For These Football Times, I investigated the rise, fall and potential resurrection of Eredivisie clubs in the UEFA Champions League.
From the halycon days of Ajax and PSV reigning as European champions through to the modern difficulties of a sleeping superpower, can the Netherlands ever conjure a Champions League winner again?
You can read my article here, brainstorming the perfect storm that is needed to restore greatness to Dutch football.
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