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Huub Stevens reveals Rafael's trick
Thursday 04 December 2008
Former Hamburg manager Huub Stevens
has revealed that Dutch star Rafael Van der Vaart once
deliberately got booked so he could go and party with
his wife.
The incident is one of many revelations brought to
light in Stevens' new book – and will most likely
embarrass the midfield maestro, who now plays for Real
Madrid.
Pics of the No.1 WAG Rafael and Sylvie were married
in 2005Foto: dpa 1/11
His former manager claims that in the 28th league game
of the 2007/2008 season, Hamburg lost at home to Duisburg.
Before the match had begun, Stevens
said to his assistant: “Van der Vaart will deliberately
pick up a fifth yellow card. His wife is celebrating
her 30th birthday and he wants to be there.”
Stevens was right. Van der Vaart kicked the ball away
after the referee had blown the whistle and duly earnt
a yellow card.
Three days later the team played
Hertha BSC in Berlin – without superstar Rafael
– where they drew 0-0.
And there was one happy wife, Sylvie
van der Vaart, who got to celebrate her birthday with
her husband.
No doubt Bernd Schuster will now
be keeping a keen eye on Van der Vaart and his party
calendar.
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