Winger Dirk Kuyt injured his left shoulder in training Monday and could be out for several weeks, Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk said. Van Marwijk said Kuyt was injured when he fell awkwardly while attempting to reach a cross while training at ADO The Hague’s stadium.
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Dirk Kuyt injures shoulder in Netherlands training (AP)
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San Marino 0 Netherlands 1 – Euro 2012 latest (Reuters)
Coach Bert van Marwijk has named his son-in-law Mark van Bommel as the new Netherlands captain before their opening Euro 2012 qualifier against San Marino on Friday.
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PREVIEW-Soccer-Netherlands name new captain but keep same style (Reuters)
With Arjen Robben injured, PSV Eindhoven winger Jeremain Lens was named Friday in the Netherlands squad for the World Cup runner-up’s first two European Championship qualifiers.
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Jeremain Lens keeps place in Netherlands squad (AP)
Finland coach Stuart Baxter named the following squad on Friday for Euro 2012 qualifiers against Moldova on Sept. 3 and Netherlands four days later.
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Finland names squad for Moldova, Netherlands matches (Reuters)
World Cup final referee Howard Webb says he should have sent off Netherlands midfielder Nigel de Jong for his challenge on Spain midfielder Xabi Alonso. Webb handed out a record 14 yellow cards — two leading to a red for John Heitinga of the Netherlands — as Spain won the final 1-0 in extra time. Webb now accepts he should have given De Jong a straight red card for a flying karate kick into the…
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World Cup final ref says De Jong deserved red card (AP)
European champion Inter Milan has five players named on a 12-man shortlist to be UEFA’s Club Footballer of the Year. Nominations announced Monday from Inter include Netherlands playmaker Wesley Sneijder and Argentina striker Diego Milito, who scored both goals in the 2-0 victory over Bayern Munich in the Champions League final.
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Inter Milan has 5 players nominated for UEFA award (AP)
FIFA began a four-day visit Monday to Belgium and the Netherlands, with Belgian tennis star Justine Henin supporting the joint bid to host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022. The five-member inspection team met Monday with Belgian sports and government officials in Brussels
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FIFA evaluates Belgian-Dutch World Cup bid (AP)
Injured midfielder Otman Bakkal has pulled out of the Netherlands squad for Wednesday’s international friendly away against Ukraine.
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Injured Bakkal pulls out of Dutch squad (Reuters)
The sixth edition of Australia’s A-League begins this week with a new club, a a shift west for star import Robbie Fowler and continuing concerns over the competition’s financial viability and dwindling attendance. Melbourne Heart is the new club in the expanded 11-team league. Brazilian striker Alex Terra and former Netherlands youth international Rutger Worm will lead the Heart against the…
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New team for 6th A-League, star Fowler moves west (AP)
