Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk has ruled striker Ruud van Nistelrooy out of this year's European championships, the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad reported on Friday.
Van Nistelrooy, 35, said he fully understood van Marwijk's decision.
"He acted very decently," van Nistelrooy said.
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