Dutch forward Martens out of Euros due to injury

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– The Netherlands will be without forward Lieke Martens for the rest of Euro 2022 because of a foot injury.

– Martens, who scored three times and was named player of the tournament as the Dutch won Euro 2017, was injured in the 4-1 win over Switzerland on Sunday.

– Dutch boss Mark Parsons said: “This is terrible news for Lieke and for us.

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– “She has fully committed herself to the team during this tournament. It is very unfortunate that her European Championship has to end like this.”

– Martens, 29, was troubled by a hamstring injury towards the end of the season at club side Barcelona but started all three of her country’s group stage games.

– The Netherlands had already been hit by the withdrawal from the squad of captain Sari van Veenendaal with a shoulder injury. Arsenal forward Vivianne Miedema took over the armband but subsequently missed two games while isolating with Covid-19 and remains a doubt to play against France in the quarter-finals on Saturday.

– Miedema and Martens both scored as the Netherlands beat Denmark 4-2 in the 2017 final. Martens was named Best Fifa Women’s Player and Uefa Women’s Player of the Year following the Netherlands’ victory on home soil.

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