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  • Robin van Persie, Greatest Netherlands Scorer in History

    Robin van Persie, Greatest Netherlands Scorer in History

    It’s quite unlikely that Robin van Persie will be remembered as the greatest Dutch player in history, but he does have one historic mark to his name, making it to 41 goals for the Netherlands national team, becoming the all-time leading scorer for the Oranje.

  • All-Time Leading Goalscorers for the Top 20 National Teams

    The end of a major international tournament, like Euro 2012 that just ended, is a good chance for some statistical brushing up. This time? The greatest scorers for the best national teams in history, from Brazil, through Italy and Germany to even Mexico and Austria, with some great names like Gabriel Batistuta and Theirry Henry popping up.

  • What’s the More Arrogant Goal – Kluivert Vs. Raul

    I was talking to a friend of mine the other day about footy, and argued about great players who never fully lived up to their potential, and we got to Patrick Kluivert. He had a pretty impressive career – One Champions League Trophy with Ajax in 1995, the final in which he scored the winning […]