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Werder Bremen has suspended both Marko Arnautovic and Eljero Elia for the final three games of the season after both were caught speeding.Both players were stopped in separate cars last week for speeding on the Autobahn, which led to the club imposing on a temporary ban on both.However, Bremen decided to extend that ban for the rest of the season despite the club sitting in a precarious position in the Bundesliga table."In the final stretch of the season we need all players to be fully focused," said sports director Thomas Eichin. "We have made it clear to Marko Arnautovic and Eljero Elia that their behavior damaged the team in this phase. Both will train separately until the end of the season."Bremen has spent the past 32 years in Germany's top flight, but the club sits just two points clear of the bottom three with three matches to play.Elia has appeared in 24 league contests for Bremen after arriving at the club last summer, while Arnautovic has netted five goals in 26 Bundesliga ga...
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Netherlands winger Arjen Robben limped off the field with a left hamstring injury Saturday in the team's 6-1 rout of Hungary in a friendly, casting ...
By Theo RuizenaarJOHANNESBURG, Jun (Reuters) - The Netherlands World Cup squad has been banned from using Twitter during the tournament after Eljero Elia sparked a r...
By Theo RuizenaarAMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch winger Arjen Robben will undergo a scan on his hamstring which will determine his World Cup hopes after picking up the i...
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Netherlands winger Arjen Robben limped off the field after hurting his left knee Saturday in the team's 6-1 rout of Hungary in a World Cup warmup ga...
By Barry MoodyJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African excitement climbed to a crescendo on Thursday on the eve of the continent's first World Cup but there were remin...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Netherlands surged into the World Cup with one of the globe's fiercest attacks. It took some luck to get that offense on track.The Dutch got ...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Bursting with goals and confidence, the Dutch entered the World Cup showing signs they might finally win it all for the first time.Despite a 2-0 ...
By Mike CollettJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Netherlands rarely moved out of first gear but still had far too much in the tank to leave Denmark trailing as they secured a...
By Mike CollettJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Netherlands rarely moved out of first gear but still had far too much in the tank to leave Denmark trailing as they secured a...
By Theo RuizenaarJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Dutch winger Eljero Elia who lifted his side with a late cameo in their 2-0 opening World Cup win over Denmark looks likely...
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A freak own goal by Simon Poulsen at the start of the second half and a late strike by Dirk Kuyt handed Netherlands a 2-0 win over Denmark i...
By Nick MulvenneyDURBAN (Reuters) - The Dutch have good reason to give Japan plenty of respect before their Group E match on Saturday and not just because of the Blu...
Dutch winger Eljero Elia is on the verge of completing a move to Werder Bremen after passing a medical with the Bundesliga club Sunday.Elia joins Bremen from Italian...
Netherlands international winger Eljero Elia has sealed a move to Juventus from Hamburg on Wednesday.The 24-year-old has moved to Turin on a four-year contract in a ...
Netherlands winger Eljero Elia has left his national team to undergo a medical with Juventus, opening the door to a switch from Hamburg to the Italian side.Elia, 24,...
Spain, Germany and the Netherlands won Friday to maintain strong starts in qualifying for the 2012 European Championship, while rebuilding Italy drew 0-0 with Northe...
By Theo RuizenaarAMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Goals from Dirk Kuyt and Klaas Jan Huntelaar earned the Netherlands a 2-1 home win over the United States in a friendly Wednes...
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Ruud van Nistelrooy was left off the Netherlands' preliminary World Cup roster.Coach Bert van Marwijk said Tuesday the Hamburg forward ...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands squad that made the final cut on Thursday for the World Cup blends attacking flair with an aging defense.Coach Bert van...