Ronald Koeman News

The former Man United and Barcelona forward, who now plays for Corinthians, was unable to get on his flight to join up with team-mates.

A Man United star was left out of his national team for their upcoming Nations League fixtures, as the manager insisted he is 'not good enough' to play for them at the moment.

After a clash with Southampton, the Reds will face Real Madrid, Man City, Newcastle and Everton in a run of games that will prove draining for Arne Slot's side across all fronts.

Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman struggled to understand why skipper Virgil van Dijk was booked for protesting a decision with the referee, only to be sent off just minutes later.

He was hoping to bounce back against Germany on Tuesday after being given another chance by Koeman, yet the 25-year-old put in a dismal display before he was substituted at half-time.

After initially attempting to return to his feet, a clearly emotional Ake was then removed from the pitch on a stretcher and replaced by Arsenal's Jurrien Timber.

Following that deal, Koeman claimed Bergwijn's 'book is closed' with the national team due to his lack of 'sporting ambition' as he hit out at the former Tottenham star.

However, on Sunday, the forward was left angry following a challenge by Timber in training as the Netherlands prepared for their clash at home to Germany on Tuesday.

While goals from Wout Weghorst and Xavi Simons secured victory in the Nations League clash, De Ligt admitted that he was frustrated with his performance.

Former Tottenham star Steven Bergwijn has fired back at Ronald Koeman after the Netherlands manager 'closed the book' on his international career.

Slot (right) faced a mammoth task of taking over from fan favourite Jurgen Klopp, but has already made his mark on the side, and Gravenberch (left) has played a huge role in the transformation.

Luis Diaz struck twice before Mohamed Salah sealed the victory at Old Trafford, making it three straight wins for the Reds - compared to United who already have two defeats from their opening games.

The Dutchman, who traded Bayern Munich for Anfield last summer, has made a blistering start in the Premier League this season. But his national manager's words have served to burst his bubble.

He was not selected for the Netherlands' upcoming Nations League fixtures against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Germany, amid the speculation surrounding his future.

Maatsen had initially been left out of the squad, learning of his omission just three days ahead of his participation in the Champions League final with Borussia Dortmund.

The Aston Villa striker was brought on as a late substitute by Gareth Southgate as England struggled to break their 1-1 deadlock with the Netherlands in the second-half.

MIKE KEEGAN: The Netherlands' plans to face England have been hit by issues on Germany's infamous train network - with Ronald Koeman and his squad left stranded on a station platform.

IAN HERBERT: More than 30 years have passed since Koeman brought down David Platt as he ran clean through on goal in a vital World Cup qualifier. The episode became part of English football lore

England will be favourites to beat the Dutch and make Sunday's final in Berlin but will need to overcome the dreaded ITV curse on Wednesday night.

CHRIS SUTTON: In this age of tiki taka, inverted full backs, false nines, passing triangles, gegenpressing, set-piece specialists there is something beautiful about Wout Weghorst.

MATT BARLOW: The Netherlands' passage to the last four at Euro 2024 has been a triumph of substance over style, which has been a bitter pill to swallow in the home of Total Football.

AADAM PATEL: The Oranje have progressed to the semi-finals despite coming third in their group, yet Ronald Koeman's side will pose plenty of dangers to England.

LEWIS STEELE: While Liverpool fans have spent the last few weeks demanding the club to splash the cash, Cody Gakpo has starred at Euro 2024.

The victory saw Ronald Koeman's side set up a quarter-final clash against Turkey, with the 25-year-old both scoring and setting up Donyell Malen with an assist in the second half.

AADAM PATEL AT THE MUNICH FOOTBALL ARENA: On the eve of this clash, Gakpo spoke about how the Netherlands were approaching this clash against Romania as the start of a 'new tournament.'

Depending on how Group E and Group F finish on Wednesday evening, The Netherlands could be set to face off against Gareth Southgate's England side in their opening knockout clash at the tournament.

Fans mocked the decision to deny Xavi Simons the winning goal against France in the Netherlands' Euro 2024 clash on Friday evening after the strike was disallowed for a controversial offside.

