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Euro-Star: Heerenveen hero Haye takes centre stage after Volendam mauling

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Euro-Star: Heerenveen hero Haye takes centre stage after Volendam mauling Euro-Star is back once again to take a look at the best rated performance across Europe this past weekend. Viktor Gyokeres, Deniz Undav, Vinicius Junior and most recently Xavi Simons were the focus in recent weeks but attention this time around turns to the Eredivisie.We asked our followers on X to ...

Can Heerenveen gatecrash the Eredivisie's traditional top three?

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Can Heerenveen gatecrash the Eredivisie's traditional top three? A year, as the saying goes, is a long time in football. Heerenveen more than most can attest to that adage.Currently they sit in fourth, with only the traditional 'big three' ahead of them, having won six of their 13 matches played. It’s significant progression from last season, considering it...

Player Focus: Versatile Sinkgraven on His Way to the Top with Heerenveen

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Player Focus: Versatile Sinkgraven on His Way to the Top with Heerenveen When it comes to reinvention Heerenveen are the masters. Across the last decade they've become a model for those in the provinces, whenever it seems that after losing influential figures they are dead certainties to struggle, they defy.Three simple and effective reasons stand out: scouting – a...

Player Focus: The Emergence of Hakim Ziyech at Heerenveen

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Player Focus: The Emergence of Hakim Ziyech at Heerenveen The difference, in terms of level, between the Eredivisie and its counterparts in Western Europe – namely the 'Big five' – is widely known and appreciated. As mentioned on these pages, numerous times, the Eredivisie has over the years steadily built a reputation as a 'developmental leagu...

Player Focus: Finnbogason Made in His Manager's Image

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Player Focus: Finnbogason Made in His Manager's Image Marco van Basten's return to management last season posed more challenges than King Eurystheus. Heerenveen, who he joined after three years in managerial exile, managed one win from their first eight games. It looked like another doomed tenure; he would eventually turn things around finishing eighth...