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By Jude Summerfield Virgil van Dijk hinted at his disapproval of referee Felix Zwayer’s performance in the Netherlands’ 2-1 Euro 2024 semi-final defeat to England on Wednesday night. The Oranje were dumped out of the competition by Ollie Watkins’ last-gasp winner for the Three Lions, coming after Xavi Simons and Harry Kane had struck in the first half. Simons’ early belter put the Netherlands ahead but England drew level when Zwayer awarded a dubious penalty for Denzel Dumfries’ challenge on Kane after a check from the video assistant referee, allowing the Bayern Munich striker to fire in from…

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