Nigel de Jong’s controversial axing from the Dutch national squad could be a legacy from the World Cup final, according to PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor.
De Jong rather surprisingly avoided any sanction from referee Martin Atkinson for the tackle in which Newcastle striker Hatem Ben Arfa suffered a double leg-break at Manchester City last Sunday.
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