Seedorf was last week named in Van Basten’s 30-man provisional squad, and he had been certain to be selected when this list is whittled down to 23 before the May 28 deadline.
However completely out-of-the-blue it has been revealed that the Milan midfielder has decided to pull out of the Euros.
The 32-year-old has had a large number of bust-ups with the Holland national team over the years, and indeed he has publicly stated in the past that he feels he has been treated appallingly by those in positions of power.
Seedorf was snubbed between 2004 and 2006 by Van Basten and did not travel to the World Cup in Germany. However he came back into the reckoning during a friendly with England in November 2006, and went on to be a key figure in qualification for Euro 2008.
Seedorf is the fourth most capped Holland player, having made 87 appearances since his debut way back in 1994.
Van Basten Shock
Van Basten has revealed that he was left completely shocked when he received the phone call from Seedorf, notifying him of his decision.
“I was surprised by his announcement,” said the Netherlands boss, who will step down at the end of the tournament to take over at former club Ajax.
“I wasn’t expecting this. I have said before that I have a lot of respect for Clarence, both as a person and as a footballer. But his decision was final.”
With the 32-year-old Suriname-born midfielder withdrawing, Van Basten is now left with 29 players pre-selected, a squad he will cut down to 26 on Friday. He will then face a May 28 deadline to decide on his final 23.
Kuyt is the people’s choice
Seedorf making himself unavailable also means that he won’t come up against Italy, where’s he’s been plying his trade since January 2000. It could also be somewhat of good news to Dirk Kuyt, who’s reportedly also in limbo.
The Liverpool forward has been included in Van Basten’s initial squad and it seems that the Dutch fans want to see him travel along to Austria and Switzerland.
The football association conducted a poll on its website, asking the Oranje faithful to suggest which one among Danny Koevermans, Arjen Robben, Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink and Kuyt should definitely be included.
More than half of the 12,000 people who posted their opinion (52%) went for Kuyt, with the Real Madrid winger finishing second with almost one third of the vote (32%). Vennegoor of Hesselink was third on 9% and Koevermans last with a mere 7 per cent.
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西多夫的名字在上周范巴斯滕公布的30人大名单赫然在列，而且他本人也一直相信在5月28号公布最终23人名单的时候，自己一定会名列其中。
然而，出乎意料的是，据透露，
米兰中场已经决定退出
欧洲杯！
在过去的几年里，32岁的荷兰人已经和荷兰国家队分分合合了很多次，而且他曾在公开场合表达过他感觉受到了那些大权在握的人的不公的待遇。
西多夫在2004到2006年，被范巴斯滕冷落了，并且因此没有实现
德国世界杯之旅，然而在2006年11月对英格兰的一场友谊赛中，他回来了，继而成为了2008欧洲杯预选赛的关键先生。
西多夫在荷兰国家队的出场次数位列第四，子1994年首次代表出场以来，迄今一共踢了87场国家队比赛。
巴斯滕表示，当他接到西多夫的电话，告知他的决定的时候，他完全的震惊了。“我对他的决定很惊讶。”荷兰队主帅说，他也将在欧洲杯结束后交出帅印而转道执教前东家阿贾克斯。“我不期望发生这些，我已说过，我对西多夫很尊敬，无论是从一个人的角度还是从一名球员的角度，但他的决定是最终的。”
随着32岁的苏里南出生的中场的退出，巴斯滕现在只有29名球员预选了，在5月26号他将将其缩至26人，还将要面临的是截止日期5月28日的最终23人名单。
西多夫的决定也意味着他将不会出现在与
意大利的比赛中，他自从2000年一月在
意大利开始了又一段职业生涯。同时对于库伊特来说也是一个利好消息，他此前也被报道过是个边缘人物。
这位
利物浦前锋也被包括在最初的30人大名单中，而且荷兰
球迷似乎很想看到他能去奥地利和瑞士。
足协在网上进行了一项调查，内容是丹尼，罗本，范尼古尔，海塞林克以及库伊特谁应该毫无疑问的被带上。
大约12000人参与了投票，过半（52%）选择了库伊特，罗本以32%位列第二，海塞林克以9%位列第三，获得7&支持的科威马斯排名最后
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