Holland coach Louis van Gaal played down concerns over the fitness of Robin van Persie after the Manchester United striker was replaced at half-time during last night’s World Cup qualifying victory over Hungary.

Dutch police detained at least 40 people following two nights of riots in a working-class neighbourhood, triggered by the airing of a television programme in which a man admitted to sexually molesting his eight-year-old stepdaughter.

Rebecca Loos, who claims to have had an affair with David Beckham, has landed a gig with a Dutch television channel.