Ajax game abandoned after Groningen fans invade pitch to protest relegation – video
Ajax’s match at Groningen abandoned amid smoke bombs and fan unrest
April 2023
Pint of no return: beer-throwing halts second Eredivisie match of the weekend
PSV v Ajax stopped for 15 minutes when drink is thrown by fan, a day after Groningen v Nijmegen was called off in the 18th minute
June 2020
‘Arjen, follow your heart’: Robben hopes to make comeback with Groningen
The Dutch winger retired from football in May 2019 and says return will be ‘a tough physical challenge’
January 2017
Guardian Sport Network
Luis Suárez's first season in Europe: love, anger, 15 goals and one broken umbrella
Luis Suárez arrived in the Dutch city of Groningen in 2006 as an overweight teenager. He left for Ajax a year later with the habits that would make him a star
December 2015
Europa League roundup: Napoli reach last 32 with 100% record
The Chelsea loanee Nathaniel Chalobah’s goal helped Napoli advance with the Europa League’s only 100% record after 5-2 defeat of Legia Warsaw
November 2015
Europa League roundup: Schalke and Athletic Bilbao through, Dnipro go out
Europa League round-up: Napoli thrash Midtjylland to continue perfect start
October 2015
Dirk Kuyt’s second hat-trick in a week helps Feyenoord keep pace wtih Ajax
Dirk Kuyt scored his second successive league hat trick on Sunday as Feyenoord beat AZ Alkmaar 3-1 to stay level on points with Ajax at the top of the Eredivisie
July 2013
Luis Suárez's history in Holland haunts Liverpool as Arsenal await
The story of Luis Suárez's move from Groningen to Ajax, after he took his employers to court, does not augur well for Liverpool
May 2009
Sportblog
My Eredivisie team of the year: a shop window for the rest of Europe
Leander Schaerlaeckens: The best players in Holland this season provide a snapshot of yet another generation of talent likely to be lost to ambition and the foul economics of football
April 2009
Sportblog
Dutch wide boys back in vogue while AZ edge nearer to the title
Leander Schaerlaeckens: The return of out-and-out wingers to Holland has breathed new life into what was once a lost art
March 2009
Sportblog
Verhoeven punches above his weight in Dutch football's theatre of the absurd
Sportblog
McClaren should walk away while the going is good at Twente
December 2008
Sportblog
Huntelaar becomes the hunted as Real Madrid get their man
Sportblog
Dutch prepare for chill when window opens
November 2008
Sportblog
McClaren puts faith in proven formula as better times beckon for Twente
Leander Schaerlaeckens: Continuity rather than change has been the key to Steve McClaren's undeniable success so far as manager of FC Twente
October 2008
Sportblog
Eredivisie up for grabs as new big three take over at the top
As Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord struggle for form, there are three new contenders for the Dutch title
Sportblog
Dutch order unravels as minnows NAC take top spot in Eredivisie
NAC's victory over PSV proves that Holland's smaller clubs can still throw up a few surprises
Sportblog
Comeback kids Groningen forget dark days to complete their rise to the top
FC Groningen's stay at the top of the Eredivisie continued for another week, just a decade after nearly going bankrupt
