Bazoer and Van Dijk out of Germany friendly
November 14th, 2015 06:00 PM | Dutchmen Abroad | No Comment
Riechedly Bazoer and Virgil van Dijk have been forced to leave the Dutch squad after picking up injuries against Wales on Friday.
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Southampton centre back Virgil van Dijk suffered a knee problem during the win over Wales, ...
Robben feeling positive about Netherlands future
November 13th, 2015 10:24 PM | News | No Comment
Netherlands captain Arjen Robben is optimistic about the future of the national team after the 3-2 win over Wales on Friday.
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The Bayern Munich winger netted twice during the win in Cardiff, but he refused to ...
Wales 2-3 Netherlands: Robben leads Dutch to victory
November 13th, 2015 10:02 PM | News | 2 Comments
Two goals from captain Arjen Robben ensured Netherlands started their post-Euro qualifying failure with a win, as the Oranje beat Wales 3-2 in Cardiff.
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Danny Blind spoke of the game as a new start for the ...
Netherlands going defensive against Wales and Germany
November 12th, 2015 10:38 PM | News | 1 Comment
Netherlands coach Danny Blind has confirmed that he will be trying out a defensive formation during the friendlies with Wales and Germany.
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After missing out on the European Championships due to losses to Iceland, Turkey and ...
Robben defied Bayern Munich to join Netherlands squad
November 12th, 2015 09:59 PM | News | No Comment
Arjen Robben has revealed that Bayern Munich didn't want him to join up with the Netherlands squad, but he felt it was too important to miss.
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The 31-year-old winger recently returned from an injury, which was ...
Robben: I am convinced Memphis will succeed at Man Utd
November 12th, 2015 09:48 PM | Dutchmen Abroad | No Comment
Arjen Robben has backed his Netherlands teammate Memphis Depay to be a big success at Manchester United despite recent criticism.
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The 21-year-old winger has recently lost his place in the Manchester United line-up and was recently ...
Netherlands U21’s see off Belarus to remain top of Euro qualifying group
November 12th, 2015 09:36 PM | News | No Comment
Netherlands U21's are three points clear at the top of their 2017 European Championships qualifying group after a 1-0 win over Belarus U21's.
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After the defeat to Slovakia last month, Netherlands needed to beat Belarus to remain favourite ...
De Jong not allowed to leave Newcastle United
November 12th, 2015 10:31 AM | Dutchmen Abroad | No Comment
Newcastle United boss Steve McClaren says Siem de Jong will not be allowed to leave the club on loan as he has plans for the Dutch midfielder.
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Last week De Jong, who has been ravaged by ...
Wales v Netherlands Match Preview: A new era begins
November 12th, 2015 10:22 AM | Oranje | 1 Comment
After the Euro 2016 failure a new era for the Dutch national team starts on Friday with a trip to face Wales in Cardiff.
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A month after the end of the 2016 European Championships qualifying campaign, ...
Netherlands U20 goalkeeper heads 90th minute equaliser
November 11th, 2015 08:12 PM | Oranje | No Comment
Netherlands U20's earned a 2-2 draw with the Czech Republic thanks to a 90th minute header from Ajax goalkeeper Indy Groothuizen.
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The first of two friendlies was going Czech Republic's way going into injury time but ...
Netherlands looking to keep up perfect record against Wales
November 11th, 2015 07:16 PM | Oranje | No Comment
Netherlands and Wales have met seven times before with the Oranje tasting victory each time. That perfect record will be put to the test when the two nations meet in Cardiff on Friday.
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The first meeting ...
Sneijder: Van Persie needs to work his arse off and prove people wrong
November 11th, 2015 11:10 AM | News | No Comment
Wesley Sneijder has backed Robin van Persie to earn his place back in the Netherlands national team.
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Netherlands coach Danny Blind decided to leave Van Persie out of the squad for the friendlies with Wales (13th ...