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Toronto FC Is Going Dutch "Ajax" Style With New Head Coach Winter, Bodes Well For Dayton Dutch Lions Partnership, Ent/Schwartz/Silooy Deals

In the past six months, the Dayton Dutch Lions of the USL-Pro league and Toronto F.C. of MLS have become well-acquianted with one another. In fact, it could be said that Toronto F.C. may be enamored with the Dutch style.. And even that this fascination started with meeting the Dutch Lion owners, Dutch Lion Head Coach Sonny Silooy, and watching the Dutch Lions in July and culminated in signing a Head Coach/Technical Director in Aron Winter today who is not much different at all from Dutch Lions former Head Coach Sonny Silooy.

Dayton Dutch Lion Opponent Included In "Cult Football" Book

In the footie book The Rough Guide to Cult Football there contains different sections on the pecularities and legendary figures of the world's game. Well, one player that actually played against the Dayton Dutch Lions was included in this new book underneath The Legends section. That was German goalkeeper Lutz Pfannenstiel. Last April, The 37 year old Pfannenstiel took time off from his new Nambian club- Ramblers FC (yes, I said Nambian club) to play against the Dayton Dutch Lions.

Former Head Coach Silooy, Former Right Back Schwartz Headed To MLS?

That's according to MLS-Rumors, as they first stated on Friday that Toronto F.C. was not only interested in Ent but the Dutch Lions whole right side from the 2010 season; both Ent and overlapping Dutch Lions right back Evan Schwartz.

Dutch Lions Seal Partnership With Top PDL Club Baton Rouge, May Have Deal Coming With TFC?

The Dayton Dutch Lions already have one sister club in Dutch champions F.C. Twente. The Dutch Lions might be going for the partnership treble this offseason... Yesterday the Dutch Lions announced a partnership with a very successful PDL club- the Baton Rouge Capitals. The Baton Rouge Capitals were founded in 2007, and have a strong English influence- with nearly all of their international spots taken up by English players similiar to how the Dutch Lions keep most of their international spots open for Dutch players.

Clarence Seedorf's Cousin Tries Out For Dutch Lions

One of the featured players by Radio Netherlands was Regillio Seedorf, newphew of famous Dutch, A.C. Milan player Clarence Seedorf. The 21 year old Regillio hasn't had as remarkable of a career as his cousin yet, with only stops in the Second Division of Belgium and the Netherlands. But, with a nice goal strike at the end of this video, who knows his career might take off stateside starting with the Dayton Dutch Lions

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7/5/2010: Dutch Lions To Play Exhibition Match Against Miami Shelby All-Stars on July 13th!

5:57 PM Reporter: Ryan Kozlowski 0 Responses

Players and alma-mater from Piqua, Troy, and Sydney High Schools will face off against the Dayton Dutch Lions at Wertz Stadium in Piqua, Ohio on Tuesday, July 13th at 7:00 p.m.. The match kicks off an annual exhibition between the Dutch Lions and these high schools. This match will also be a nice tune up for the Dutch Lions in preparation for their last regular season, home game on July 17th at 1 p.m. against Kalamazoo.

The Dutch Lions are playing in the exhibition as part of an excellent relationship that the Lions have built with the Piqua Indians Soccer Association (P.I.S.A); as well as to spread their quality brand of Dutch footie to soccer fans in Northern Dayton (as these fans may not be able to come out and view as many regular season games).

Owner Mike Mossel explains in further detail:

"So far we have had great feedback from the Southern part of Dayton concerning our games and our players. Of course this has to do with the fact that we play our home games in Bellbrook. However, we noticed a lot of people in the Northern part are not that familiar with us yet. So when Wil Benson from Piqua Indians Soccer Association asked me if I was interested in getting soccer people from the Piqua region more aware and involved, I immediately said yes."

The Dutch Lions are also excited to play at Wertz Stadium in this exhibition, as it's a nice facility as well.

Wil Benson, PISA President, had the following to say on the game:

“I want to promote soccer as much as possible, and I think this is a great family event for our community and Miami County. This is an opportunity to see soccer at a higher level and make a long time relationship with the Dayton Dutch Soccer Family. We want to build support for soccer in general and in the long run, we hope people will go and support the Dayton Dutch Team.”