Winning it all again

Great update and great choice will be interesting how he goes

	Joan Capdevila
	Born : Tàrrega, Catalonia, Spain 3 February 1978 (age 37) Clubs Played for: 1996–1997 Tàrrega, 1997–1998 Espanyol B, 1998–1999 Espanyol, 1999–2000 Atlético Madrid, 2000–2007 Deportivo La Coruña, 2007–2011 Villarreal, 2011–2012 Benfica, 2012–2014 Espanyol, 2014 NorthEast United, Clubs Managed: Feyenoord 2014-

I was born in Tàrrega a cold February night, Tàrrega was a small town in Catalonia. I started in the local sides youth team in 1989. I was promoted to the A team in 1996 I spent one season there before I went to my favourite team Espanyol. All of my friends in Tàrrega supported Barcelona but I supported the other Barcelona team Espanyol. I was placed in their B team for one season before I went to their A team where I impressed enough to earn a transfer to Atletico Madrid.

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I signed with Galician side Deportivo de La Coruña in the summer of 2000, I won the La Liga in 2001 and would be a regular fixture in the team as left-back, first competing with Enrique Romero then as the being undisputed first-choice. For the 2007–08 campaign Capdevila moved to Villarreal on a three-year deal, and played in all the league games except two, for a side that finished runner-up, achieving direct qualification to the UEFA Champions League. Midway through 2010–11 I faced stiff competition from José Catalá, even being relegated to the bench in some games.


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On 21 July 2011, aged 33 I moved abroad for the first time, joining S.L. Benfica in Portugal on a two-year contract. On 20 August I made my official debut in a 3–1 league win against C.D. Feirense at Estádio da Luz. On 27 July 2012, I agreed on a return to my first professional club Espanyol. I was released alongside Simão Sabrosa on 22 May 2014, after only ten overall appearances in my second season.


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On 16 July 2014, I signed for NorthEast United FC, as their marquee player ahead of the inaugural Indian Super League season.

great choice of manager and looking forward to this!

great pre- season, hopefully things kick on

good luck

Feyenoord are decent I like the use of graphics!

Some lovely results especially the 4-1 vs Porto, good luck I will be following

Great results.

Newly appointed coach Joan Capdevila of Dutch side Feyenoord has made some excellent deadline buisness. Capdevila has bought and sold his first players as a coach. This he did by signing Jesus Vallejo from Zaragoza for £1.1 million and selling a aging Joris Mathijsen for £300k to Turkish side Gencerbirgli. Jesus Vallejo who is a 17 year old center-back had a release clause of £1.1 million which was met by Joan Capdevila, experts say Capdevila´s origins from Spain helped signing the young prospect.

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	Joris Mathijsen
	Born : Goirle, Netherlands 5 April 1980 (age 34) Clubs Played for: Willem II 1998-2004, AZ 2004–2006, Hamburger SV 2006–2011, Málaga 2011–2012 Feyenoord 2012-2014

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Good transfer.

Love the layout, very original and a great read so far.

De Klassieker will now be played infront of fans again, KNVB made this descision today infront of the match between Feyenoord and Ajax being played tomorrow. The first match since the ban will be played at De Kuip, which is Feyenoord´s home arena. Joan Capdevila will be looking to win this De Klassieker after an okay but not more month to put himself in the boards good books. De Klassieker is classified as one of the biggest rivarlies. The Telegraph named it the 6th biggest derby in the world only after Al Ahly v Zamalek, Fenerbahce v Galatasaray, Red Star Belgrade v FK Partizan, Rangers v Celtic, and Boca Juniors v River Plate.

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De Klassieker is a very violent derby, this is seen by the many clashes example The Battle of Bevervijk in 1997 where one Ajax supporter Carlo Picornie was beaten to death by opposition supporters after the supporter had mocked the opposition. The Battle of Bevervijk triggered KNVB to put more polices at the derbies. And the other the two derbies that season where played with no fans.

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In April 2005, riots took place around Feyenoord's ground involving hooligans from both sides and the riot police. Travelling Ajax fans had demolished the train transporting them to Rotterdam, and were forced to wait outside the stadium until the match was over. Meanwhile, Feyenoord supporters who had just seen their team lose, were determined to clash with rivals from Amsterdam, who had not seen the match. Hooligans filmed by police were shown on national TV. Virtually every hooligan on TV handed himself in. In February 2009, the mayors of Amsterdam and Rotterdam made an agreement with the KNVB to ban visiting fans from the away games for the next five seasons in an effort to curb the violence.

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Good update, nicely written with a good bit of side information you normally don't see in a story

GN: Hello it's Gary Neville and JC: Jamie Carragher. And we're going to report on this De Klassieker live from De Kuip.

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GN: So Jamie who do you think is the strong link in this Feyenoord? JC: Well te Vrede is in some immense form having scored 7 goals last month and being their key player really, who do you think? GR: It has got to be te Vrede he has impressed alot from his false nine position and has performed immensly.

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JC: Gary, who do you think will win the first De Klassieker with away fans since 2009? GR: I'm gonna go on a limp saying Feyenoord 2-0 Basicokglu withb both goals. JC: Are you kidding? Ajax is gonna win this without a doubt my guess will be 3-1 Ajax.

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GN: 1' And the game begins and Ajax kicks off.

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JC: 2' Corner to Feyenoord. Nelom plays it to El Ahmadi back to Nelom. Nelom to Toornstra to El Ahmadi who crosses it to Clasie he headers it to Toornstra. Mike van der Hoorn clears it to the half way line.

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JC: 4' Oh, Clasie with a dangerous tackle on Kishna and the referee comes talking to Clasie and he shows the yellow card he has got to be careful now.

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GN: 11' Oh, Feyenoord with a dangerous attack. Lucas Andersen clears it, it goes to Zimling who headers it away straight into the path of Luke Wilkshire. And it's a dangerous pass to Jens Toornstra he goes into the penalty area and plays in El Ahmadi to Immers and GOAL! Lex Immers scores a cracker and Jasper Cillessen was chanceless.

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JC: 14' Immers with a shot.... wonderful save by Cillessen it goes to Kishna who passes it to Serero who loses out on the ball after a tackle by Clasie. Clasie to Slabbekoorn to Immers.... and Cillessen saves the shot.

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GN: 27' van Rhijn with a bad pass to Toornstra who plays it over the top to Marlon Slabbekoorn and...... GOAL! He curls it past Cillessen. Cillessen kicks the ball into his own net. Goal by Marlon Slabbekoorn.

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JC: 28' Andersen kicks down Immers.... is it an early bath for Lucas Andersen.... no only a yellow, could have been more really.

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JC: 40' Schöne with a free-kick which he puts centimeters from the box Sven van Beek clatters Milik and its a free-kick close to the box. Kishna takes it and puts it to Milik to Serero....... wonderful save by Vermeer.

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GN: 45' And it's halftime.

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GN: 45' Feyenoord kicks off. Toornstra to te Vrede with a cracker volley... Cillessen saves! Without Cillessen it could have been 6-0 to Feyenoord right now. Van der Hoorn puts it out for a throw-in to Feyenoord. Wilkshire throws it fast to Slabbekoorn who shoots and Cillessen makes a fingertip save. Incredible by Jasper Cillessen. Milik out
Menig in.
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GN: 72' Slabbekoorn to te Vrede, who passes by Viergever and shoots to force a save by Cillessen.

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JC: 80' Schöne with a ball to Queensy Menig, Kongolo tackles Menig. Van Beek sees the injuired Immers halting and puts the ball out of play so he can recieve treatment. Immers out Vilhena in.

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GN: 90' FT FEYENOORD 2-0 Ajax