#Kenneth Taylor

Tournament dark horses Senegal will have to do their dark-horsing without Sadio Mane when they meet the Netherlands in a tasty World Cup Group A match on Monday in Al Khor. Mane requires surgery after suffering an injury with club Bayern Munich, leaving Kalidou Koulibaly, Idrissa Gana Gueye, and Senegal to seek a knockout round berth without the…

Manchester United's Donny van de Beek and Newcastle United defender Sven Botman have been left out of the Netherlands squad for the World Cup. Midfielder Van de Beek, who hasn't played for his country since March last year, lost out to the uncapped Xavi Simons, who has impressed for PSV this season. Botman is yetted to be capped at senior level,…

The 2022 World Cup squads are close to being confirmed and we are collating all of them as they are made official. From surprise call-ups to the agony of injury, there has been so much news swirling around which 26 players from each country will be named in their national team squad for the World Cup in Qatar. National team managers have some huge…

Ajax are set to play Excelsior at the Johan Cruyff Arena on Sunday in the Eredivisie. Ajax come into this game on the back of a 4-2 loss to Luciano Spalletti's Napoli in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. Goals from Mexican winger Hirving Lozano, attacker Giacomo Raspadori, Georgian forward Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Nigerian striker…

After going three matches unbeaten in all competitions, Liverpool's recent momentum was brought to a shuddering halt at the weekend. With Nottingham Forest getting the better of them in the Premier League, the Merseyside men will now hope for better fortunes in Europe. Further progress in the Champions League is up for grabs on Wednesday.…

It's been eight long years since the Netherlands last played a World Cup match, a 3-0 victory over Brazil that earned them the honour of third place in 2014. They return now with the same manager, Louis van Gaal, whose tactics made the Dutch one of the most entertaining teams in Brazil, but the trail left behind by his subsequent successors and…

Liverpool's path to the Champions League round of 16 requires a point at Ajax to complete the job with a game to spare. That would seem a more straightforward challenge had last season's finalists not shown such dismal form away from Anfield this campaign, losing four games and drawing twice either side of their 7-1 thrashing of Rangers at…

AZ Alkmaar are set to play Ajax at the AFAS Stadion on Sunday in the Eredivisie. AZ Alkmaar come into this game on the back of a 4-1 win over ten-man Vaduz in the group stage of the UEFA Europa Conference League. Goals from young forward Yusuf Barasi, centre-back Sam Beukema, Japanese right-back Yukinari Sugawara and midfielder Dani de Wit secured…

Ajax are set to play Cambuur at the Johan Cruyff Arena on Saturday in the Eredivisie. Ajax come into this game on the back of a 2-0 win over Henk Fraser's Utrecht in their most recent league game. Goals from Dutch attackers Steven Berghuis and Brian Brobbey secured the win for Alfred Schreuder's Ajax. Cambuur, on the other hand, lost 1-0 to Pascal…