On Monday Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Nigel de Jong was shown red after a horror tackle on Vancouver Whitecaps' Blas Pérez. The tackle is hard to watch: Studs up, aimed high on Perez's plant foot.

Nigel de Jong was cut from the Netherlands roster by Coach Bert van Marwijk after de Jong, a Manchester City midfielder, broke an opponent’s leg with a tackle for the second time in seven months.

Nigel De Jong says he was treated “like a war criminal” in the wake of a stormy World Cup final.

Nigel de Jong has said he hopes to sit down with Xabi Alonso one day and laugh about the chest-high tackle he made on the Spain international in the 2010 World Cup final.

LA Galaxy midfielder Nigel de Jong has been suspended for three games for his controversial tackle on the Portland Timbers' Darlington Nagbe. Skip to main content Skip to navigation Menu ...

Johan Cruyff has urged Netherlands midfielder Nigel de Jong to clean up his game after a leg-breaking tackle so severe that he was omitted from the national squad. The former Netherlands great ...

Manchester City midfielder Nigel De Jong has been dropped from the Holland squad as punishment for his tackle which broke Hatem Ben Arfa's leg.

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