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FILE - In this Netherlands Thursday, March 21, 2019 filers, fans wait for the start of the Euro 2020 group C qualifying soccer match between Netherlands and Belarus at the Feyenoord stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands. With games scattered across 11 cities from London to Baku, this year's European Championship is going to be hard on the fans. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, it remains to be seen how many supporters will be able to attend matches or if any can follow their teams across borders into different countries. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
Belarus vs Netherlands 3/21/2019

May. 26, 2021 09:12 AM EDT

Maneskin from Italy celebrate with the trophy after winning the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest at Ahoy arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Saturday, May 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Rock band Maneskin wins Eurovision Song Contest for Italy

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Blind Channel from Finland perform at the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest at Ahoy arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, May 20, 2021.(AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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Dadi og Gagnamagnid from Iceland perform via video link during rehearsals at the Eurovision Song Contest at Ahoy arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. A member of Dadi og Gagnamagnid tested positive for COVID-19 and the band made the decision to withdraw from performing in this year's live Eurovision Song Contest shows, as they only want to perform together as a group. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Iceland band won't play at Eurovision after positive test

May. 19, 2021 09:26 AM EDT

Go_A from Ukraine perform at the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest at Ahoy arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday, May 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
First 10 acts qualify for Eurovision Song Contest final

By Mike Corder May. 18, 2021 12:11 PM EDT

A fence blocks the view on the opening ceremony of Eurovision Song Contest as the sun sets over the iconic Erasmus bridge in the center of Rotterdam, Netherlands, Sunday, May 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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By Mike Corder May. 17, 2021 03:54 AM EDT

A child wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus holds a dinosaur shaped balloon walks at a public park in Beijing, Sunday, May 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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FILE - In this Saturday, May 18, 2019 file photo, Duncan Laurence of the Netherlands celebrates after winning the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest grand final in Tel Aviv, Israel. Organizers of the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest have welcomed the news that up to 3,500 fans may be allowed to attend the popular music competition when it is staged in the Netherlands in May 2021. The Dutch government has said it plans to make the annual contest of singers representing their countries part of a series of test events it is using to evaluate how to safely reopen large-scale public events amid the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)
Fans may be allowed to attend 2021 Eurovision Song Contest

Apr. 01, 2021 10:30 AM EDT

Russia's Andrey Rublev clenches his fist after winning the first set against Hungary's Marton Fucsovics in the final men's singles match of the ABN AMRO world tennis tournament at Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Sunday, March 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Rublev beats Fucsovics to win Rotterdam final

Mar. 07, 2021 11:52 AM EST

In this grab taken from video on Monday, Jan, 25, 2021, rioters throw stones at police, in Haarlem, Netherlands. Groups of youths have confronted police in several Dutch cities defying the country’s coronavirus curfew and throwing fireworks. Police in the port city of Rotterdam used a water cannon and tear gas in an attempt to disperse a crowd of rioters Monday night. (Mizzle Media via AP)
Dutch police deployed in force to curb rioting, looting

By Mike Corder Jan. 26, 2021 08:56 AM EST

A man cleans up and is seen through the damaged glass in a fast-food restaurant that was smashed in protests against a nation-wide curfew in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. The Netherlands Saturday entered its toughest phase of anti-coronavirus restrictions to date, imposing a nationwide night-time curfew from 9 p.m. until 4:30 a.m. in a bid to control the COVID-19 infection rate. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Dutch police use tear gas, water cannon amid rioting

By Mike Corder Jan. 25, 2021 04:45 AM EST

Health care workers wait to register, front, and test, rear, residents of Bergschenhoek, Netherlands, in a mass test of all of the municipality's 62,000 inhabitants starting Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, following a cluster of COVID-19 cases at an elementary school. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Dutch hold mass coronavirus testing amid new variant fears

By Peter Dejong And Mike Corder Jan. 13, 2021 05:04 AM EST

FILE- In this Thursday Oct. 3, 2019, file photo, Alkmaar manager Arne Slot gives directions to his team during the group L Europa League soccer match between AZ Alkmaar and Manchester United at the ADO Den Haag stadium in The Hague, Netherlands. Feyenoord has hired Arne Slot as its new coach starting next season, to replace Dick Advocaat who said last week that this is his last season at the Rotterdam club. Slot was fired last week by AZ Alkmaar amid reports that he was in talks with Feyenoord.(AP Photo/Peter Dejong, FILE)
Feyenoord hiring Arne Slot as new coach from next season

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Aug. 05, 2020 08:51 AM EDT
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By The Associated Press Jun. 30, 2020 12:12 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2020 11:54 AM EDT
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