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Dan Marsh

Rafael van der Vaart taunts Harry Maguire again - to add to four previous digs at star

Rafael van der Vaart has taken yet another bizarre swipe at Harry Maguire to reignite his feud with the Manchester United and England defender.

The Dutch midfielder - who starred in the Premier League for Tottenham during his illustrious playing career - was working as a pundit on Dutch TV for the final round of Group E fixtures, including Germany vs Costa Rica. Hansi Flick's side eventually ran out 4-2 winners, but were dumped out of the competition courtesy of Japan's shock 2-1 win against Spain.

And during his analysis after the match, Van der Vaart took the opportunity to reignite his feud with Maguire. He said: ''Germany have a problem in defence. [Niklas] Sule is not world-class. He is the German Harry Maguire."

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