The PFA Player of the Year ended last season with no opponent completing a dribble past him in a staggering 64 matches. Liverpool centre back has lifted the lid on what has helped him.

De Jong completed a big-money £65million move to the Spanish giants from Ajax in January and he will be officially unveiled as a Barcelona player on Friday.

Ajax have announced their star defender Matthijs De Ligt has been left out of their squad for their summer tour to Austria pending 'a possible transfer'.

The Dutch, managed by Bert Van Marwijk in 2010, were defeated in the final by Spain following an extra-time winner by midfield maestro Andres Iniesta in South Africa.

Georginio Wijnaldum admits Holland's recent absence from major tournaments has been 'painful' as they look set to end that exodus at Euro 2020 next summer.

Despite being just 17-years-old, Liverpool starlet Ki-jana Hoever is making heads turn weekly. On the brink of U17 World Cup glory with Holland, Sportsmail takes a look at the 'new Van Dijk.'

When Ronald Koeman was shown the door at Goodison Park back in October 2017, it was difficult to imagine a route back to the top for the Dutchman, but now he is a Barcelona candidate.

Ronald Koeman has revealed he rejected the chance to manage Lionel Messi and Co at Barcelona in order to focus on his job as Holland's head coach.

The Grammy winner, 28, who is currently on his Divide tour in Hannover, Germany, took to Instagram on Friday to share the devastating news with fans.

After amassing an estimated £160million fortune, Ed Sheeran has set about creating his own extraordinary estate - dubbed 'Sheeranville' - in Suffolk.

Suffolk's Chantry Park is the venue for a series of gigs by the Shape Of You hitmaker.

The Shape Of You hitmaker, 28, is said to be taking a short hiatus from music in order to spend time with his wife Cherry Seaborn, who he married in December 2018.

Ed Sheeran's manager has revealed that the Shape Of You singer asks him whether he can do the James Bond theme song every day.

She's the Melbourne weather presenter so popular with male viewers that one devoted fan even had her face tattooed on his chest. 

ALISON BOSHOFF: Pop star Ellie Goulding will be watched by royalty as she walks down the aisle of York Minister, a £150,000 ring on her finger, and into the arms of Old Etonian Caspar Jopling.

The Shape of You hitmaker, 28, most recently said that he must carry a laminated picture of the Weasley twins from Harry Potter in his wallet at all times.

Internet 'touts' Peter Hunter and David Smith exploited the 'love and passion' of real fans through their fraudulent online business, Leeds Crown Court has heard.

The 26-year-old megastar, who headlined Glastonbury earlier this year, returned to Kensington Avenue Primary School in Thornton Heath, south London for the Q&A.

The Shape Of You, 28, hitmaker and his wife Cherry, 27, look loved-up as they join other happy, dancing couples in the video for his new song, Put It All On Me.

Ed Sheeran has shed four stone - and admits he did so because trolls branded him 'fat'.

Researchers looked at Spotify playlists that contain the words 'holiday playlist', 'beach playlist', 'summer tunes', 'summer time songs' and 'holiday playlist 2020' to find the 100 most popular tunes.

Amy Shark revealed acclaimed actor Russell Crowe set up her recent songwriting session with Ed Sheeran.

The list ranked the ads based on several aspects including watch-time, engagement and the amount of paid views.

According to The Sun, the Shape Of You hitmaker has developed a passion for gardening during the lockdown as well as keeping chickens.

The singer-songwriter, 29, has a roost at his Suffolk mansion providing eggs from his kitchen garden.

The Harry Potter star, 29, shared the contents of her straw tote in a candid video with British Vogue's In The Bag YouTube series.

Celebrity makeup artist Emma Osborne, from London, who's worked with Chrissy Teigen and Emma Watson, shared her tips on how to give your skin an A-list glow - even during winter.

In an interview with author Valerie Hudson for Teen Vogue , the actress, 29, discussed her interests with the culture due to the level of communication and why she coined the phrase 'self-partnered'.

Emma Watson's new 'boyfriend' is a Californian business owner called Leo Alexander Robinton, MailOnline can exclusively reveal.

The momentary phenomenon of a presidential run by MSNBC host Joe Scarborough quickly fizzed on Saturday, and Carson -- targeted by a 'draft committee' -- came in a close third.

Republican Presidential hopeful Rand Paul claims arming all US commercial airline pilots is the most effective way of preventing a new 9/11 attack.

Paul told the Family Leader he had to skip the group's annual summit - of which he was a sponsor - because he had to attend an event in New York with his family.

Republican presidential hopefuls launched fresh attacks as the latest bombshell in the Hillary Clinton email saga coincided with the final days of their Iowa caucus campaigns.

Vice President Pence is denying he was ever part of a conversation about invoking the 25th amendment against President Trump.

There's no denying that Australian's love a healthy dose of reality television - from drama-filled cooking shows to scandal-drenched dating extravaganzas.

Denise Valdez reveals her BIG cooking plans after being eliminated from MasterChef, with the hopes of starting a line of pickled jalapeños

Hoda Kobeissi is battling it out to be crowned the winner of MasterChef's tenth season.

Superstar chef Gordon Ramsay has numerous TV shows under his belt, including Hell's Kitchen and Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.

When MasterChef contestant Chloe Carroll broke down on Monday night's episode over missing her son's first day of school, Gordon Ramsay could relate.

According to Women's Day , the duo 'weren't hiding their love at the food fest'.

Monday's MasterChef pressure test led to errors in all three competitor dishes. Ultimately, it was 32-year-old mum Lisa Diep who was sent packing.

Gina Ottaway may have been eliminated from MasterChef on Monday night but she has had experiences she shall never forget.

The Duchess of Cornwall revealed Prince Charles' favourite foods, during their joint appearance on MasterChef Australia on Wednesday. 

Iain 'Huey' Hewitson insists reality cooking shows such as Masterchef and My Kitchen Rules have slowly pulled the rug out from under the viewing public.

Season two runner-up of Masterchef Australia Callum Hann has revealed the recipe for making perfect roast potatoes every time.

MasterChef Australia contestant Jess Liemantara broke down in tears after she was eliminated on Sunday night's episode.

The MasterChef finale entered the realm of the truly bizarre on Tuesday night.  

MasterChef runner-up Ben Borsht celebrated his first anniversary with wife Caitlyn in July.

She rose to fame on MasterChef Australia back in 2009, where she battled Julie Goodwin in the finale, but was instead placed runner-up.

She always looks flawless on MasterChef Australia and has left fans asking for her beauty secrets in recent weeks.