El Ghazi called into Netherlands squad

Moroccan-born forward Anwar El Ghazi has pledged his allegiance to Netherlands after he was included in Danny Blind's preliminary squad for October's two Euro 2016 qualifiers.

El Ghazi - a regular at youth level for Netherlands - had been eligible to represent Morocco, where his parents are from, but the Ajax sensation has opted for the Dutch.

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