By half-time in Volendam Under-19s’ next match, Jonk and Van Leeuwen had made up their minds — the boy needed a contract. The old club leadership had not rated Micky van de Ven and saw him as ...

Van de Ven was 17 at the time, playing for FC Volendam Under-19s, and Jongkind, who had previously overseen talent development at Ajax, was about to join Volendam in a similar role.

“Accept the chaos.” It is a motto that helped Marcel van de Ven to survive some of the most dangerous situations imaginable. Now, it might just help his son to emerge from the most chaotic of ...

How Wolfsburgs Micky van de Ven went from an overlooked youngster in Volendams academy to being targeted by Tottenham. Adam Bate speaks to Ruben Jongkind to hear a tale that involves Johan Cruyff ...

Injury-plagued Tottenham centre-back Micky van de Ven is hopeful his problems are now all behind him after coming through an hour of his latest return to action unscathed, after Ange Postecoglou ...

Tottenham Hotspur completed the signing of Ghana international attacker Mohammed Kudus from West Ham United yesterday, and he ...

Tottenham Hotspur’s promising talent, Micky van de Ven, has recently sparked worry among fans after sustaining an injury during a crucial match. After being absent from the squad in their recent ...

MICKY VAN DE VEN was taught how to stay calm in the Premier League “chaos” by his undercover cop dad. His father Marcel worked in a specialist unit trying to bring down organised crime in Holland.

INTERVIEW BY JAMES SHARPE: There's an old saying of his father's that Micky van de Ven often draws upon while he laces up his boots to help clear his mind and settle the nerves.

Time spent getting to know the thunderbolt of Tottenham revealed a rise equally as rapid, though Micky van de Ven’s sprint to stardom was not without the odd stumble, a particularly painful one ...

Yet Van de Ven Jr’s career was almost over before it started when a coach at Volendam told him he was not good enough to turn pro.