch title race

at Stadion de Goffert in Friday evening’s Eredivisie clash. The hosts had gone ahead thanks to Bjorn Vleminckx’s 52nd-minute strike and looked set to move themselves into the mix for a Europa League play-off spot.

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Heracles Almelo

NEC Nijmegen were held 1-1 by Heracles Almelo in their Eredivisie battle at McDOS Goffertstadion on Saturday.

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NEC, Heracles share points

NEC Nijmegen were held 1-1 by Heracles Almelo in their Eredivisie battle at McDOS Goffertstadion on Friday.

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Eredivisie: NEC Nijmegen 1 SC Heracles Almelo 1

FC Twente loan defender Oguchi Onyewu made his Eredivisie bow with 90 minutes at left back in a 5-0 demolition of derby rivals Heracles Almelo.

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Onyewu Debuts In Twente Rout

AMSTERDAM – Oguchi Onyewu enjoyed a winning debut in his first league match on loan to Dutch side FC Twente, going all 90 minutes at the unusual spot of left back as the hosts drilled derby guests Heracles Almelo 5-0 in Eredivisie play.

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