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Last Updated: Thursday, 8 July, 2004, 18:47 GMT 19:47 UK
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The Dutch football association has dropped its appeal against Ruud van Nistelrooy's two-match ban by Uefa.
The striker was suspended for two World Cup qualifying matches for insulting referee Anders Frisk after Holland's Euro 2004 semi-final loss to Portugal.
But the Dutch authorities feared a longer ban for the Manchester United player if their appeal failed.
Van Nistelrooy will miss qualifiers against the Czech Republic on 8 September and Macedonia on 9 October.
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