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Fernando Ricksen tribute ahead of Netherlands vs Northern Ireland Euro 2020 qualifier

Netherlands and Northern Ireland fans will pay tribute to Rangers hero Fernando Ricksen before Thursday's Euro 2020 qualifier in Rotterdam.

A minute's applause for Ricksen and fellow former international Humphrey Mijnals will take place at the De Kuip stadium before 7.45pm kick-off.

Ricksen (43) passed away last month following a long battle with motor neurone disease.

He spent six trophy-laden seasons at Ibrox after signing from Dutch side AZ Alkmaar in the summer of 2000, going on to win two league titles, two Scottish Cups and three League Cups. He also won 12 caps for the Netherlands.

Ricksen's friend and biographer Vincent de Vries tweeted: "No minute of silence for the late Fernando Ricksen before Holland v Northern Ireland this Thursday in Rotterdam, but a full De Kuip-stadium, including both teams, is going to give the orange hero a BIG HAND"

Mijnals passed away in July aged 88. He won three caps for Holland before going on to represent Surinam, where he was born.

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