The Burnley player, who was most recently on loan at Hoffenheim, did not publicly challenge Koeman's team selection after the opening game win but he did underline his ambition to start.

When Gakpo signed for Liverpool from PSV Eindhoven in the winter of 2022, Klopp said there had been a need to move quickly before he became a '40-goal player' somewhere else.

Koeman revealed that the 31-year-old, who didn't score once in the Premier League during half a season at Manchester United last year, had been unhappy when told he was not a guaranteed starter.

Viewers of Holland's victory over Poland on Sunday found themselves grimacing as the cameras cut to Ronaldo Koeman picking his nose and appearing to eat what he found.

Manchester United supporters showed their support for former striker Wout Weghorst after the 31-year-old came off the bench to score the winning goal in Holland's 2-1 win over Poland at Euro 2024.

The cream of Europe's top stars head into the tournament looking to make their mark, but there's plenty that already have among the coaching staff in their playing careers.

Several legendary ex-pros will serve as managers, including France's World Cup hero Didier Deschamps and two-time Champions League winner Ronald Koeman.

The 22-year-old was a surprise omission from the Dutch squad after an impressive six months on loan at Borussia Dortmund, which culminated in a Champions League final.

The Netherlands will return to compete at their 11th European Championship this summer as they bid to improve on their last-16 exit from the tournament three years ago.

Koeman's side fell at the round of 16 three years ago and though they are not one of the favourites to claim the prize, their raft of talented performers mean they have the ability to spring a surprise.

Ahead of Saturday's Champions League final at Wembley against Real Madrid , Maatsen was asked if he was interested in moving back to London and revealed that nothing has been decided yet.

The Reds defender, who has a year remaining on his contract, also stated that while there may be a lot of change at Liverpool following Jurgen Klopp's departure but was 'confident' of success.

EXCLUSIVE BY AADAM PATEL IN GERMANY: Matthias Grafe tells Mail Sport he will never forget the day the England manager came to his resort in this quiet town in the heart of Germany.

LEWIS STEELE: Liverpool have confirmed Feyenoord boss Arne Slot will succeed legendary outgoing manager Jurgen Klopp and take over as head coach from the start of next season.

Ronald Koeman has named three Liverpool stars in is provisional Netherland squad for this summer's European Championships in Germany.

While Slot's appointment has not yet been confirmed, it appears the Dutchman is edging closer to succeeding Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool, and could even 'take Klopp's house in Merseyside'.

The Feyenoord boss has emerged as a strong contender to succeed Klopp. Slot is a cutting-edge operator with an exciting brand of football, and could prove to be a shrewd appointment.

Discussions over whether UEFA will increase squad sizes for this summer's European Championship in Germany to 26 players took place on Monday afternoon.

SAMI MOKBEL: Proposals to increase squad sizes for Euro 2024 has crucial support from major nations as UEFA confirm they will consider the extension.

Dutch national team coach Ronald Koeman has said Memphis Depay's support of Quincy Promes is 'not useful', after the former international was sentenced to six years in prison.

Kees Rijvers, the legendary Dutch manager listed by Man United boss Erik ten Hag as a main coaching influence, has died at the age of 97.

The trio of former players have set their sights in a club in either League One or League Two, according to football agent Rob Jansen.

Klaassen was the Toffees' most expensive arrival in 2017, coming in for a £24million fee from Ajax, but he failed to impress in a disappointing season for the Merseyside club.

The Catalan giants are struggling to sparkle this season during a bid to retain their LaLiga crown - drifting seven points off league leaders Girona, who they were stunned by in a 4-2 home defeat.

Arsenal legend Dennis Bergkamp has outlined his ambitions to invest in a League One club with the future aim of taking them through the divisions and win promotion to the Premier League.

SAMI MOKBEL: Group of Death? Who cares. Banana skin? So what? Home nations clash? No problem. Bring. It. On. Because this is England's time, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

The defender underwent surgery in August on an ACL injury he suffered on his Arsenal debut. It was hoped he's still be able to feature in the latter part of the campaign.

