The Netherlands Squad for the match against England  August 2001
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	App	G
Cocu, Phillip John-William	29 October 1970	30	M	FC Barcelona, Spain	55	4
Davids, Edgar Steven	13 March 1973 born in Suriname	28	M	Juventus FC, Italy	41	4
de Boer, Franciscus	15 May 1970	31	D	FC Barcelona, Spain	90	11
	Frank de Boer withdrew from the squad because of injury and fitness doubts on 15 August.
Hasselbaink, Jerrel Floyd	27 March 1972 born in Suriname	29	F	Chelsea FC, England	13	6
Hofland, Kevin	7 June 1979	22	CD	Philips Sport Vereniging NV	2	0
Kluivert, Patrick Stephan	1 July 1976	25	F	FC Barcelona, Spain	54	33
Landzaat, Denny Domigues	6 May 1976	25	M	Willem II Tilburg	1	0
Makaay, Rudoplhus Antonius	9 March 1975	26	F	RC Deportivo La Coruņa SAD, Spain	12	0
Melchiot, Mario Deno Patrik	4 November 1976	24	D	Chelsea FC, England	4	0
Oude Kamphuis, Niels	14 November 1977	23	M	FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 eV, Germany	0	0
Overmars, Marc	29 March 1973	28	F	FC Barcelona, Spain	67	15
Paauwe, Patrick	27 December 1975	25	M	Feyenoord Rotterdam	3	0
Petta, Alfred Manuel	6 August 1974	27	D	The Celtic FC, Scotland	0	0
	Bobby Petta withdrew from the squad because of a hamstring injury on 15 August.
Reiziger, Michael John	3 May 1973	28	D	FC Barcelona, Spain	49	1
Stam, Jakob	17 July 1972	29	D	Manchester United FC, England	39	3
van Bommel, Mark Peter Gertruda Andreas	22 April 1977	24	M	Philips Sport Vereniging NV	7	1
van Bronckhorst, Giovanni Christiaan	5 February 1975	26	M	Arsenal FC, England	21	2
van der Sar, Edwin	29 October 1970	30	G	Fulham FC, England	60	0
van Hooijdonk, Petrus Ferdinandus Johannes	29 November 1969	31	F	Feyenoord Rotterdam	24	9
van Nistelrooij, Rutgerus Johannes Martinus	1 July 1976	25	F	Manchester United FC, England	12	4
Waterreus, Ronald Katarina Martinus	25 August 1970	30	G	Philips Sport Vereniging NV	0	0
Westerveld, Sander	23 October 1974	26	G	Liverpool FC, England	6	0
	Sander Westerveld withdrew from the squad because of an aggravated hamstring on 15 August.
Zenden, Boudewijn	15 August 1976	24	F	Chelsea FC, England	30	5

Squad details correct up to and including Netherlands' match against Estonia on 2 June 2001.

Diary

Thursday, 9 August 2001 - Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal named a 23-man squad to face England next Wednesday.  The squad includes the two Dutch players, Barcelona defender Frank de Boer and Juventus midfielder Edgar Davids, banned for use of a banned substance, nandralone.  FIFA has informed The Netherlands' football association that the ban only applies to official matches and that de Boer and Davids are free to play in unofficial friendly matches for both club and country.  UEFA originally imposed a one-year ban on de Boer when he tested positive following a UEFA Cup match in March, but reduced it to two months on appeal because of the probability that he ingested the steroid innocently through contaminated food supplements.  Fortunately for de Boer--and The Netherlands--the reduced ban, beginning 1 July and ending 31 August, neatly coincided with the summer off-season,  and he will be free to play in The Netherlands' crucial World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin on 1 September.  Davids, who tested positive after a club match in Italy, was provisionally banned from playing on 31 May by Italian football officials pending a hearing, which will not be held until next month, but the ban has been relaxed to allow him to play in friendly matches.
Omitted from the squad are Arsenal forward Dennis Bergkamp, out of favour with van Gaal, Rangers midfielder Ronald de Boer, who has not yet regained full fitness following long-term injury, Rangers defender Arthur Numan, also regaining fitness after a long-term injury, Feyenoord midfielder Paul Bosvelt, who fractured his cheekbone in a preseason friendly, and Internazionale midfielder Clarence Seedorf.  Van Gaal has also made it clear Jordi Cruyff will not be considered for the squad.

Wednesday, 15 August 2001 - Celtic defender Bobby Petta suffered a hamstring injury in the Tuesday evening training session, forcing his withdrawal from the Netherlands squad.  Petta had been set to make his international debut against England after Marc Overmars informed coach Louis van Gaal that he was not fit.  However, Overmars has now been declared fit to play.  Van Gaal also announced that Liverpool goalkeeper Sander Westerveld has withdrawn from the squad because he aggravated a persistent hamstring injury in Sunday's Charity Shield match against Manchester United.  Westerveld would not have played in any event.  The Netherlands coaching staff told him earlier this week that Ronald Wattereus would be given his international debut and share goalkeeping duties with first-choice Edwin van der Sar.  Barcelona defender Frank de Boer was declared unfit to play just before the match.  He had been considered doubtful for several days as a result of an Achilles tendon injury.  De Boer limped off the pitch in Barcelona's pre-season friendly against Derby County last Friday, missed Barcelona's Sunday friendly against Blackburn Rovers and was unable to train for several days.

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