De Jong suffered an ankle injury in April, which ruled him out of the rest of last season as well as the European Championship. But by early September, there was still no concrete return date and ...

The countdown from 101 continues with Nigel de Jong's high kick. In any match anywhere, the sort of flying, studs-to-the-chest kick that Dutch midfielder Nigel de Jong laid on Xabi Alonso is a ...

After De Jong went 6-3 with a 2.64 ERA and 1.14 WHIP in 71 2/3 innings over 42 appearances in a variety of roles last season — everything from long relief to finishing 16 games and earning a ...

De Jong acknowledged the need for action, saying, "We haven't qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League two years in a row, so we can't talk too much; we have to prove it on the pitch first.