Netherlands news

Juan Roman Riquelme suggested Louis van Gaal ought to have kissed Lionel Messi instead of angering him at the World Cup.

Cristian Romero has explained why he screamed in the face of Kylian Mbappe and taunted Netherlands players in Argentina’s 2022 World Cup triumph.

Marco van Basten has claimed that Luuk de Jong is better than Manchester United transfer target Wout Weghorst while issuing a warning to Erik ten Hag.

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has named the four coaching idols that have acted as an inspiration to him in a distinguished managerial career.

Controversial Spanish referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz plans on retiring at the end of the season, it has been reported.

Virgil van Dijk admits his shove on Leandro Paredes at the 2022 World Cup was out of character, but he makes no apologies for losing his cool.

Argentina may have savoured World Cup glory at Qatar 2022, but they remain stuck behind arch-rivals Brazil in the latest FIFA world rankings.

Wout Weghorst is taking positives from his World Cup argument with Lionel Messi, with the Dutch striker saying: “At least he has learnt my name.”

Louis van Gaal admitted that he would consider an approach from Portugal if given the chance to manage their national team.

Your votes have been counted and we can now confirm the overall winner of the GOAL50 2022 World Cup Wonders!

GOAL looks back on a tournament staged in the tiny but wealthy Gulf state of Qatar that provided quality and controversy in equal measure.

The curtain has fallen on the Qatar tournament, which will go down in history after an astounding final, but can you name all of the top goalscorers?

GOAL is celebrating 22 football moments that have never happened before on the World’s biggest stage as they keep taking place in Qatar