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Euro 2020: Belgium and Netherlands are through to the last-16

Jun 18, 2021

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Belgium have booked their place in the last-16 of Euro 2020…after a 2-1 win over Denmark.

Kevin DeBruyne was the star for the Belgians, setting up one goal, before scoring the winner.

The match also featured an emotional tribute to Christian Eriksen, with both sets of players temporarily stopping play to join officials and supporters in a round of applause for the Danish midfielder.

Eriksen is recovering, after suffering a cardiac arrest in their opening match against Finland.

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In Group C action…the Netherlands also secured qualification into the knockout rounds with a 2-0 win over Austria.

Memphis Depay opened the scoring with an early penalty before Denzel Dumfries sealed the win with his second goal in as many games

Meanwhile, Ukraine kept their hopes of qualification alive, with a 2-1 win over North Macedonia.

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Tottenham have reportedly broken off talks with Paolo Fonseca, despite the ex-Roma boss being one of the favourites to become Spurs’ new manager.

There are now rumours the London club are turning their attention to Gennaro Gattuso, who left Fiorentina after just 23 days in charge.

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Rafa Nadal has announced that he is pulling out of Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics to recover from a tough clay-court season.

It came as Naomi Osaka said she, too, will not be playing at Wimbledon as she recovers from depression and anxiety.

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However, the world number two says she expects to return in time for the Tokyo Games.