years participates in sports weekly. Football is the most popular sport in the Netherlands, with field hockey and volleyball as the second and third most...
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Caribbean country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands consisting of the islands of Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten in the Lesser Antilles, and Aruba...
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competitive sport that is widely played in the Netherlands, with the first major tournament held in 1973, which has gained popularity in the country since the late...
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The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent...
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Football is the most popular sport in the Netherlands. Football was introduced to the Netherlands by Pim Mulier in the 19th century when in 1879, at the age of...
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The culture of the Netherlands is diverse, reflecting regional differences as well as the foreign influences built up by centuries of the Dutch people's...
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The Netherlands men's national volleyball team represents the Netherlands in FIVB tournaments. Volleyball is the most popular indoor sport in the country...
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work and sport. The Ministry was created in 1951 as the "Ministry of Social Affairs and Health" and had several name changes before it became the "Ministry...
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sport within the Netherlands proper, it is the main sport of the Dutch overseas territories in the Caribbean (the former Netherlands Antilles). The driving...
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is the second largest religion in the Netherlands, after Christianity, and is practised by 5% of the population according to 2018 estimates. The majority...
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Pien Meulensteen (category Dutch expatriates in the United Kingdom)
Ziggo Sport in the Netherlands, and CBS in the United States. In 2023, she became the first female to commentate on a live Premier League match in Britain...
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Television in the Netherlands was officially introduced in 1951. In the Netherlands, the television market is divided between a number of commercial networks...
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Sport is a professional 2nd tier Dutch football league system Eerste Divisie football club based in the city of Helmond, North Brabant, Netherlands....
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The history of the Netherlands extends back long before the founding of the modern Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1815 after the defeat of Napoleon. For...
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Healthcare in the Netherlands is differentiated along three dimensions (1) level (2) physical versus mental and (3) short term versus long term care. The three...
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(LGBTQ) rights in the Netherlands are among the most advanced in the world. Same-sex sexual activity was legalized in 1811 after France invaded the country and...
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played in the Netherlands since at least the 19th century, and in the 1860s was considered a major sport in the country. The sport is governed by the Royal...
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Vodafone. Ziggo Sport Totaal launched as Sport1 with its sister service Film1 on 1 February 2006 and replaced the Canal+ Netherlands channels. Film1 was...
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The Netherlands national football team (Dutch: Nederlands voetbalelftal or simply Het Nederlands elftal) has represented the Netherlands in international...
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Oranjegekte (category Sport in the Netherlands)
Oranjekoorts (Dutch: [oːˈrɑɲəˌkoːrts]; 'orange fever') is a phenomenon in the Netherlands that occurs during major sporting events, especially international...
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Arjen Robben (category Netherlands men's youth international footballers)
(in Japanese). 16 November 2013. "Netherlands 2-0 Wales". BBC Sport. 4 June 2014. "Spain 1-5 Netherlands". FIFA.com. 13 June 2014. Archived from the original...
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NOC*NSF (redirect from Netherlands Olympic Committee)
Committee. NOC*NSF, based at the National Sports Centre Papendal in Arnhem, is the umbrella organisation for sports in the Netherlands, representing more than...
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Virgil van Dijk (category Netherlands men's youth international footballers)
captains both Premier League club Liverpool and the Netherlands national team. Widely regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation, he is known...
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The Netherlands women's national football team (Dutch: Nederlands vrouwenvoetbalelftal) represents the Netherlands in international women's football,...
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article lists political parties in the Netherlands. The country has a multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which any one party has little...
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Klootschieten (category Sport in the Netherlands)
playing) is a sport in the Netherlands, East Frisia, and Northern Germany, most popular in the eastern regions of Twente and Achterhoek. The game is of Frisian...
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Sport holds a central place in British culture, and the United Kingdom has played a key role in both the development and global spread of many sports....
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Nathan Aké (category Netherlands men's youth international footballers)
City and the Netherlands national team. Nathan Benjamin Aké was born on 18 February 1995 in The Hague, South Holland. He agreed to join the Chelsea youth...
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Kolf (category Sport in the Netherlands)
is a game originating from the Netherlands. The game is played by four people who hit the ball over a certain distance. The first people to reach their...
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shooting sport governing body in the Netherlands which is internationally affiliated with the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) and Muzzle Loaders...
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