Person: Phillip Cocu

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Opportunities abound for Irish on the Championship trail

There is a conversation from a couple years ago that sticks in the mind — and the craw — of Sean O’Shea.

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Keogh could be out until December 2020 after car crash

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Championship wrap: Wednesday go top; Woodgate gets first 'Boro win; Williams Blackburn's match-winner

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Javier Mascherano leaves Barcelona to join Hebei China Fortune

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Javier Mascherano to leave Barcelona

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Thomas Muller says Bayern Munich will be wary of FC Rostov

Ajax get cake but lose Dutch title to PSV after final day shock result

No sporting event this week can quite compete with the crowning of Leicester City.

Tue, 10 May, 2016

Real Madrid must continue revival to convince fans, admits under-fire Rafa Benitez

PSV Eindhoven boss Phillip Cocu has vowed that his side will do everything in their power to ensure tonight’s crunch Champions League clash with CSKA Moscow is an “unforgettable” and triumphant occasion for the Dutch club.

Tue, 08 Dec, 2015

Manchester United's Champions League hopes on a knife edge

Manchester United 0 PSV Eindhoven 0: Even in the halcyon years under Alex Ferguson, Manchester United players had a habit of making life difficult for themselves, a tendency which they appear hell bent on continuing with Louis van Gaal at the helm.

Thu, 26 Nov, 2015

Luke Shaw gets permission to skip PSV clash

Louis van Gaal has given Luke Shaw permission to stay away from Manchester United’s match against PSV in case he feels it will reopen the psychological wounds of his leg break in Eindhoven.

Wed, 25 Nov, 2015

Louis van Gaal casts doubt on United hopes

Louis van Gaal may have spent over £250m (€341m) since he took over at Manchester United, but he still does not know whether his squad is capable of being a major force in the Champions League.

Tue, 15 Sep, 2015

Rutten leaves PSV

PSV Eindhoven have confirmed they have parted company with coach Fred Rutten following the side’s poor recent form.

Mon, 12 Mar, 2012

European showdown for Liverpool and Chelsea in Champions League

Liverpool 1 PSV Eindhoven 0 (agg: 4-0)

Wed, 11 Apr, 2007

Reds cruise to win over PSV

PSV Eindhoven 0 Liverpool 3

Tue, 03 Apr, 2007

Gerrard goal puts Reds ahead at the break

PSV Eindhoven 0 Liverpool 1

Tue, 03 Apr, 2007

PSV consign Arsenal to trophyless season

Arsenal 1 PSV Eindhoven 1 (PSV win 2-1 on aggregate)

Wed, 07 Mar, 2007

Cocu clocks the difference between Brit opponents

PSV Eindhoven captain Phillip Cocu agrees with his coach Ronald Koeman that the two-legged meeting with Arsenal is likely to be an entirely different type of game to their encounters with Liverpool this season.

Tue, 20 Feb, 2007

Benitez subdued despite PSV victory

Liverpool stars Steven Gerrard and Peter Crouch will tell you that their boss Rafael Benitez rarely dishes out praise to his stars.

Thu, 23 Nov, 2006

Benitez counts cost of win

Rafael Benitez revealed that Liverpool have paid a heavy price for winning Champions League group C with a 2-0 home win over PSV Eindhoven tonight.

Wed, 22 Nov, 2006

Ajax reclaim top spot

Ajax returned to the Eredivisie summit on Sunday after a convincing 3-0 win at Heracles.

Sun, 05 Nov, 2006

Van Nistelrooy shocked at squad omission

Ruud van Nistelrooy has spoken of his shock at being dropped from Holland’s squad to face the Republic of Ireland in Dublin tomorrow.

Tue, 15 Aug, 2006

Portugal fear double trouble

Portugal face an anxious wait to see if they will have Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Figo available to face England in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday.

Mon, 26 Jun, 2006

Portugal edge bad-tempered affair

Portugal 1 Holland 0

Sun, 25 Jun, 2006

Defiant Dutch deny favourites’ flair

Argentina 0 Holland 0

Thu, 22 Jun, 2006

Holland and Argentina ends scoreless

Holland 0 Argentina 0

Wed, 21 Jun, 2006

Van der Sar pursuing orange dream

RECORD-BREAKER Edwin van der Sar wants to celebrate becoming the most-capped Dutch player of all time by turning the world orange.

