Soccer-Netherlands appoint Blind to replace Hiddink

AMSTERDAM, July 1 (Reuters) - Netherlands have appointed former Dutch international Danny Blind as national team coach, the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) said on Thursday. Blind, a former Ajax Amsterdam defender and coach, had been assistant under Guus Hiddink. Hiddink resigned on Monday after a run of poor results during the Netherlands' qualifying campaign for the 2016 European Championship. (Reporting by Toby Sterling; editing by Justin Palmer)