The former Barcelona , Everton and Southampton manager's comments came just weeks after he had given the 21-year-old star his international debut during their Euro Qualifiers match against Greece.

Ronald Koeman has criticised Ajax star Brian Brobbey, claiming his first touch and finishing are 'not good' and questioned why his former coaches did not address the issues.

The Liverpool captain's heorics came on a nervy night for Ronald Koeman ' side after former Manchester United forward Wout Weghorst missed a spot kick in the first-half.

The 21-year-old midfielder signed for Liverpool at the end of the summer transfer window, and opted to reject joining up with the Netherlands Under-21 squad in September.

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: Jude Bellingham burst Girona's bubble and Barcelona put a pre-match directors dinner spat behind them to beat Sevilla at the Nou Camp.

CHRIS WHEELER IN DUBLIN: Weghorst broke Irish hearts with the goal that almost certainly ends their hopes of automatic qualification for Euro 2024 and piles more pressure on manager Kenny.

Marten de Roon set the Oranje on their way after 17 minutes before Liverpool ace Cody Gakpo doubled the hosts' advantage just after the half-hour mark. Wout Weghorst added a third.

MATT HUGHES: Gravenberch declined an under 21 call-up for European Championship qualifiers against Moldova and North Macedonia to focus on settling in

Gravenberch had been named in the Netherlands U21 side for the upcoming international break for their games against Moldova and North Macedonia in Euro U21 qualifying, but rejected the call.

Dutch legend Ruud Gullit has hit out at Virgil van Dijk for his lack of leadership after the Netherlands slipped to successive defeats against Croatia and Italy in the Nations League.

It was an exciting 24 hours for the Bellingham family, seeing world-class star Jude seal a £113million switch to Real Madrid on the same day younger brother Jobe joined Sunderland for £1.5m.

De Jong has criticised the increasingly hectic calendar, with the Barcelona midfielder highlighting UEFA's approval of a new Champions League format from 2024/25.

Bayer Leverkusen have signed Brazilian international Arthur from America Mineiro in case Frimpong decides to leave the club in the summer as Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Man Utd hold interest.

The Manchester United striker had a night to forget in Rotterdam, but the rest of his team failed to show a sufficient improvement from Friday's defeat against France at home.

The Dutch captain had a game to forget in the heart of defence during Ronald Koeman's first game back in charge of the team as Les Bleus ran riot in their Euro 2024 qualifier on Friday.

Nathan Ake's brace was the difference against Gibraltar as the Netherlands bounced back to winning ways in their Euro 2024 qualifiers after losing to France last time out.

France were awarded an average rating of 6.6 while the famous publication retained its characteristically savage assessment of the visitors' performance with a 2.8 average rating.

INTERVIEW BY JOE BERNSTEIN: Cody Gakpo isn't pretending the start to his Liverpool career has been ideal. Six games in, there has been only one win, and no goals.

The 23-year-old forward's new national team coach said it was good to have young Dutch players moving to bigger leagues, but added that it could also be difficult for them.

The five-episode documentary, which will be released on Prime Video on December 28, covers everything from Lionel Messi's tearful exit to the restructuring of the club from the board down.

This week marked one year since Ronald Koeman was sacked and this January it will be three years since Barcelona fired a manager midseason when Ernesto Valverde was let-go.

The new Villarreal manager has been two years out of the game since Barcelona replaced him with Ronald Koeman. He also touched on problems he encountered managing Leo Messi.

PETE JENSON: Joan Laporta said he was reluctant to sack Ronald Koeman because Xavi was 'not ready' - and agaisnt Inter he looked ill-prepared for the challenge.

Pjanic joined from Serie A giants Juventus for £51million in the summer of 2020, but barely made it until November before Ronald Koeman had decided that the Bosnian was not in his plans.

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: Elvis has left the building but at least we've still got Memphis. That was how Barcelona supporters felt about the Dutch international at the start of last season.