Jonker admits Dutch were just not good enough

July 14 – Departing Dutch manager Andries Jonker admitted that the Netherlands were “not good enough” after his side’s second consecutive drubbing – a 5-2 defeat against France – prompted Oranje’s first-round exit from Euro 2025.

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Poland leave their mark in 3-2 thriller

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July 12 – Having gone goalless in their opening two matches, Poland went goal hunting on Saturday night in Lucerne – a city thoroughly in football fever, where even the green crosswalk lights were replaced with mini female footballers.

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Portugal on goal hunt in Sion

July 11 – Portugal head into tonight’s final Group B fixture in Sion with a simple brief on paper — win and score plenty. In reality, their path to the Euro 2025 quarter-finals remains steep, narrow, and dependent on favours from elsewhere.

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CIES: Data shows Woltemade is worth €56.9 million

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July 10 – Anyone who watched the UEFA U21 European Championship unfold last month is already familiar with Germany forward Nick Woltemade. The towering young striker made waves for both club and country towards the end of the season, picking up six goals in four UEFA U21 matches – earning him the place as the first standout in a new “prospect sheet” report by the CIES Football Observatory.

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