The Excelsior Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
Irakli Yegoian signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Irakli Yegoian and Excelsior agree another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Excelsior
Szymon Włodarczyk was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Excelsior
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Denzel Frimpong joins the Excelsior first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Denzel Frimpong is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Calvin Xavi Simons joins the Excelsior first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Calvin Xavi Simons is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Marco De Vrij joins the Excelsior first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Marco De Vrij is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Patrick Weghorst steps up from the Excelsior academy
- Squad Irakli Yegoian knocks on the manager's door
- Boardroom Excelsior turn down the training-ground plan
- Squad No hiding place for Stan Henderikx