Virgil van Dijk: Evan Ferguson absence a boon for Netherlands
Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk is all too aware of the advantage his side will enjoy when they face a Republic of Ireland side shorn of Evan Ferguson on Sunday at the Aviva Stadium.
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England held by Ukraine in Euro 2024 qualifier in Poland
England hit a rare bump on the road to next year's European Championship as Kyle Walker’s first international goal secured Gareth Southgate’s side a 1-1 draw against Ukraine in Poland.
Kenny confident Ireland can secure 'best victory yet' against the Dutch
Stephen Kenny believes that his side can raise their game at a packed Aviva Stadium to secure their "best victory yet" as they take on the Netherlands in Sunday evening's Euro 2024 qualifier.
Stopping Frenkie De Jong key to Irish hopes of hindering Dutch
Unofficially at least, 'McAteer' comes up as an option in the thesaurus when Dutch football supporters are looking up an equivalent for "the shivers".
Dutch defender Nathan Ake passed fit to face Ireland
Nathan Ake is available for the Netherlands' European Championship qualifier against the Republic of Ireland at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday after being replaced in their last match on Thursday with a hamstring problem.
Gareth Southgate: I don't pick team based on external reaction
Gareth Southgate says he has never picked an England team "based on external reaction" and will not change tack despite Jordan Henderson facing a potential backlash from some fans for moving to Saudi Arabia.
RTÉ Soccer Podcast: Dutch insight ahead of Aviva Stadium qualifier clash against Ireland
Dutch journalist Bart Vlietstra, who is a football writer for De Volkskrant, as well as co-editor-in-chief of Santos magazine and a contributor to The Guardian, joins Raf Diallo to give an insight into Ronald Koeman's Netherlands team and where football is at in the land that gave the world 'Total Football'.
Jim Crawford: Making it to big tournaments the ultimate aim
The remit of your everyday underage international manager can be a hard one to pinpoint.