AZ Alkmaar News

In the Dutch Premier League, Alkmaar AZ has scored its first victory with new trainer Dick Advocaat.

Dick Advocaat claimed his first win as AZ Alkmaar boss as the defending Eredivisie champions saw off struggling ADO Den Haag 3-0. The 62-year-old, who is also coach of Belgium, succeeded Ronald Koeman earlier this month and began his reign with a 1-0 defeat by PSV Eindhoven.

Substitute Ola Toivonen was the match-winner as second-placed PSV Eindhoven grabbed a dramatic 86th-minute winner against AZ Alkmaar in the Eredivisie.

PSV Eindhoven preserved their unbeaten record in the group stage of the Europa League as they posted a workmanlike win at Romanian outfit CFR Cluj.

Sinan Bolat is clearly developing a taste for the theatrical. The R. Standard de LiA ge goalkeeper's incredible last-gasp header earned his team a 1-1 draw with AZ Alkmaar which secured their passage to the UEFA Europa League, yet he rates it only second on his list of dramatic interventions.

AZ sacked coach Ronaldo Koeman at the weekend after he failed to live up to the expectations set by title-winning boss Louis van Gaal.

Leaders FC Twente came from a goal behind to maintain their unbeaten start to the Eredivisie with a 3-1 win over NAC Breda .

AZ Alkmaar have announced Dick Advocaat as their new coach with the 62-year-old set to combine his role as Belgium national team trainer with the top job at the Eredivisie champions until the end of the season.

Luciano Spaletti of Italy has been appointed Zenit St Petersburg coach, the Russian top football club announced on Friday.

Standard Liege 1/4 Draw 4/1 Roeselare 9/1 Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Standard Liege goalkeeper Sinan Bolat is trying to keep his feet on the ground after again emerging as the hero for his side.

Bola scored a dramatic goal for Liege. Goalkeeper Sinan Bolat headed an equaliser five minutes into injury-time as Standard Liege snatched a place in the Europa League from opponents AZ Alkmaar in the dying seconds of their Group H Champions League clash.

Defending champion Barcelona needed an 86th-minute free kick by Lionel Messi to win 2-1 at Dynamo Kiev and edge Inter to first place in Group F. Inter beat Russia's Rubin Kazan 2-0 to advance, while Stuttgart took second place in Group G with a 3-1 win over Unirea Urziceni.

Belgium boss Dick Advocaat claims he has been approached to become the new manager of AZ Alkmaar on an interim basis.

The Belgian football association said Tuesday it has given national team coach Dick Advocaat permission to negotiate with Dutch league champion AZ Alkmaar about replacing fired coach Ronald Koeman.

BELGIUM coach Dick Advocaat will decide today whether to take over at AZ Alkmaar after the Dutch champions sacked coach Ronald Koeman over the weekend, the club said yesterday.

Those of you who have read CUAS for a long while will know of my amusement at the continued managerial failures of ex-Holland international Ronald Koeman.

Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Dutch champions AZ Alkmaar have fired coach Ronald Koeman after a poor start to the season.

Click here to bet on the Eredivisie with Sky Bet! Click here for Saturday's scores and scorers Click here for individual match reports Click here for latest Eredivisie standings Reigning Eredivisie champions AZ Alkmaar let a lead slip as Vitesse Arnhem scored twice in the second half to claim a 2-1 away win.

Arsne Wenger warned us about November and, not for the first time, he was proved right as injuries took their toll and results were harder to come by.

AZ Alkmaar moved into the top four in the Eredivisie table on Saturday with a 2-0 win over Venlo at Almaarderhout.