31.   Frank Rijkaard was named Monday as the new coach of the Dutch national soccer team.

32.   Former Ajax and AC Milan star Frank Rijkaard was named Monday as the new coach of the Dutch national soccer team.

33.   Former international Frank Rijkaard has been named an assistant to Dutch soccer coach Guus Hiddink, the national soccer federation announced Tuesday.

34.   Harry Been of the Dutch soccer federation said the only problem was how to create a good system of picking out the right clubs.

35.   Henk Kessler, head of the Dutch soccer association KNVB, said it was possible an interim coach would be appointed.

36.   Henk Kessler, head of the Dutch soccer association KNVB, said it was possible an interim coach may be appointed.

37.   Icy pitches and freezing temperatures forced Dutch soccer officials on Friday to postpone the entire weekend of league play.

38.   In the cutthroat world of Dutch soccer, getting too cuddly with the enemy has cost a top manager her job.

39.   Last week most Dutch professional soccer teams backed the KNVB decision to establish the new sports channel.

40.   Legendary Dutch soccer club Ajax Amsterdam is planning to seek a listing on the Amsterdam stock exchange, Dutch media reported Friday, citing reliable sources.