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Arjan Veurink, the assistant coach of the England women’s national football team Sarina Wiegman, will leave his position after the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 to become the head coach of the Netherlands women’s team. Together with Wiegman, they won the European Championship with the Netherlands in 2017 and with England in 2022. Veurink said he always wanted to lead the Dutch national team and feels ready for this new challenge after more than eight years at the top level in England.

The upcoming Euro 2025 tournament will be held in Switzerland from July 2 to July 27. England and the Netherlands are in the same group, along with France and Wales, and will play each other on July 9 in Zurich. Veurink will finish his duties with England at the tournament before starting his new four-year contract with the Netherlands.

Unfortunately, we don't have good news today. A small private plane crashed in a field in upstate New York on Saturday, killing all six people on board. Among the victims were Karenna Groff, a former MIT football player, her parents, her brother, and their partners. The family was traveling for a holiday celebration when the crash happened. Karenna was a top student and athlete who was majored in biological engineering. 

The plane crashed quickly and with great force, but it was still whole just before hitting the ground. Authorities say the pilot may have been Karenna’s father, but this is not confirmed.

Back in 2022, Groff got the NCAA women of the year award. 

The national team's national break ended last week and they are slowly approaching their final part. Here are the top five news stories from last week that you shouldn't miss:

• Dream debut for the Lionesses for Michelle Agyemang
• Amanda Ilestedt makes national team debut for the first time after maternity break
• Skinner signs new contract with Manchester United Women
• Olympic Women’s Soccer expanding to 16 teams at LA28
• Two match suspension for Mapi Leon

The RFEF Disciplinary Committee has officially confirmed that Barcelona player Mapi Leon has been handed a two match ban starting on Sunday 13th April when she was not in the squad for the match against Atletico Madrid. It is because of her actions towards Espanyol player Daniela Caracas.

According to Caras, Leon committed sexual harassment by touching her between the legs and making a transphobic comment during the game.Leon dismissed these accusations, defended herself by saying that she had touched her leg, not her private parts, and asked what her problem was.