May 12, 2021
Dutch star Van Dijk ruled out of Euro 2020
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk says he will not play for the Netherlands at next month's European Championship. The center back has been out since October with a knee injury.
The Canadian Press
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk says he will not play for the Netherlands at next month's European Championship.
The center back has been out since October with a knee injury.
Van Dijk says in an interview with Liverpool's website: “I feel physically it is the right decision that I’ve decided not to go to the Euros and to go into my last phase of rehab during the offseason.”
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