El Hamdaoui hitting his stride with AZ (UEFA News) Louis van Gaal hopes Mounir El Hamdaoui's goals can help undo AFC Ajax this weekend and ultimately lead AZ Alkmaar to the Dutch title. "I said last season that he could score 20 goals and now it looks like he will," he said.

Vanney looks to make mark on AZ youth soccer (The Arizona Republic) From the outside, Greg Vanney's respect-the-game view is exactly what Arizona youth soccer needs to help eliminate the toxic culture that has emanated at times from some areas.