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The Star
3 days ago
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- The Star
Soccer-Wolfsburg's 'Gouda Guardiola' Simonis is big fan of Man City coach
BERLIN (Reuters) -Dutch coach Paul Simonis earned the nickname 'Gouda Guardiola' for his faint resemblance to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, but the new VfL Wolfsburg boss said on Tuesday he was actually a fan of the real thing. Simonis, who took over at Wolfsburg for the coming season after leading Dutch side Go Ahead Eagles to their first ever Dutch KNVB Cup victory in April, said Guardiola was one of the coaches who inspired him. He also named Paris St Germain's Luis Enrique and Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa. "Good question," Simonis told a press conference when asked about which coaches inspired him. "I really like, not because he looks like (me), but I really like Pep Guardiola. "He looks like me. I was already bald before he was bald. What I like about these guys is how the players talk about them. If you take good care of them, they will pay you back." "These types are capable of doing that, besides having a good technical and tactical plan to watch the games," Simonis added. The Bundesliga season starts on August 22. (Reporting by Karolos GrohmannEditing by Christian Radnedge)
The Star
21-04-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Soccer-Go Ahead Eagles soar to win KNVB Cup in shootout
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (Reuters) -Go Ahead Eagles won their first ever Dutch KNVB Cup on Sunday, coming from behind to score a last-gasp equaliser before going on to win 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw with AZ Alkmaar. Goalkeeper Jari de Busser proved the hero before a capacity crowd at the Feyenoord Stadium with a series of key saves in the match. He then stopped two efforts in the shootout, before Julius Dirksen converted the winning kick. Success for the club from Deventer came 60 years after their only previous cup final appearance in 1965 and wins them a place in group phase of next season's Europa League. Ireland international Troy Parrott converted a re-taken penalty to give AZ Alkmaar a 54th-minute lead. The former Tottenham Hotspur player's initial effort was saved by De Busser, but the goalkeeper was adjudged to have moved off his line too early, handing Parrott another opportunity which he converted. Go Ahead were awarded a controversial penalty six minutes into stoppage time to equalise after a handball by AZ's Peer Koopmeiners, who was having his shirt tugged in his own penalty area. In order to exaggerate the offence, and look to sway the referee, he fell dramatically to the ground, only to handle the ball in the process. The kick was awarded despite Koopmeiners' bemused protests and Go Ahead skipper Mats Deijl converted to take the game to extra time. Before the match, five AZ supporters were injured in an accident between two buses bringing fans to the stadium in Rotterdam while the kickoff of the second half was delayed as the referee waited for smoke from fireworks that had been set off by supporters to clear. (Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Toby Davis)
Straits Times
21-04-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Go Ahead Eagles soar to win KNVB Cup in shootout
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Go Ahead Eagles won their first ever Dutch KNVB Cup on Sunday, coming from behind to score a last-gasp equaliser before going on to win 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw with AZ Alkmaar. Goalkeeper Jari de Busser proved the hero before a capacity crowd at the Feyenoord Stadium with a series of key saves in the match. He then stopped two efforts in the shootout, before Julius Dirksen converted the winning kick. Success for the club from Deventer came 60 years after their only previous cup final appearance in 1965 and wins them a place in group phase of next season's Europa League. Ireland international Troy Parrott converted a re-taken penalty to give AZ Alkmaar a 54th-minute lead. The former Tottenham Hotspur player's initial effort was saved by De Busser, but the goalkeeper was adjudged to have moved off his line too early, handing Parrott another opportunity which he converted. Go Ahead were awarded a controversial penalty six minutes into stoppage time to equalise after a handball by AZ's Peer Koopmeiners, who was having his shirt tugged in his own penalty area. In order to exaggerate the offence, and look to sway the referee, he fell dramatically to the ground, only to handle the ball in the process. The kick was awarded despite Koopmeiners' bemused protests and Go Ahead skipper Mats Deijl converted to take the game to extra time. Before the match, five AZ supporters were injured in an accident between two buses bringing fans to the stadium in Rotterdam while the kickoff of the second half was delayed as the referee waited for smoke from fireworks that had been set off by supporters to clear. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
