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Dutch fear over Robben injury

[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Arjen Robben, one of perhaps a half dozen players capable of carrying his team to the 2010 WorldCup championship, became the latest World Cup injury casualty, suffering a hamstring injury in the Netherlands’ 6-1 win over Hungary. “He felt a sharp pain — that can’t begood,” said Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk. […]

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World Cup Warmups

[DATEBOOK] Australia, which will face the USA Saturday in its final World Cup tuneup, meets Denmark Tuesday at Roodeport’s Ruimsig Stadium, site of Saturday’sgame. Two other matches involving World Cup finalists are also on tap for Tuesday. June 1 in Roodepoort Australia vs.  DenmarkJune 1 in Sion Switzerland vs. Costa Rica (TV: ESPN3.com, 2:15 pm […]

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Dutch confirm van Nistelrooy's exclusion

[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Dutch national team coach Bert van Marwijk‘s 30-player provisional roster for the World Cupcontained no surprises. Ruud van Nistelrooy‘s bid for an international comeback had ended when he was not included in list of players released last weekfor this week’s training camps that Oranje World Cup hopefuls. Two newcomers picked: Jeremain Lens, […]

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Van Nistelrooy not in Dutch plans

[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] style=”font-weight: bold;”>Ruud van Nistelrooy‘s bid for an international comeback ended when he was not included in Dutch national team coach Bert vanMarwijk‘s plans for a pair of training camps that Oranje World Cup hopefuls will attend next week. Van Nistelrooy, who joined German club Hamburg this season from Real Madrid,announced his international […]

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Van Basten warns Rooney about ankle

Dutch great Marco van Basten, whose career ended prematurely because of ankle injuries, has warned Wayne Rooney thathis career too could be jeopardy if he continues to play on his injured ankle. Van Basten’s comments followed Rooney’s surprise appearance in the second leg of Manchester United’s Champions Leagueseries against Bayern Munich. After it was first […]

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Hiddink turns down Ivory Coast deal

[WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN] Guus Hiddink won’t being coaching Ivory Coast at the World Cup. The Dutchman, who has coached theNetherlands (1998 semifinals), South Korea (2002 semifinals) and Australia (2006 second round) at the last three World Cups, says he’ll finish up his contract with Russia in June, then take his newjob with Turkey. “I must […]

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