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Van der Sar does another year
Thursday 11 December 2008
Goal keeper Edwin van der Sar (38)
has extended his contract with Manchester United with
one more season, his agent Rob Jansen confirmed tonight.
"We started the negotiations
for a new deal a few weeks ago. And we have now agreed
terms. It is an extension for one season. What happens
after that I do not know," Jansen said.
The club will announce the news
on Friday.
Van der Sar has been playing for
Manchester United since 205.
Before he minded the net at Fulham
(four seasons), Juventus (two seasons) and Ajax (nine
seasons).
After this summer's European Championship
Van der Sar said goodbye to international football with
the Dutch national team, although he made an emergency
comeback for two World Cup qualifiers this autumn when
both of Holland's first choice goal keepers were injured.
Van der Sar is widely regarded
as one of the finest goal keepers in the world.
Manchester manager Sir Alex Ferguson
called him the "best goal keeper at Manchester
since Peter Schmeichel".
Edwin van der Sar won the Champions
League twice (with Ajax in 1995 and with Manchester
United in 2008) and played four European Championships
and three World Cups (although he was second to Ed de
Goey in 1994).
He won several league titles and
national cups.
In 2007 he was named to the PFA
Team of the Year.
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