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Virgil van Dijk rules himself out of Euro 2020

UEFA Nations League Semi-Final - Netherlands v England - Estadio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimaraes, Portugal - June 6, 2019 England's Harry Kane in action with Netherlands' Virgil van Dijk [Reuters, Carl Recine]

Virgil van Dijk has confirmed that he will not to go Euro 2020 with the Netherlands as he continues to recover from his serious knee ligament injury.

The Liverpool defender has been out of action since October last year after sustaining the blow following a challenge from Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, and he says he will use the summer to recover and get ready for the start of the new Premier League season.

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