Kuyt leads Feyenoord to elusive Dutch league title
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VETERAN captain Dirk Kuyt scored a hat trick yesterday as Feyenoord beat Heracles Almelo 3-1 to win its 15th Dutch Eredivisie title and the first in 18 long years for its fervent fans.
Kuyt, 36, who returned to Feyenoord in the twilight of his career saying he wanted to lead the team to the Dutch championship, scored his 100th goal for the club in the first minute to settle nerves throughout Rotterdam. He doubled the lead in the 12th, then put the result beyond doubt with a penalty kick shortly before the end. Thousands of fans in the city center watched on large screens and roared in delight after Kuyt’s early opener and again 11 minutes later. The win by Feyenoord, coached by former Arsenal and Barcelona player Giovanni van Bronckhorst, moved it up to 82 points, one ahead of Ajax Amsterdam, which concluded its campaign with a 3-1 away victory over Willem II Tilburg. Ajax will play Manchester United in the Europa League final in Stockholm on May 24.
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