Football
Dumfries, Aké and Gakpo Named Reserve Captains for Dutch National Team
Netherlands national team coach Xavi Hernández announced that Denzel Dumfries, Nathan Aké, and Cody Gakpo will serve as reserve captains behind Virgil van Dijk ahead of the Nations League match against Germany. This selection differs from Ronald Koeman's tenure, where Frenkie de Jong was the second choice, but De Jong is currently unavailable due to injury. Additionally, Xavi declined to confirm if Bart Verbruggen remains the first-choice goalkeeper, stating the decision would be made known tomorrow, while praising the motivation and training of debutants Ruben van Bommel and Gjivai Zechiël.
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