LAURIE WHITWELL: The baby-face of Ibrahim Afellay, now 29, cannot hide those memories of his bold emergence onto the European scene a decade ago. Yes, it has been that long.

Ibrahim Afellay has responded after former international team-mate and ex- Liverpool star Ryan Babel dissed him on a rap track. The two men once represented the Netherlands, playing together 13 ...

Former Barcelona winger Ibrahim Afellay has expressed his surprise at being dissed on a rap track by former Netherlands international team-mate Ryan Babel.

Afellay joined the growing number of ex-Barcelona players in Staffordshire when he followed Bojan Krkic and Marc Muniesa to Stoke last summer by signing a two-year contract.

Afellay acknowledged it was a setback to lose ground on Southampton, who are now a point in front, but insisted there is still plenty of time to rectify Saturday’s loss.

Ibrahim Afellay suffered the injury during a training session on Friday The 30-year-old midfielder has sustained cruciate ligament damage Afellay was not in the squad for Saturday's match against ...

I Fall for Afellay I have a confession to make: I’m tired of this Spain-certainty. Yes: they do have an amazing team. Courageous when defending, brilliant when attacking, Spain is formidable.

Champions League-winning Ibrahim Afellay believes more big players will follow him to Stoke - because under Mark Hughes they are no longer a “fight” club. Yet Afellay is convinced even more ...

Afellay was hit with the ban, with one match a conditional suspension, by the Dutch Football Association (the KNVB) after striking Ajax's Eyong Enoh in the stomach during PSV's 4-1 defeat at the ...

Afellay spent loan spells at Olympiakos and Schalke before joining the Potters Stoke winger Ibrahim Afellay has signed a new contract committing him to the club until the end of 2018-19. The 30 ...

The 25-year-old Afellay has only played twice this season after recovering from a torn muscle during preseason. He had been expected to help fill in for the injured Alexis Sanchez.

Netherlands winger Ibrahim Afellay has said that he remains hopeful of qualification to the Euro 2012 quarter-finals from Group B. The Netherlands are currently bottom of the group after two ...