THE BALL – The Netherlands, The Calls of the World Portugal, With a Better Old (Women’s Football)
The Netherlands published, this Tuesday, the call for the European Women’s Football Championship, which will be played this summer in England. A Clockwork Orange, remember, is Portugal’s opponent in Group C, where Switzerland and Sweden are also present.
Lieke Martens (Barcelona), elected the world’s best star in 2017, is the big one in a list in which Kika van Es (Twente) and Shanice van de Sanden (Wolfsburg) are housed from abroad, to be on guard.
Check out the complete list:
Goalkeeper: Daphne van Domselaar (Twente), Sari van Veenendaal (PSV), Barbara Lorsheyd (ADO Den Haag);
Defenses: Marisa Olislagers (Twente), Merel van Dongen (Atlético Madrid/Spain), Caitlin Dijkstra (Twente), Lynn Wilms (Wolfsburg/Germany), Dominique Bloodworth-Janssen (Wolfsburg/Germany), Stefanie van der Gragt (Ajax), Aniek Nouwen (Chelsea/England);
Averages: Danielle van de Donk (Lyon/France), Damaris Egurrola (Lyon/France), Kerstin Casparij (Twente), Sherida Spitse (Ajax), Victoria Pelova (Ajax), Jackie Groenen (Manchester United/England), Jill Roord (Wolfsburg/ Germany), Lineth Beerensteyn (Bayern/Germany);
Advanced: Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal/England), Lieke Martens (Barcelona/Spain), Renate Jansen (Twente), Romée Leuchter (Ajax) and Esmee Brugts (PSV).