Twente claim Dutch title

Former England manager Steve McClaren yesterday led FC Twente to their first ever Dutch league title. The club from the northern city of Enschede beat league rivals NAC Breda 2-0 to leave them with 86 points after 34 games, one point ahead of Ajax who...

Former England manager Steve McClaren yesterday led FC Twente to their first ever Dutch league title.

The club from the northern city of Enschede beat league rivals NAC Breda 2-0 to leave them with 86 points after 34 games, one point ahead of Ajax who demolished NEC Nijmegen 4-0. PSV Eindhoven finish third with 81 points.

Bryan Ruiz and Miroslav Stoch scored the goals after 23 and 74 minutes.

FC Twente were runners-up last season and their success completes a remarkable transformation under the guidance of McClaren, lampooned as "The Wally with the Brolly" after England's dreams of qualifying for Euro 2008 were washed away in the Croatian rain two years ago.

The club, nicknamed The Tukkers (The Reds), previously won the title as SC Enschede in 1926 but were restructured following a merger in 1965.

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