Van Marwijk abbreviated preliminary European Championship squad

Bert van Marwijk from the DFB-group opponents Netherlands has nine players dropped from his first 36-man preliminary squad for the European Football Championship in Poland and Ukraine.
International - Van Marwijk abbreviated preliminary European Championship squad


Rotterdam - coach Bert van Marwijk from the DFB-group opponents Netherlands has removed nine players from his first 36-man preliminary squad for the European Football Championship in Poland and Ukraine (June 8-July 1). Including the winner against Italian champions AC Milan vice-Hedwiges Maduro Spanish and Champions League hopefuls Valencia.

The European Champion of 1988 is preparing on Thursday in Lausanne, Switzerland in front of the Finals. Arjen Robben of Bayern Munich is still not one of the party, because he meets with the German record champion on Saturday in the Champions League final in Munich to Chelsea. Bundesliga top scorer Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, who had contracted in the test match at Philadelphia Union (1:2), a concussion is, however, with travel to Lausanne.

The Netherlands meet at the European Championships in Group B alongside Germany, Portugal and even in former European champions Denmark. To 29 May you have the former Bundesliga coach van Marwijk set on his 23-man squad.

Chile pardoned ex-Leverkusen Vidal

The Chilean soccer federation has pardoned the former Leverkusen's Arturo Vidal and nominated him for the next World Cup qualifying matches in June in Bolivia and Venezuela.
International - Chile pardoned ex-Leverkusen Vidal


Santiago de Chile - The Chilean Football Association has invited the former Leverkusen's Arturo Vidal pardoned and nominated him for the next World Cup qualifying matches in June in Bolivia and Venezuela. Vidal was suspended last December along with four teammates for ten games after the quintet was back before the World Cup qualifier in Uruguay for a free evening late and drunk to the team headquarters.

During the 24-year-old Vidal, who was recently presented in the Italian Serie A for Juventus in strong form, the squad returns to his teammate Carlos Carmona, Jorge Valdivia, Jean Beausejour and Gonzalo Jara serve their suspensions as planned.