Description
For a while, Rotterdam was the centre of the footballing universe. Before Amsterdam became synonymous with Dutch excellence, it was Feyenoord, thanks to the revolutionary Total Football of Ernst Happel, who shaped the game. And what a side they had.
From Willem van Hanegem - the man considered by many to be equal to Johan Cruyff in the Netherlands - to the quiet class of Wim Jansen and the immortal genius of Coen Moulijn, Feyenoord were simply irresistible, as good as it got, lifting both the European Cup and UEFA Cup.
But the good times wouldn't last. Beyond the magical but controversial double winners of Cruyff, Gullit et al in 1984, it would take until 2002, led by Pierre van Hooijdonk and Jon Dahl Tomasson's iconic partnership, for Feyenoord to put their name back on the continental map. What followed - Van Persie, Kuyt, Slot, and so many others - defined a new era for the club.
This is 148 pages - a bumper issue - in gorgeous print, all dedicated to that iconic red and white jersey. It's Dutch football at its best.
Featuring:
- Cor van der Gijp, the record marksman
- Before Johan Cruyff, there was Coen Moulijn
- The genius of Willem van Hanegem
- Ove Kindvall: the hero of European Cup glory
- How Ernst Happel turned Feyenoord into the world's best
- The quiet class of Wim Jansen
- The iconic double of 1974
- When Ajax didn't want Cruyff, he went to Feyenoord ... and won the double
- De Klassieker
- A journey through De Kuip
- Van Hooijdonk, Tomasson and UEFA Cup glory of 2002
- The incredible striking lineage of Feyenoord
- The two sides of Robin van Persie
- The fairy tale of Dirk Kuyt
- Arne Slot: revolution
- The 18 greatest Feyenoord kits
- Feyenoord's history by numbers
- A season-by-season record
- The evolution of a logo
- ... and more
Order now before we sell out. Every other issue has sold out before dispatch and won't be back until we reprint in future.
Projected dispatch by 29 May