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KNVB recruits van der Leeden as head of licensing and merchandising
The Dutch Football Association (KNVB) has recruited Ton van der Leeden as its head of licensing and merchandising
Netherlands to host 2023 Uefa Nations League finals
European football’s governing body Uefa has awarded its 2023 Nations League finals to the Netherlands.
KNVB targets bigger crowds for women’s game through Azerion title sponsorship
The Dutch Football Association (KNVB) has agreed a three-season deal which makes digital entertainment and media platform Azerion the new title sponsor of the Vrouwen Eredivisie, the top tier of the domestic…
KNVB extends with main sponsor ING until 2028
Financial services corporation ING has extended its main sponsorship agreement with the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) until 2028
NOS wins rights to Dutch women’s national team qualifiers, retains Eredivisie Vrouwen
Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS has secured rights to the Netherlands’ qualifying matches for the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup and the Uefa Women’s Euro 2025.
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Court overturns regulator fine on KNVB-backed amateur football streamer VoetbalTV
A Dutch court has ordered that the VoetbalTV OTT platform, which showed amateur football matches, does not need to pay a €575,000 ($674,000) fine levied against it by the country’s Data Protection Aut…
Belgium, Germany and Netherlands join for 2027 Women’s World Cup bid
The national football associations of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands have announced that they are launching a joint bid for the 2027 Fifa Women’s World Cup.
Coca-Cola renews with KNVB, shifts focus ‘from stadium experience to content’
The Dutch Football Association (KNVB) has extended its sponsorship agreement with soft drinks giant Coca-Cola for another year
Dutch amateur football streamer VoetbalTV ‘files for bankruptcy’
The VoetbalTV OTT platform, which showed amateur football matches in the Netherlands, has gone bankrupt after it was found to have breached data protection legislation, according to local media
ING develops Dutch football presence as first women’s Eredivisie sponsor
Dutch financial services company ING has expanded its sponsorship of the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNBV) to include the women's Eredivisie
Eredivisie season voided, Ekstraklasa sets out re-start date
The Dutch Eredivisie has become the first top European football league to end its 2019-20 season due to Covid-19, while Poland’s Ekstraklasa has become one of the first to spell out formal plans for a…
Government ruling set to end Eredivisie season
The Dutch government has extended a ban on major public events until September 1 in a move that effectively ends the 2019-20 season of football’s Eredivisie.
Tebas outlines LaLiga’s resumption plans as June restart eyed for Eredivisie
LaLiga president Javier Tebas has insisted that the top tier of Spanish football will finish its 2019-20 season this summer, while the Dutch Football Federation (KNVB) has outlined a potential return date…
Belgian, Dutch football stakeholders state ‘potential’ of BeNeLiga concept
The concept of creating a league comprising the top football clubs from Belgium and the Netherlands has moved forward after the Dutch Football Association (KNVB) stated that initial studies into a ‘BeNeLiga’ hav…
Dutch and Belgian FAs in talks to create cross-border superleague
The football associations of the Netherlands and Belgium are in talks to merge their top football divisions, creating a cross-border superleague, according to report in British daily the i newspaper
Dutch club football undergoes major review
Dutch football stakeholders have launched a wide-ranging review into the domestic game that could result in an overhaul for the Eredivisie, Jupiler League and KNVB Beker competitions.
FC Twente in last chance saloon after latest points deduction
Crisis-hit Eredivisie club FC Twente has been docked a further three points by the Dutch Football Association (KNVB), which has warned that any further transgressions will result in its licence being withdrawn.
Dutch FA reveals attempted match-fixing in Eredivisie
The Dutch Football Association (KNVB) has announced that it has uncovered an attempt to fix a match in its top-tier Eredivisie domestic club competition seven years ago.