They started last night’s match in unison but as the friendly against the Netherlands progressed, it became evident Harry Arter and Stephen Quinn were battling against each other for a ticket to France.

‘We must reject hate and its preachers,’ says the Manchester City captain, as doubts surround next week’s friendly between Belgium and Portugal...

Ireland will get the ideal send-off game for the Euros when the host the Netherlands at Lansdowne Road.

Louis van Gaal has called on his players to end the “awful” feeling he has endured since he watched Manchester United crumble to a 3-0 defeat at Arsenal a fortnight ago.

Robin van Persie endured a miserable night scoring an own goal as Holland failed to qualify for the European Championships following a 3-2 defeat to the Czech Republic last night.

Manchester United forward Memphis Depay has been involved in a spat with former Red Devils striker Robin van Persie during a Holland training session.

Turkey moved a significant step closer to securing a place in the Euro 2016 qualifying play-offs and the elimination of former champions Holland after beating the Czech Republic 2-0.

Southampton 2 Manchester United 3: Manchester United’s transformation is gaining momentum thanks to two goals from Anthony Martial in a 3-2 victory at Southampton which takes them to second in the table; but it wasn’t quite enough to end a long-running debate over the quality of their defence.

The state of the Premier League nation...

Steve McClaren has urged his Holland stars to put their international misery behind them and help to kick-start Newcastle’s Barclays Premier League season.

Holland striker Robin van Persie admitted to feeling terrible after yesterday’s 3-0 Group A defeat to Turkey, but vowed to ensure victory in their final two games.

Wales are poised to end their 58-year wait to play at a major tournament after Gareth Bale’s late winner on a balmy night in Nicosia.

Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola says midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger will be given the choice of whether to stay or leave the Bundesliga champions — with Manchester United lying in wait.

Which foreign newcomer to Old Trafford said this during 2015?

Whatever else has been going wrong for Louis Van Gaal, these days, he still has something going for him: luck, writes Richard Kurt.

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Manchester United have completed the signing of Monaco striker Radamel Falcao on a on-year loan deal with an option to make the switch permanent.

Daley Blind’s agent says Manchester United are yet to launch a bid to sign his client.

New Holland coach Guus Hiddink had asked for captain Robin van Persie to work out his differences with Pierre van Hooijdonk.

Ruud van Nistelrooy has been named as one of The Netherland’s assistant coaches.

Manchester United are "90%" certain of appointing Louis van Gaal as manager by the end of the season, sources have told the Irish Examiner.

Louis van Gaal has been appointed Netherlands coach until the 2014 World Cup, the Dutch Football Association (KNVB) have announced.

When Holland’s divided and reportedly dysfunctional team lost to Denmark at Euro 2012 a tabloid newspaper back home in the Netherlands ran a headline that read ‘Legoland beat Egoland’; so goodness knows what kind of abuse is heading Bert van Marwijk’s way today after his team lost 2-1 to Germany to stand on the brink of elimination.

Roma must increase their offer if they wish to sign Ajax goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg.

IT’S not that long since Ajax were the best club in the world.

Edwin van der Sar has ruled out a return to Ajax after he retires, revealing he plans to stay at Manchester United in a non-playing role.

I’M indebted to a colleague for drawing my attention to a Reuters story which reported that former Ajax coach Danny Blind has apologised for causing an accident while driving under the influence of alcohol.

LONG-SERVING midfielder Lee Hendrie is resigned to a future away from Aston Villa after claiming he was being pushed out.

Long-serving midfielder Lee Hendrie is resigned to a future away from Aston Villa after claiming he was being pushed out.

Ajax could be on the verge of salvaging a lucrative consolation prize from what has been a miserable season after thrashing arch-rivals Feyenoord 4-2 in Rotterdam and 7-2 on aggregate to reach the play-off final for Holland’s second Champions League spot next season.

Internazionale 1 Ajax 0 (Internazionale win 3-2 on aggregate)

BOTH Werder Bremen and Juventus have been boosted by the return of key strikers for the Champions League round of 16 first-leg clash at the Weser Stadium tonight.

Arsene Wenger praised the never-say-die attitude of Freddie Ljungberg which epitomised Arsenal’s battling Champions League victory in Amsterdam.

Robert Pires returned to the Arsenal side for tonight’s Champions League clash with Ajax in Amsterdam.

A mountainous injury list is casting a giant shadow over Ajax’s preparations for their Champions League clash with Arsenal tomorrow night.

Rangers 2 Anorthosis Famagusta 0 (Rangers win 4-1 on aggregate

AJAX captain John Heitinga believes the club’s board of directors have made a good choice in appointing Danny Blind as their new coach.

Press speculation in Holland is mounting that Tottenham coach Martin Jol will become the new coach at Ajax.

There have been numerous comparisons between the footballing merits of Ipswich and their Dutch cousins Ajax over the years.