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Brentford have a strong representation in the Denmark squad at Euro 2024.  Bees captain Christian Norgaard, Mathias Jensen and Mikkel Damsgaard are all in Germany for the showpiece tournament. The Bees are used to having some impact on the Danish side with Thomas Frank’s line-up regularly filled with Scandinavian stars.  But why is this the case, talkSPORT.com takes a look… Brentford have a strong connection to Denmark due to their owner Matthew Benham, manager Frank and some ex-staff members.  Benham is the former owner of the Danish side Midtjylland, who bought his stake in the club in 2014.  He sold his majority stake last year, however, the impact of that role remains prevalent at the Bees.  Meanwhile, Frank is Danish himself and used to manage Brondby following spells as a coach with the international youth teams from U16 to U19.Best porn XXX. Brentford’s former co-director of football Rasmus Ankersen is also Danish while Frank’s old assistant Brian Reimer is too.  All of those connections and their knowledge of the country led to many Danes being signed and it has now given the London club a unique identity.  In total, the club have had 15 Danish players since 2015 and they still have five in the squad now.  Currently, Norgaard is captain while Jensen, Damsgaard, Mads Roerslev and Mathias ‘Zanka’ Jorgensen are all Danes.  Christian Eriksen is a former Brentford star while Emiliano Marcondes, Mads Bech Sorensen, Andreas Bjelland and Henrik Dalsgaard have all featured over the years.  Mads Bistrup, Jonas Lossl, Luka Racic, Justin Shaibu and Lasse Vibe are some other names to have played in that time.  At Euro 2024, Norgaard, Jensen and Damsgaard are all featuring as they look to replicate an impressive campaign four years ago.  Denmark are through to the round of 16 after finishing second in Group C, where they will play Germany live on talkSPORT. Their first game of the tournament takes place this afternoon as they take on Slovenia in Stuttgart. talkSPORT will have full coverage of the match presented by Adrian Durham Commentary comes from Ian Danter and former England striker Darren Bent. To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM. This service is provided on talkSPORT Ltd’s Terms of Use in accordance with our Privacy Policy.