There is not much to cheer about, says Mr Ionescu, who believes their European citizenship is mostly on paper.

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Bloomer is from Dublin, Ireland, the paper said, and apparently has dual citizenship.

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Writing in the Dutch paper De Telegraaf, Cruyff said Rita Verdonk's decision not to grant the Ivorian-born player citizenship contributed to their early exit from the tournament.

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