The Dutch squad took their Official Team Portraits at their training ground in Hoenderloo yesterday afternoon, as part of UEFA's pre-tournament procedures. Despite the slight rain, Wesley Sneijder, Ibrahim Afellay, Arjen Robben, van Bommel and co' all lined up in a row to have their photo taken.

Will Robin be able to translate his club form to country?

Today I'll be assessing Holland's chances in Euro 2012.

Holland

I have followed Holland for a very long time. This is entirely down to Dennis Bergkamp that I became a fan of Oranje. I did catch their games in World Cup 1994 but more as a general football fan.

Will Robin be able to translate his club form to country?

Today I'll be assessing Holland's chances in Euro 2012.

Holland

I have followed Holland for a very long time. This is entirely down to Dennis Bergkamp that I became a fan of Oranje. I did catch their games in World Cup 1994 but more as a general football fan.

OTP gives you the lowdown on all the Euro 2012 teams. 10 word description: World Cup finalists can call upon some big name stars. Coach: Bert van Marwijk Van Marwijk has been in charge since 2008. He doesn't exactly endorse free-flowing football, albeit he's got some skillful players who can do that for him.

OTP gives you the lowdown on all the Euro 2012 teams. 10 word description: World Cup finalists can call upon some big name stars. Coach: Bert van Marwijk Van Marwijk has been in charge since 2008. He doesn't exactly endorse free-flowing football, albeit he's got some skillful players who can do that for him.

He may be all smiles at The Netherlands' Euro 2012 training camp in Hoenderloo, but Robin van Persie has undoubtedly been thinking about his future in English football. The question at the top of everyone's minds right now, of course, is will he stay at Arsenal or move to a Spanish side next season?

Lens! Maher! Anita! De Jong! Out...!! No...Luuk not you... Nigel...stay... It's Siem!

14 days to go people!! Or better, 14 nights to sleep...

And Bert has announced the four last exits of the squad.

And it's all done in Bert van Marwijk style. Without emotion. Logical. Rational.

The Netherlands begin their UEFA Euro 2012 preparations with a friendly against Bulgaria. The match will take place at the Amsterdam Arena in Amsterdam, Netherlands with kickoff is scheduled for 19:00 BST time.

Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk

"We will do everything, although I won't explain how we will do it.

Netherlands stars Wesley Sneijder and Mark Van Bommel have hit out at Bayern fans for jeering Arjen Robben during an exhibition match at the Allianz Arena last night while manager Bert van Marwijk will understand if the winger now chooses to walk out on the club despite recently signing a new contract.

Last night Bayern Munich played the Dutch national team in a friendly in Munich. Ironically, the game was set-up as compensation for Arjen Robben getting injured while playing for Holland.

I say ironically as the Bayern fans vented their frustration at Robben's penalty miss in the Champions League final against Chelsea on Saturday by repeatedly booing him.

Euro 2012 Betting Guide Five top bets for the Euros - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

With Euro 2012 less than a month away, the participating nations are starting to name their squads for the tournament and the fans' enthusiasm is beginning to build. As with any international competition, games thick and fast allow the punters to gamble on a daily basis in the search of profits, and many will be reaching for the Euro 2012 betting guide to find a bargain price or outside punt.

Most domestic seasons haven't closed, yet the names of those heading off to the lands of continental glory in the Polkraine are already dropping, along with some of the squads to be whittled down in the coming weeks (the deadline being May 29th). Today Giovanni Trappatoni announced Ireland's formal 23 and Germany a damn close 27.

10 of the best Dutch footballers in recent years - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

The Netherlands international team go into this summer's Euro 2012 tournament as one of the favourites and frontrunners, with quality throughout Bert van Marwijk's side.

However, unfortunately the Eredivisie has lost its ability to keep the best homegrown players in the country and Ajax's UEFA Champions League glory of 1995 seems like an eternity ago.

This pic sums up Van Nistelrooy: committed, strong-willed, successful and focused.

