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Klopp Shows True Colours as Liverpool Icon Fires Back at Van Dijk Comments

Summary by Liverpool Echo
Virgil van Dijk has been criticised by former Netherlands midfielder Rafael van der Vaart, but Jurgen Klopp has dismissed the comments and has no time for such negativity

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Rafael van der Vaart came under fire earlier this week after a joke about Japanese footballers. A few days later, former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp is also angry with the former Dutch international.

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Jurgen Klopp has come to the defence of Virgil van Dijk after the Netherlands captain was heavily criticised by former Dutch midfielder Rafael van der Vaart following the match against Japan at the 2026 World Cup. The former Liverpool manager did not mince his words against Van der Vaart, calling his analysis of the centre-back, with whom he worked for years at Anfield, unfounded. Van Dijk, who was one of Liverpool's mainstays during Klopp's mos…

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Telegrafi broke the news on Saturday, June 20, 2026.
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