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Netherlands Coach Xavi Says he Was at Fault for Poor 1st Half in Greece

Netherlands coach Xavi Hernandez said he was to blame for his side’s poor first-half performance in Thursday’s Nations League game against Greece after they trailed 2-0 before fighting back to draw. The result maintained the former World Cup winner’s unbeaten start to his tenure in charge of the Dutch national team, but it proved a close-run contest with Tijjani Reijnders equalizing a minute from the end at Stadio Toumbas.

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Amid Gaza's ruins, Taekwondo athletes return to training after three years of genocide

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