11.   Despondent Dutch soccer fans, some weeping openly, huddled on street corners and consoled each other after Brazil narrowly defeated the Netherlands in a World Cup semifinal Tuesday.

12.   Despite the rejection, KNVB officials used the four-hour meeting to glean new ideas from Cruyff on Dutch soccer, ranging from amateur levels to professional competitions.

13.   Dutch soccer has been rocked in the last year by violent fights between hooligans at domestic matches.

14.   Dutch soccer idol Frank Rijkaard -- a former Ajax and AC Milan player -- carried a flame into the stadium before the players took to the pitch.

15.   Dutch soccer star Patrick Kluivert has withdrawn an appeal against his vehicular homicide sentence to avoid the intense publicity surrounding the case, his lawyer said Thursday.

16.   Dutch national soccer coach Louis van Gaal announced Friday he is resigning immediately, a month after the team was eliminated from the world cup competition.

17.   Dutch soccer powerhouse Ajax has named Danish soccer veteran Morten Olsen as its new coach to replace Louis van Gaal, Dutch television reported Saturday.

18.   Dutch soccer internationals Patrick Kluivert and Winston Bogarde will leave Ajax Amsterdam at the end of the season, a club spokesman said Thursday.

19.   Dutch soccer is currently in turmoil following the resignation of the board of directors of the Dutch Soccer Association over a failed television sports channel.

20.   Dutch soccer is heading for a showdown Monday when Ajax players boycotting an international match are due to show up for training with the national squad.