SV Robinhood was the first Surinamese club on ESPN on Wednesday evening





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First for SV Robinhood

SV Robinhood is the first Surinamese club ever to be broadcast live in the Netherlands on Wednesday evening. The pride of Paramaribo will face Club Sport Herediano from Costa Rica in the return of the eighth finals of the CONCACAF Champions Cup. The three-time champion of Suriname has to make up for a 2-0 deficit at home. The match between Robinhood and Club Sport Heredian can be seen live on Wednesday from 10:55 PM ESPN2.

Court: FC Volendam must pay Van Leeuwen and Jongkind

FC Volendam must still pay Jasper van Leeuwen and Ruben Jongkind a bonus, the court in Zaandam decided on Tuesday. The club was of the opinion that the pair were no longer entitled to the bonuses, but both were under contract with the Volendam team until May 1. This means that they are entitled to the bonus.

The pair will receive 120,000 euros per person and could also claim an additional 75,000 euros per person due to the statutory notice period. Two other members of Team Jonk, Wim Jonk and Matthias Kohler, had to demonstrate at an earlier stage to the KNVB arbitration committee that they were also entitled to the same bonus. There is a good chance that FC Volendam will also have to pay out Jonk and Kohler due to the court ruling.

Martinelli will miss the home game against FC Porto due to injury

Arsenal will have to make do without Gabriel Martinelli in the second leg of the Champions League fixture with FC Porto. The left winger of the proud leader in the Premier League was injured on March 4 in the away match against Sheffield United (0-6) and was even seen on crutches.

The foot injury turned out to be less serious than initially thought, but the Brazilian lost the race against time. The Brazilian was also absent against Brentford (2-1 win) last weekend. Then the 29-year-old Belgian Leandro Trossard was in his position.

Arsenal's second leg is scheduled for Tuesday evening. Referee Clement Turpin blows his first whistle at 9 p.m. Arsenal must make up for a 0-1 deficit at home. Lost three weeks ago the Gunners deep in injury time for the Portuguese through a goal by Wenderson Galeno.

The 22-year-old Martinelli has been playing for Arsenal since the summer of 2020, when he came over from Brazilian Ituano. This season he played a total of 32 games and found the net 8 times. The Brazilian also provided five assists.

Daniele Orsato takes charge of Borussia Dortmund – PSV

Daniele Orsato has been appointed to manage PSV's return against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday. The Italian also refereed the group match of the Eindhoven team at home against Sevilla earlier this season. Then the Spanish press labeled Orsato as 'home whistler', because of a disallowed goal and an allegedly unjustified penalty. The match ended 2-2.

Danny Makkelie is put in charge of a beautiful Champions League poster

Danny Makkelie must manage the Champions League match between FC Barcelona and Napoli. Makkelie, together with assistant referees Hessel Steegstra and Jan de Vries and fourth man Allard Lindhout, forms the refereeing quartet.

Rob Dieperink is the video referee, Clay Ruperti is his assistant. Barça and Napoli will battle it out to see who can play in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The first leg in Naples ended with a 1-1 final score.

Merseyside Police deploy extra officers to protect Manchester City players' bus

On Sunday afternoon at 4:45 PM, Liverpool and Manchester City will kick off at Anfield for the absolute cracker in round 28 of the Premier League. The winner will climb over Arsenal and can call themselves the new leader. Police in Merseyside are prepared for anything and are deploying extra officers after previous attacks in 2018 and 2022.

At the time, the Manchester City team bus was pelted, including a bottle of drink thrown against the windows. Specially trained officers will be stationed at various locations along the route on Sunday to maintain order. It is the first time that such surveillance teams are deployed around the match.

NEC weeks without Dirk Proper

NEC will not have Dirk Proper available in the coming weeks, the club announced through official channels. The midfielder is struggling with a hamstring injury and will also have to miss the upcoming international matches with the Dutch Juniors.

Rasmus Højlund Player of the Month in the Premier League

Rasmus Højlund has been named Player of the Month for February in the Premier League. The 21-year-old Manchester United striker thus beats Phil Foden (Manchester City), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) and Bukayo Saka (Arsenal). Højlund had to miss the last two league matches in February, but was of great value to Manchester. United with five goals and an assist in four Premier League matches.

Jorrel Hato nominated for Player of the Week title

Ajax defender Jorrel Hato has been nominated for the title of Player of the Week in the Conference League. The left foot made an excellent impression on UEFA against Aston Villa (0-0) on his eighteenth birthday on Thursday evening, by preventing English international Ollie Watkins from scoring.

In addition to Hato, Jonathan David (Lille), Bruno Petkovic (Dinamo Zagreb) and Eran Zahavi (Maccabi Tel Aviv) are also among the contenders for the prestigious title. The latter, a former PSV striker, was accurate twice on Thursday evening in the away match against the Greek Olympiacos (1-4).

KNVB fines Feyenoord after cup match with PSV

The independent prosecutor of professional football has imposed a fine of 15,000 euros on Feyenoord. The Rotterdam team has been fined by the KNVB for lighting fireworks during the cup match with PSV. The team of coach Arne Slot played against the Eindhoven team on January 24, 2024 in De Kuip in the quarter-finals of the TOTO KNVB Cup.

Haye is set to make his debut with Indonesia

Thom Haye is part of the Indonesian player selection for the first time. The SC Heerenveen midfielder has been called up for the World Cup qualifiers against Vietnam (Thursday 21 and Tuesday 26 March). The naturalization process of the born Amsterdammer would according to Tribun News were approved by the House of Representatives on Tuesday. FC Dallas goalkeeper Maarten Paes, who previously played for FC Utrecht, has to postpone his international debut due to the paperwork.

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