Yesterday, Bert van Marwijk did the decent thing. He called former Oranje striker Ruud van Nistelrooy. While every normal person in Holland is considering where to go on a summer's break, Bert knew Ruud was telling his kids they'd probably [read more]

Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul may have shared several angry confrontations with Arsenal skipper Robin van Persie during Monday's thrilling Premier League match but the young Dutchman has now revealed that there was nothing personal between the two parties.

Krul and van Persie were engaged in heated arguments since the opening stages of the match, prompting suggestions that past differences had caused the spat.

Euro 2012: The Strikers To Watch - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Euro 2012 is only a matter of months away, and excitement is growing in fans and players alike. The tournament in Poland and Ukraine is set to be one of the most open of recent times, with holders Spain sure to be challenged by the likes of Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy and England.

Ryan Brown with Rafael van der Vaart in Sydney after the friendly Oranje played there in 2009... More of Ryan's pics soon!

After our Bert van Marwijk interview, here's the first player interview ever on this blog. I mean, interviewed by us, basically... :-).

Here goes:

Raf, you're on of the most gifted [read more]

Arsene Wenger has criticised the stubborn attitudes of Belgium and Netherlands' international coaches after revealing that Robin van Persie and Thomas Vermaelen are doubtful for their Saturday afternoon's league clash with Liverpool due to their respective injury issues.

Van Persie was a part of the Netherlands' starting eleven in their 3-2 defeat of England in the midweek, while Vermaelen played for Belgium against Greece in their 1-1 draw on the same night.

England v Netherlands Preview, Prediction, TV Listings, Betting Odds Friendly 29 February 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog

England play their first since since Fabio Capello resigning as they host the Netherlands in an international friendly. The match will take place at Wembley Stadium in London, England on Wednesday, February 29, 2012.

Soon to be team mates?

Nothing is going to bring our mood down this week. Nothing. Nothing. What? Robin Van Persie has an injury scare and failed to finish a training session with the Dutch national squad? Ok, the good mood has gone. Our player of the season has a strain in his groin and is in big doubt for tonight's friendly against England.

In the winter break, Luciano Narsigh gave an interview to the VI. "I can reach Oranje" was the headline. One month later, Bert van Marwijk and his staff picked the winger, with Twente winger Ola John and AZ midfielder Maher for the preliminary Oranje squad.

Let's look closer at the Heerenveen [read more]

Rinus...

So, Bert van Marwijk extended his deal.

He might well become the longest serving national team manager we ever had but he could also end his career at Oranje with a termination letter. Who knows.

And while most media and fans ( and players) greeted the news with joy, we need to [read more]

Fulham's game against FC Twente on Thursday night is attracting plenty of attention from fellow Premier League sides Liverpool and Newcastle who are keen to watch Luuk de Jong in action.
The Twente striker is a long term target for Newcastle and in recent weeks has also been linked with Liverpool after starting the season in superb form in Holland.

Liverpool are the latest club to be linked with a move for in-demand midfielder Kevin Strootman who has been attracting interest from a number of European clubs are starring for PSV Eindhoven.
The 21-year-old only joined the Dutch club in the summer after coming through the youth system at Sparta Rotterdam and has so far impressed both for his club and for his country with some assured displays for Holland.

Euro 2012 Nations A team by team preview - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Update: Groups Draw details and the official match ball of Euro 2012 added. Scroll down to view.

With the 16 teams competing in Euro 2012 now selected and the qualifying process complete, all eyes look to Poland and Ukraine as time ticks down.

There is no news yet with regards to the severity of Rafael van der Vaart's latest hamstring injury but the story was met with a depressing feeling of resignation among Spurs fans.

VDV has been at the heart of Tottenham's great unbeaten run with six goals in five games but you always feel that the Dutchman's next hamstring problem is just around the corner.

Still very quiet, as you might imagine.

The main story this morning is the news that football has come under attack from something called 'common sense'. Robin van Persie has been allowed back to Arsenal to rest up as his international manager has taken a hugely sensible approach to things.

The Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has admitted that Robin Van Persie is suffering from fatigue, and he has been desperately trying to find games in which the Dutchman can be rested, without much success it should be added! But with the international break upon us, Wenger pleaded with the Dutch manager Bert van Marwijk (who [.

