2017 winners Netherlands are making their fifth appearance at a Euros this summer, coming up against Wales, France and Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses.
Ahead of the competition, we spoke to Joyce Reus, who played with Daphne van Domselaar at LSVV in her youth career, and Anouk Bruil, one of Victoria Pelova’s coaches at Ajax, to learn more about their backgrounds in Dutch football.
We also caught up with Dutch football broadcaster Pien Meulensteen, who will be commentating for ITV at the Euros, to get the lowdown on the Netherlands national team.
Starting with Victoria, Anouk recalled: “She was a very special player in the Dutch competition because of her technical skills and her creativity on the ball.