Netherlands

Schouten to miss World Cup after surgery on cruciate ligament injury

Soccer Football - Champions League - PSV Eindhoven v Sporting CP - Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands - October 1, 2024 PSV Eindhoven's Jerdy Schouten scores their first goal REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw/File Photo

‘Extraordinary news’: Dutch recover stolen gold Romanian helmet

In 2025, a gang of robbers used firework bombs to break into the Drents Museum in the northern Netherlands to steal the items.

Amsterdam marks 25 years of gay marriage with weddings

The Netherlands made history on April 1, 2001, when it became the world’s first country to legalise gay marriage.

Dutch survive early red card to hold out for draw with Ecuador

Soccer Football - International Friendly - Netherlands v Ecuador - Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands - March 31, 2026 Netherlands' Wout Weghorst and Luciano Valente in action with Ecuador's Willian Pacho and Gonzalo Plata REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

Dutch coach Koeman praises performance but Van Dijk wants more

Soccer Football - International Friendly - Netherlands v Norway - Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands - March 27, 2026 Netherlands' Virgil van Dijk celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

Reijnders grabs winner as Dutch fight back to beat Norway

Soccer Football - International Friendly - Netherlands v Norway - Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands - March 27, 2026 Netherlands' Virgil van Dijk in action with Norway's Alexander Sorloth REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

Lost remains of French musketeer d’Artagnan may have been found in Dutch church

A view inside the Peter and Paul Church (Petrus en Pauluskerk) in Maastricht shows an excavation pit opened in the floor, where archaeologists believe they may have uncovered the skeletal remains of Charles de Batz de Castelmore, known as d’Artagnan, leader of King Louis XIV's musketeers, who died in 1673 during the French siege of the city, in Maastricht, Netherlands, March 25, 2026. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

Premier League move puts Brobbey in World Cup contention

FILE PHOTO: Sunderland's Brian Brobbey celebrates scoring their second goal , March 22, 2026. Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith/File Photo

New Zealand players willing to play World Cup opener against Iran outside US

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum says her country is open to hosting Iran's World Cup matches, after the Iranian football federation threatened to boycott fixtures in the US.

Netherlands attacker Lang to miss Norway friendly after surgery

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - World Cup - European Qualifiers - Group G - Netherlands v Malta - Euroborg Stadion, Groningen, Netherlands - June 10, 2025 Netherlands' Noa Lang in action with Malta's Joseph Mbong REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.