Mon, 19 Jun, 2006

Van Basten insists there is harmony in Dutch camp

HOLLAND coach Marco van Basten has played down reports of a rift in the camp between wide men Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie, which has threatened to re-ignite all the old tensions in the Dutch camp.

Fri, 16 Jun, 2006

Hiddink angry at ‘dirty’ claims

AUSTRALIA coach Guus Hiddink has accused Japanese officials of unfairly trying to influence the refereeing of today’s Group F opener at the World Cup after his Socceroos were labelled a ‘dirty’ team.

Mon, 12 Jun, 2006

Robben the hero after Holland opens with win

A virtuoso performance by Arjen Robben paved the way for victory in Holland’s opening encounter of the World Cup, against Serbia and Montenegro.

Sun, 11 Jun, 2006

Dutch to play strongest side

Holland coach Marco van Basten will parade his strongest starting line-up when Australia visit De Kuip stadium for a World Cup warm-up match tomorrow.

Sat, 03 Jun, 2006

Terrific Tiago inspires rampant Lyon

Lyon 4 PSV Eindhoven 0 (Agg 5-0)

Thu, 09 Mar, 2006

Lyon and Milan progress

Lyon gained revenge for their elimination at the hands of PSV Eindhoven last year by dumping the Dutch side out of this season’s Champions League with plenty to spare at the Stade Gerland tonight.

Wed, 08 Mar, 2006

Feyenoord close gap on PSV

Feyenoord took advantage of a rare PSV Eindhoven slip to move to within a point of the Eredivisie leaders with a 6-1 thrashing of Willem II.

Thu, 29 Dec, 2005

Kaka double sends Milan through

Last season’s semi-finalists AC Milan and PSV Eindhoven moved into the last 16 of this year’s Champions League after victories in their final group games.

Tue, 06 Dec, 2005

Recalled Cocu looks set to start against the Finns

DUTCH coach Marco van Basten has added midfielder Phillip Cocu to his squad for the Group 1 qualifier against Finland in Helsinki tomorrow night.

Tue, 07 Jun, 2005

Milan stars admit lucky escape

AC Milan advanced to a Champions League final clash agaist Liverpool last night – but even the Rossoneri players admitted they had been fortunate to eliminate brave PSV Eindhoven.

Thu, 05 May, 2005

Massimo wins it for lucky Milan

PSV 3 AC Milan 1 (3-3 agg, Milan win on away goals)

Thu, 05 May, 2005

Last gasp Milan survive against brave PSV

Massimo Ambrosini’s injury-time header proved decisive as AC Milan overcame brave PSV Eindhoven to set up a Champions League final against Liverpool.

Wed, 04 May, 2005

Lyon undone by Cocu strike

Lyon 1 PSV 1

Wed, 06 Apr, 2005

French folly boosts Ireland

The Republic of Ireland clung on to top spot in World Cup qualifying Group Four as France were held to a goalless draw by Switzerland.

Sat, 26 Mar, 2005

New injury woe for Robben

Chelsea winger Arjen Robben’s injury problems returned tonight as the 21-year-old suffered a calf injury during Holland’s World Cup qualifier away to Romania.

Sat, 26 Mar, 2005

Big guns back to boost Dutch

EUROPE’S big guns play World Cup 2006 qualifiers this afternoon in the knowledge they have little room for error.

Sat, 26 Mar, 2005

Ajax thrashed as PSV close on title

A Mark van Bommel hat-trick helped PSV Eindhoven thrash champions Ajax 4-0 and maintain their march towards the Eredivisie title.

Sun, 20 Mar, 2005

PSV march safely through

PSV EINDHOVEN secured their place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League last night, beating last season’s finalists Monaco 2-0.

Thu, 10 Mar, 2005

Nine-man Gunners stay alive

PSV Eindhoven 1 Arsenal 1

Thu, 25 Nov, 2004

Arsenal escape with draw as two sent off

PSV Eindhoven 1 Arsenal 1

Wed, 24 Nov, 2004

Wenger warns PSV could feel Gunners' wrath

Arsene Wenger has warned PSV Eindhoven that Arsenal will use the taunts of midfielder Phillip Cocu as added motivation ahead of tonight’s pivotal Champions League tie.

Wed, 24 Nov, 2004

Henry the inspiration as patience pays off for Gunners

Arsenal 1 PSV Eindhoven 0

Wed, 15 Sep, 2004

PSV mistake gives Arsenal points

Arsenal 1 PSV Eindhoven 0

Tue, 14 Sep, 2004