| Van Basten trims down Netherlands squad (ESPN Soccernet.com) |
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Holland coach Marco van Basten has trimmed his provisional European Championships squad from 29 men to 26 ahead of revealing his final selection later this month.
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| Van Basten trims Dutch Euro squad (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News) |
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AMSTERDAM - Netherlands coach Marco van Basten dropped four players on Friday from his provisional squad for next month's European Championship finals.
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| Boulahrouz given EURO chance (UEFA News) |
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Sevilla FC defender Khalid Boulahrouz has been drafted into the provisional Netherlands squad but four other players have failed to make the latest cut.
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| Van Basten Drops Four, Calls Up Boulahrouz (Goal.com) |
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The 22-year-old midfielder of Moroccan origin, who’s only played twice with the senior Oranje , could be the only player finally selected from the side which have won the Eredivisie for the past four seasons in a row.
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28 and Wales on June 1. They face world champions Italy, 2006 World Cup runners-up France and Romania in Euro Group C.
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| ‘Little Tsar’ wins his international trophy (Radio Netherlands) |
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Dutch coach Dick Advocaat finally gets his hands on a major international football trophy by winning the UEFA Cup.
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of the Champions League. Midfielder Frank Lampard, who missed England’s 3-0 win over Andorra in a Euro 2008 qualifying tie on Wednesday due to a damaged wrist, has been given the all clear to play in Saturday’s league game at Watford.
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| Van Nistelrooy, Robben in Dutch squad (CNN.com) |
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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- Dutch coach Marco van Basten has named Real Madrid forwards Ruud van Nistelrooy and Arjen Robben in his preliminary 30-man squad for Euro 2008.
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| Van Basten "Did Not See It Coming" (Goal.com) |
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“I was surprised by his announcement,” said the Netherlands boos, who will step down at the end of the tournament to take over at former club Ajax. “I wasn’t expecting this. I have said before that I have a lot of respect for Clarence, both as a person and as a footballer.
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