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Injured Netherlands Midfielder De Jong Out for France Match

Real Madrid's Uruguayan midfielder Federico Valverde (L) challenges Barcelona's Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong during the Copa del Rey (King's Cup) semi final first leg football match between Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on March 2, 2023. (AFP)
Real Madrid's Uruguayan midfielder Federico Valverde (L) challenges Barcelona's Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong during the Copa del Rey (King's Cup) semi final first leg football match between Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on March 2, 2023. (AFP)
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Injured Netherlands Midfielder De Jong Out for France Match

Real Madrid's Uruguayan midfielder Federico Valverde (L) challenges Barcelona's Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong during the Copa del Rey (King's Cup) semi final first leg football match between Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on March 2, 2023. (AFP)
Real Madrid's Uruguayan midfielder Federico Valverde (L) challenges Barcelona's Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong during the Copa del Rey (King's Cup) semi final first leg football match between Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on March 2, 2023. (AFP)

Netherlands midfielder Frenkie de Jong and winger Steven Bergwijn dropped out of the national squad for the team's opening European Championship qualifier against France, coach Ronald Koeman said Monday.

De Jong injured his thigh late in Barcelona's 2-1 victory over Real Madrid on Sunday. Bergwijn picked up a knee injury in Ajax's 3-2 loss to Feyenoord.

“Of course that is a big loss because he's an important player for this team,” Koeman said of De Jong. “Because of the way he plays, it will be different if others play in his position. He brings things that not many other players can.”

Koeman called up PSV Eindhoven midfielder Joey Veerman to replace De Jong and Borussia Dortmund winger Donyell Malen as a replacement for Bergwijn.

Friday's match at the Stade de France is the first for Koeman in his second stint in charge of the Netherlands. Predecessor Louis van Gaal's contract ended after the World Cup in Qatar, where the Dutch lost on penalties to eventual champion Argentina in the quarterfinals.

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Red Bull Principal Christian Horner Says Honorary Award from King Charles Is ‘Very Humbling’

Christian Horner, Team Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Red Bull Racing and wife Geri Horner after being made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire at an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London, Wednesday Dec. 18, 2024. (AP)
Christian Horner, Team Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Red Bull Racing and wife Geri Horner after being made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire at an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London, Wednesday Dec. 18, 2024. (AP)
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Red Bull Principal Christian Horner Says Honorary Award from King Charles Is ‘Very Humbling’

Christian Horner, Team Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Red Bull Racing and wife Geri Horner after being made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire at an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London, Wednesday Dec. 18, 2024. (AP)
Christian Horner, Team Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Red Bull Racing and wife Geri Horner after being made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire at an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London, Wednesday Dec. 18, 2024. (AP)

Christian Horner said it was “very humbling” to receive an honorary award from King Charles III on Wednesday, which came after a Formula 1 season that saw the Red Bull team principal cleared of accusations of inappropriate conduct by an employee.

Horner was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the king's traditional New Year's List for his services to motorsport. He received the award at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

It capped a year in which Red Bull driver Max Verstappen won a fourth straight Formula 1 title, but where the results on the track were sometimes overshadowed by the accusations against Horner by a team employee.

The 51-year-old Horner was cleared by an independent counsel of the initial complaint of inappropriate conduct in March, and Red Bull dismissed an appeal in August.

“Obviously a very proud moment to be awarded this CBE,” Horner told journalists outside the palace after the ceremony, standing alongside his wife, singer Geri Halliwell. “It's very humbling.”

Horner said he and the king had time for a quick chat about F1 as well.

“He was interested in how the season went, obviously followed some of the races,” Horner said. “So it was good to catch up.”