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European football competition
The UEFA Nations League is an international European football competition played by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body. The competition was devised to minimise friendlies and give nations competitive encounters with equally ranked teams. Teams from all the European associations compete in a league structure featuring promotion and relegation.
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Dutch footballer (born 1999)
Cody Mathès Gakpo is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left winger or centre forward for Premier League club Liverpool and the Netherlands national team.
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City in Merseyside, England
Liverpool is a port city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, 178 miles (286 km) north-west of London. It had an estimated population of 508,961 in 2024. The city is within the larger Liverpool City Region, a combined authority area with a population of over 1.5 million.
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Dutch attacker Cody Gakpo very nearly left Liverpool to join rivals Manchester City in the summer transfer window.
Cody Gakpo has withdrawn from international duty for the Netherlands after sustaining an ankle injury.
The Dutch attacker had to make way in the second half of the Netherlands' 2-1 win over Serbia, with Liverpool uncertain how long he'll be out.