Bert van Marwijk was livid. He wants the team to win every game. Winning needs to be second nature. Every match is important. Losing against a better opponent is ok. Losing against a weaker opponent when you dominated the game and had more possession is a big NONO.

"We dominated, we [read more]

La afición dejó ayer claro que le da igual si el partido de esta noche entre España y Escocia es trascendente o no. Unos 12.000 seguidores presenciaron el entrenamiento en el estadio Rico Pérez. Mientras tanto, Alicante se llena de kilts, la tradicional falda escocesa que, orgullosos, lucen la mayoría de los miembros de la Tartan Army, la hinchada visitante.

Jetzt schieben sie uns Arjens Leistenbruch in die Schuhe, anstatt uns dankbar zu sein, dass wir ihn noch einmal gründlich untersucht haben lassen. Auf einmal geben sie uns die Schuld, da wird man verrückt von. Das ist beinahe asozial.

Bert van Marwijk, Trainer der holländischen Nationalmannschaft, streitet mit dem FC Bayern München über die erneute Verletzung von Mittelfeldstar Arjen Robben.

Jetzt schieben sie uns Arjens Leistenbruch in die Schuhe, anstatt uns dankbar zu sein, dass wir ihn noch einmal gründlich untersucht haben lassen. Auf einmal geben sie uns die Schuld, da wird man verrückt von. Das ist beinahe asozial.

Bert van Marwijk, Trainer der holländischen Nationalmannschaft, streitet mit dem FC Bayern München über die erneute Verletzung von Mittelfeldstar Arjen Robben.

Jetzt schieben sie uns Arjens Leistenbruch in die Schuhe, anstatt uns dankbar zu sein, dass wir ihn noch einmal gründlich untersucht haben lassen. Auf einmal geben sie uns die Schuld, da wird man verrückt von. Das ist beinahe asozial.

Bert van Marwijk, Trainer der holländischen Nationalmannschaft, streitet mit dem FC Bayern München über die erneute Verletzung von Mittelfeldstar Arjen Robben.

Liverpool's two biggest matches of the early season are divided by yet another international break, with all of the active national sides on the continent wrapping up their Euro 2012 qualifying campaigns, and World Cup 2014 qualifiers starting nearly everywhere else. Fitness struggles mean there's a bit less action than usual for Kenny Dalglish's side, but there's a decent amount taking part in qualifiers or friendlies around across the globe.

The international break provides FC Barcelona time for Iniesta and Fabregas to recover (Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images)

FIFA's infamous international breaks are dreaded by most club soccer fans, who think that they kill the momentum of the league season and add extra weight on the legs of key players.

Bert van Marwijk sees too many "sorry, can't come" messages on his phone. These last weeks, he got little texts from Afellay, Stekelenburg, Heitinga and Sneijder. The former Feyenoord coach doesn't see any change until the international bodies start to finetune the international match calender.

"I believe top players are able [read more]

By FRANCO PANIZO

Jonathan Spector picked up an ankle injury over the weekend, but that won't stop him from attending the U.S. men's national team camp this week.

Spector is set to join head coach Jurgen Klinsmann and the rest of the U.S. team in South Florida on Monday as it gets ready to prepare for its Saturday friendly against Honduras, a source told SBI.

"Sneijder really is only this high!"

Bert van Marwijk was once a gifted left-winger. Headstrong. Creative. Vulnerable. As coach, he made something out of nothing with Fortuna Sittard and won a European cup with Feyenoord in a time when no one expected "us" to be able to do so. He wasn't [read more]

Spoilers: Everybody came out of this set of internationals fit and unscathed and ready to take on Stoke on Saturday. Except perhaps for Martin Skrtel, though any damage he picked up is going to be of the mental variety. In any case, September's international break is over and done with, which means no more worries about Liverpool players getting injured in borderline meaningless games.

Oranje is qualified. The missed penalty of Turkey was enough to make it a clear case. Bert van Marwijk poured himself a glass of wine. "I would have taken that anyway," he smiled. He was content with the qualification, but not with the performance of his team. "A lame performance. [read more]