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FILE - Denmark's coach Kasper Hjulmand greets fans after the international friendly soccer match between the Netherlands and Denmark at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Saturday, March 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
Denmark vs Netherlands 3/26/2022

Oct. 25, 2022 04:28 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018 file photo the Henri Delaunay Trophy is displayed on the stage at the Convention Centre in Dublin, Ireland. France won the last major international soccer tournament — the World Cup in 2018 — by defending compactly, hitting teams on the break with clinical finishing, and being effective at set pieces. What will the winning approach be at the European Championship? (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, File)
EURO 2020: Capsules for teams at the European Championship

By The Associated Press Jun. 04, 2021 11:54 AM EDT

Swings froze after strong winds swept waves ashore in the marina of Monnickendam, Netherlands, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. With freezing temperatures forecast for more than a week in the Netherlands, ice fever is sweeping the nation, offering a welcome respite from grim coronavirus news while also creating a challenge for authorities trying to uphold social distancing measures. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Skating-crazy Dutch defy pandemic by taking to outdoor ice

By Peter Dejong And Mike Corder Feb. 09, 2021 08:15 AM EST

A statue is seen outside Amsterdam's Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam, Friday, Aug. 14, 2020. A spokeswoman for Amsterdam's Olympic Stadium says a bronze statute of an athlete saluting with an outstretched arm reminiscent of the gesture made infamous at rallies in Nazi Germany is to be removed from outside the stadium because the salute has links to fascism. The 3-meter (10-foot) tall bronze statue that was placed outside the stadium for the 1928 Summer Games that were staged in the Dutch capital. (AP Photo/Esther Corder)
Saluting statue to be removed from Amsterdam Olympic Stadium

Aug. 14, 2020 11:06 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 29, 1928, file photo, American sprinters and Olympic champions Jackson Scholz, left, and Charles "Charley" Paddock pose together in their starting positions at New York's Columbia University. (AP Photo/File)
AP Was There: 16-year-old American wins 1st women's 100 dash

By The Associated Press Jul. 29, 2020 11:08 AM EDT