When national chairman Gilbert Martina officially confirmed to De Telegraaf last week that the players’ group and influential sponsors had indeed requested the return of Dick Advocaat as national coach of Curaçao, there was nothing left for Fred Rutten to do. In recent days, the pressure on Rutten became so great that he decided to step down, meaning Advocaat will still go to the World Cup with Curaçao.
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