Former Real Madrid and Netherlands coach Leo Beenhakker has passed away at the age of 82, the La Liga club announced on Thursday. Beenhakker coached Madrid between 1986 and 1989 and was in charge again in 1992. He won six trophies with Los Blancos, including three successive La Liga titles, one Copa del Rey, and two Supercopa de Espana trophies. “Real Madrid C. F., its president...
Germany were held to a 1-1 stalemate by Hungary, while Viktor Gyokeres scored four goals to lead Sweden to a 6-0 win against Azerbaijan in the final round of matches in the UEFA Nations League group stage on Tuesday night, Afrosport reports. The Germans had most of the possession in the first half at the Puskas Arena Park but barely created any chances as both sides...
Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has explained that Steven Bergwijn’s transfer from Ajax to Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad is the reason behind his omission from the Oranje squad ahead of their UEFA Nations League ties against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Germany, Afrosport reports. Bergwijn has been a key part of the Dutch squad under Koeman, playing twice in their run to the Euro 2024 semi-finals this...
Virgil van Dijk says he is disappointed by the Netherlands exit from the Euro 2024 championship after their 2-1 semi-final loss to England on Wednesday. The Oranje had taken the lead through Xavi Simons but were let down by Harry Kane's penalty and Ollie Watkins' late winner. It also meant the Netherlands failed to reach the Euros final beyond 1988 when they won the tournament. “To...
Harry Kane has praised the spirit of the England team after they came from behind to defeat the Netherlands in the Euro 2024 semi-final on Wednesday. Xavi Simons gave the Oranje the lead in the seventh minute before Kane levelled from the penalty spot 11 minutes later. It seemed as though the game was going into extra time for England for the the third time in...
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