Fulham goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg's late howler gifted West Brom a deserved 1-1 draw and denied Felix Magath the perfect start to his reign as Cottagers manager. The visitors appeared poised to finally lift themselves off the foot of the Barclays Premier League on the back of Ashkan Dejagah's first-half strike at The Hawthorns. But, just four minutes from time, Stekelenburg fluffed a 10-y...Full Story »

Not only did Fulham twice let a lead slip to eventually lose 3-2 to Liverpool at Craven Cottage, but they literally suffered another heavy blow after keeper Maarten Stekelenburg collided with Luis Suarez.Stekelenburg was left dazed and confused on the floor with a huge black eye forming almost immediately before he was led off the field by Fulham's medical staff.Despite being painted by many as ...Full Story »

Fulham have snapped up Dutch international goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg on a four-year deal from Roma. The west London club were linked with the goalkeeper in January but failed to complete the deal before the transfer deadline window shut. Stekelenburg previously worked with Fulham manager Martin Jol at Ajax and has 54 caps for Holland including playing in the run to the 2010 World Cup f...Full Story »

Roma slipped out of the European places after being held to a disappointing 1-1 home draw by rock-bottom Pescara, who picked up only their second point in 14 matches. Gianluca Caprari gave Pescara a shock 14th-minute lead at the Stadio Olimpico and although Roma got back on level terms at the start of the second half through Mattia Destro, the home side could not force a winner. The result lea...Full Story »

A frustrated and restless Maarten Stekelenburg directed an angry tirade at Roma head coach Zdenek Zeman ahead of their Serie A game at Bologna. The Dutch goalkeeper may have kicked off the current campaign as Zeman's first choice, starting the first nine games of the season before suffering injury, but he has since failed to recover his place from Mauro Goicoechea, who joined Roma in August. S...Full Story »

This game may well be billed as a tale of two centre forwards. In truth, however, the difference between these teams was more profound than that. Certainly Germany’s hulking striker Mario Gomez was as spectacularly efficient as Holland’s Robin van Persie was cowed, nervous and wasteful. Gomez’s two goals at the Metalist Stadium were memorable while Van Persie once again appe...Full Story »

Denmark secured the first huge surprise of the European Championship with a 1-0 victory over the Netherlands on Saturday in Group B. And it was Michael Krohn-Dehli that provided the lethal finishing that the Dutch inexplicably lacked.Krohn-Dehli scored against the run of play when he picked up a loose ball close to the penalty area in the 24th minute, left two defenders standing and shot thro...Full Story »

Lazio edged 10-man Roma 2-1 at the Stadio Olimpico to climb to third in the Serie A table. Hosts Roma were almost immediately on the back foot after goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg was sent off for bringing down Lazio striker Miroslav Klose in the area. Hernanes converted the resulting penalty in the 10th minute. Roma equalised six minutes later through Fabio Borini but Stefano Mauri put Lazi...Full Story »

Roma will be without Maarten Stekelenburg for the match with Atalanta on Saturday, as the Netherlands international is not yet fit. The goalkeeper was knocked unconscious in a clash with Inter defender Lucio, and has missed the capital city side's last two fixtures. Despite predictions that the 29-year-old would return this weekend, Luis Enrique has not included the former Ajax stopper in his ...Full Story »

Roma goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg has been released from the hospital after getting kicked in the head during a match with Inter Milan. Stekelenburg was diagnosed with head and neck trauma after the collision Saturday with Inter defender Lucio. The ANSA news agency reports that a timeframe for Stekelenburg’s return won’t be made until he meets with a specialist this week, althou...Full Story »