Dutch legend Van der Vaart announces retirement
Former Real Madrid and Tottenham attacker Rafael van der Vaart has announced his retirement from football with immediate effect.
Former Real Madrid and Tottenham attacker Rafael van der Vaart has announced his retirement from football with immediate effect.
Germany’s 2-1 Nations League away to world champions France on Tuesday saw them suffer a sixth loss in a single calendar year for the first time ever.
Virgil van Dijk, Memphis Depay and Georginio Wijnaldum all scored to earn Netherlands a 3-0 win over Germany and left Joachim Low’s men still without a win or a goal in the Nations League.
Kylian Mbappe illuminated France’s World Cup homecoming, while Olivier Giroud ended his international goal drought to help seal a 2-1 Nations League win over the Netherlands.
The inaugural 2018-19 Uefa Nations League begins this week, with matches taking place across the continent.
Nathan Ake’s late goal punished a wasteful 10-man Italy as the Netherlands rescued a scarcely deserved 1-1 draw in Turin on Monday evening.
France, Netherlands and Germany have been drawn in a daunting group in the inaugural Uefa Nations League.
Arjen Robben has retired from international football, after Netherlands’ failure to qualify for the World Cup was confirmed with Tuesday’s 2-0 win over Sweden.
Arjen Robben gave a frank assessment of Netherlands’ chances of overhauling Sweden, describing a seven-goal win as impossible.
France head coach Didier Deschamps has cautioned his players against underestimating the Netherlands when the countries meet in Thursday’s World Cup qualifier at the Stade de France.