Curaçao is a Lesser Antilles island in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about 65 km (40 mi) north of the Venezuelan coast. It is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
The Belgian national football team has officially represented Belgium in association football since their maiden match in 1904. The squad is under the global jurisdiction of FIFA and is governed in Europe by UEFA—both of which were co-founded by the Belgian team's supervising body, the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA). Periods of regular Belgian representation at the highest international level, from 1920 to 1938, from 1982 to 2002 and again from 2014 onwards, have alternated with mostly unsuccessful qualification rounds. Most of Belgium's home matches are played at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels.
Aloysius Paulus Maria van GaalOON is a Dutch former football manager and player. At club level, he served as manager of Ajax, Barcelona, AZ Alkmaar, Bayern Munich and Manchester United, as well as having two spells in charge of the Netherlands national team. Van Gaal is one of the most decorated managers in world football, having won 20 major honours in his managerial career.
Geert Wilders is a Dutch politician who has been leader of the Party for Freedom since he founded it in 2006. Wilders is the parliamentary leader of his party in the House of Representatives. In the 2010 formation of the Rutte cabinet, a minority cabinet of VVD and CDA, he actively participated in the negotiations, resulting in a "support agreement" (gedoogakkoord) between the PVV and these parties, but withdrew his support in April 2012, citing disagreements with the cabinet on proposed budget cuts. Wilders is best known for his criticism of Islam; his views have made him a controversial figure in the Netherlands and abroad, and since 2004 he has been protected at all times by armed bodyguards.
Giovanni Christiaan van BronckhorstOON, also known by his nickname Gio, is a retired Dutch footballer and the current manager of Feyenoord. Formerly a midfielder, he moved to left-back later in his career.
Thomas Anthony Hollander is an English actor. He began his career in theatre, winning the Ian Charleson Award in 1992 for his performance as Witwoud in The Way of the World at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre. He is known for his role in About Time, and in films such as Pirates of the Caribbean and In the Loop and drama films such as Enigma, Pride & Prejudice, Gosford Park, and Hanna. He co-wrote and played the lead role in the sitcom Rev., which won the British Academy Television Award for best sitcom in 2011. He also played the lead in the ITV's Doctor Thorne and won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Major Lance "Corky" Corkoran in the BBC series The Night Manager.
Dirk Jan Klaas "Klaas-Jan" Huntelaar, nicknamed The Hunter, is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ajax and the Netherlands national team.
Mounir El Hamdaoui is a Moroccan footballer who plays as a forward for Excelsior in the Dutch Eredivisie.
Nigel de Jong is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Al Ahli. He joined the Ajax youth academy as a youngster and worked his way through the ranks to make the first team at age 17. Two years later, in 2004, he made his international debut. Additionally, in 2010 he won a World Cup runners-up medal.
Atzo Nicolaï is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businessman.
Lodewijk Frans Asscher is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA). He served as Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands and Minister of Social Affairs and Employment in the Second Rutte cabinet from 5 November 2012 to 26 October 2017. He previously was appointed as Acting Mayor of Amsterdam from 12 March 2010 to 7 July 2010 after Job Cohen resigned to become the Labour Party leader for the Dutch general election of 2010.
The 2010 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Governor Mark Parkinson, who assumed office when previous Governor Kathleen Sebelius was sworn in as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services on April 28, 2009, declined to seek election to a full term. United States Senator Sam Brownback, who unsuccessfully ran for president in 2008, emerged as the Republican nominee, facing off against Democratic State Senator Tom Holland, who was unopposed for his party's nomination. Owing to the large amount of popularity that he had accumulated during his tenure in the United States Senate, Brownback defeated Holland in a landslide to become the 46th Governor of Kansas.
Daley Blind is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, left-back and centre-back for Ajax and the Netherlands national team. He is the son of former Ajax defender and former Netherlands national team manager Danny Blind.
Thomas Stanley Holland is an English actor and dancer. A graduate of the BRIT School in London, he is known for playing Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), so far appearing or starring in five films: Captain America: Civil War (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the upcoming Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: Far From Home.
Barthold Charles (Bart) de Liefde is a Dutch former politician and field hockey umpire. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy he was an MP between 26 October 2010 and 19 February 2016. He focused on matters of culture, sports and games of chance.
Markus Gerardus Jozef "Mark" Harbers is a Dutch politician serving as State Secretary for Justice and Security in the Third Rutte cabinet since 26 October 2017. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
Gerard Adriaan "Ard" van der Steur is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and lawyer.
Jacobus Johannes Gerardus Maria (Jack) Biskop is a Dutch psychologist and politician. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal he was an MP from October 26, 2010 to September 19, 2012, focusing on education.
Raymond Willem Knops is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party. He is the State Secretary for the Interior and Kingdom Relations in the Cabinet Rutte III since 26 October 2017
Machiel de Graaf is a Dutch politician and physical therapist. As a member of the Party for Freedom (PVV) he was a member of the Senate as well as Senate group leader from 7 June 2011 to 20 September 2012. He has been an MP since 20 September 2012. He has already been a PVV member of the municipal council of The Hague since 11 March 2010 as well as fraction leader since 20 January 2011.
