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National coach Andries Jonker is pleased with the football players after the 5-0 farewell game against Belgium on Sunday night. According to Jonker, his players showed “good football” and let the people of Kerkrade “have fun”. “It’s nice to see you’re where you want to be,” says Jonker, who admits at the same time that “it’s not yet.” Jonker calls …

If a sportswriter places a photo with an article about football, she can choose between an active or passive image. In the active photo, football is being played, in the passive photo, for example, people cheer after a goal or shuffle after a defeat. Articles about men’s football have an active photo 3.5 times more often than women’s football. Women …

David Beckham is working hard at Inter Miami FC to strengthen the squad. Along with the arrival of Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets, that seems to be the case SPORT expect two more top players to enter. Ramos in America The former footballer is said to be busy with Jordi Alba. The full-back left Barcelona last month on a free …

Football manager Andries Jonker is unwilling to comment on his choice to leave Eredivisie top scorer Fenna Kalma and experienced player Shanice van de Sanden out of his final World Cup selection. According to Jonker, the Orange have more good attackers than they could select. “I opted for a balanced composition in which I also want to have enough midfielders,” …

Football fans in the United States need not worry that Lionel Messi will treat his new Inter Miami venture as a vacation. So says Argentinian Gerardo Martino, who was appointed club coach on Wednesday. “Sometimes we associate the United States, and Miami in particular, with vacations. But they are players who want to perform and compete,” Martino said of fellow …

Veteran Shanice van de Sanden was not selected for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.Image Pro Shots / Remko Kool Fenna Kalma scored thirty goals in twenty matches last season and yet the top scorer in the Eredivisie will not go to the World Cup. Older Shanice van de Sanden also narrowly dropped out. She is not part …

drawTallon Grepes meets an old acquaintance at Wimbledon. Hungarian Marton Fucsovics is his first-round opponent in London. The best tennis player in the Netherlands has already played against him once. It was last year in Ahoy, where the Greek track lost to Fucsovics at the time. The Greek track, number 31 in the world, ranks 28th at Wimbledon and therefore …

Miguel Araujo continues his career at Portland Timbers. The Peruvian FC Emmen defender, who has been active in Drenthe for more than two and a half years, signs a contract in the North West of the United States until 2025 with an option for an additional year. Araujo has yet to undergo a medical examination. It is only when it …

The captains of the 32 participating countries will be allowed to play at the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand next month with a captain’s armband with a message to include. This is the result of a meeting of the world football association FIFA with the captains. It is not mandatory to play with the group, there are also …

Lionel Messi looks back on his time at Paris Saint-Germain with mixed feelings. The 35-year-old Argentinian, who signed a contract with Inter Miami earlier this month, has had a difficult relationship with the fans. Especially during his last months with the top French club, he was often whistled by his own supporters. It didn’t bother him, Messi says in an …