Last month the Bundesliga was in awe after the arrival of Ruud van Nistelrooy. When he scored twice in five minutes as a substitute for Hamburg in Stuttgart, the whole country seemed to come to a halt and, along with Arjen Robben, Eljero Elia, and Rafael van der Vaart – who scored against Sevilla at the weekend – the Dutch stars plying their trade in the foreign leagues are shining brightly, even if the national side continue to be named as outsiders for the World Cup this summer.

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