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The Netherlands beat USMNT in the first game of the round of 16, knocking them out of the competition. And they received praise from all over the world for their display against USMNT. However, one such tweet where Memphis Depay shared the text messages between him and Steve Harvey raised the eyebrows of many.

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Memphis Depay once dated Lori Harvey, the youngest daughter of Steve Harvey. Although they broke up back in 2018, Mr. Harvey still praised Depay for his performance in the match against USMNT.

Memphis Depay got a message from Steve Harvey after the game

Memphis Depay today shared a screenshot on Twitter of the messages exchanged between him and Harvey. The caption read, “Real Always Recognize Real”. Steve Harvey was proud of the performance of the player and congratulated him. Harvey also wished success to the player and wanted them to go all the way to glory.

Memphis Depay opened the scoring in the 10th minute from Denzel Dumfries’s cutback. Daley Blind and Dumfries added two more and the Dutch team won the match by a 3-1 scoreline. USMNT, despite dominating the game many times, was knocked out, as they didn’t take their chances.

The Netherlands is yet to win the prestigious tournament and is three times runners-up. The latest they came close to the glory was in 2010 when they were beaten by the Spanish side in the finals. Memphis Depay came into the World Cup with a hamstring injury and was not in the squad for the first game against Senegal. Depay made a substitute appearance in the second game against Ecuador and was in the starting lineup for the final group game.

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Depay has regained his fitness and will be the crucial player for the Netherlands in the game against Argentina. He warmed up for the quarter-final by scoring an opener in the team’s win over USMNT. He will hope to continue the form and keep scoring to take the team to glory for the first time.

Depay was engaged to Lori Harvey

Memphis Depay was in a relationship with the youngest daughter of Steve Harvey. After a year of the relationship, they got engaged in 2017. Steve Harvey himself announced the news on social media and was proud of it.

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Although, the relationship didn’t last long, and the pair broke up in 2018. Depay was playing for Manchester United when he first met Lori in the US in 2016. The reason for the breakup is still unknown and the pair have moved on since then.

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Despite all this, Steve Harvey congratulated Depay on his performance and Netherlands’ victory over the USMNT. It came as a surprise to many. Let us know in the comments what you feel about Steve Harvey’s message to Depay.