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Ajax Amsterdam vs Edwins Dream Team

Ajax Amsterdam vs Edwins Dream Team
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam
Wednesday, 3 August 2011

Manchester United's legendary goalkeeper who retired last season, Edwin Van Der Sar will immediately conduct a testimonial match on Wednesday, 3 August 2011. The game is scheduled to be played at the Amsterdam ArenA.

Edwins Dream Team will be filled by players and former Manchester United player. Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Michael Carrick, Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney, Gary Neville and Louis Saha scheduled to take part in this match. Dream Team will be managed by Sir Alex and Rene Meulensteen.

A side from being a testimonial match, Van Der Sar will also launch the Foundation of the match. A special foundation that helps children with stroke. Not only help after a stroke occurs, but also provide guidance so that patients can recover.

16.45: Ajax U13 v Man Utd U13

17.10: Ajax '95 v Holland '98

18.15: Ajax v Edwin's Dream Team

19.20: Edwin's final farewell

All times are approx. and BST.

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Scholes retires - but stays at Old Trafford

According to manutd.com Paul Scholes has decided it is time for him to hang up his boots and retire from playing football.

Paul will take on a coaching role with United from the start of next season. Fans will also have the opportunity to see Paul play again at Old Trafford in his testimonial match in August.

Paul Scholes said: "I am not a man of many words but I can honestly say that playing football is all I have ever wanted to do and to have had such a long and successful career at Manchester United has been a real honour. This was not a decision that I have taken lightly but I feel now is the right time for me to stop playing. To have been part of the team that helped the club reach that 19th title is a great privilege.

Scholes still undecided about playing next season

Paul Scholes so far has not made a definitive statement about whether he will return next season, and I don’t think Fergie is even sure at this point.

The longer that Scholes takes to sign a new one-year extension, the more likely it seems to me yhat he will be at Old Trafford next season.

 

Meanwhile, fellow midfielder Darron Gibson wants to join Michael Carrick and Darren Fletcher and sign a new deal. Speaking to Click Manchester, Gibson seemed confident that he will sign a new long-term deal.

“I have one year left on my contract and there haven’t been discussions but I’m confident I’ll get a new one. I’d love to be here for the rest of my career.”

Watch Gary Neville retire: Video tribute

Watch Gary Neville retire: Video tribute

Edwin Van Der Sar to retire at the end of the season

United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar will hang up his gloves at the end of this season.

The 40-year-old former Netherlands international joined United from Fulham in 2005 and has made 245 appearances for the Old Trafford club, winning three Premier League titles and the 2008 Champions League crown. Van der Sar's wife fell seriously ill in December 2009.

"I cannot really identify a time when it [the decision] happened," said Van der Sar. "Let's just say that it was playing on my mind from the moment Annemarie had her stroke.

"She has fought back from it. We decided on another year in England and thus to stay at Manchester United.

"But, once engaged in the season, the thought of saying goodbye started to gnaw a bit more emphatically."

 

1970: Born Voorhout, Holland, October 29.

1990: Makes debut for Ajax, having come through the club's youth system.

1992: Wins UEFA Cup with Ajax.

1994: Wins first Dutch title with Ajax.

1995: Plays key role as Ajax win Champions League, beating AC Milan in final.

Also wins Super Cup and Dutch League. Named Europe's Best Goalkeeper by UEFA.

1996: Ajax complete hat-trick of Dutch League titles - but lose Champions League crown to Juventus in a penalty shoot-out. Holland suffer miserable European Championship campaign in England, with van der Sar in goal during 4-1 loss to Terry Venables' side at Wembley.

1997: Ajax finish fourth in league - 16 points behind champions PSV Eindhoven - in a season which again sees van der Sar a fixture between the posts.

1998: Ajax win league title again, van der Sar capping another season of success with a penalty in 8-1 drubbing of De Graafschap in penultimate match.

Van der Sar helps Holland to World Cup semi-final where they are beaten by Brazil on penalties.

1999: After winning a host of honours with Ajax - who finish a disappointing sixth in the Dutch championship - completes move to Juventus, becoming the first non-Italian goalkeeper in the club's history.

2000: Makes 32 appearances for Juve but a last-match defeat costs them the title as Lazio pip them at the post.

Holland are beaten by Italy in the semi-finals of Euro 2000.

2001: Juventus finish runners-up in Serie A.

July 31 - Signs four-year contract with Premiership newcomers Fulham.

2005: January 25 - Extends contract with Fulham until the summer of 2006.

June 5 - Manchester United reach agreement with Fulham, signing him for an undisclosed fee thought to be around £7million.

2006: World Cup campaign with Holland ends in second round as they lose 1-0 to Portugal.

2007: May - United's attempt to end season with silverware ends as Didier Drogba scores the only goal in extra-time to win the FA Cup for Chelsea.

August - Makes three saves to give United a Community Shield penalty shoot-out victory over Chelsea.

2008: United win Champions League final against Chelsea in Moscow, with Van der Sar making the decisive save in a penalty shoot-out to deny Nicolas Anelka.

2009: Sets record of 1,311 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premier League.

United lose Champions League final to Barcelona but Van der Sar wins UEFA's Best Goalkeeper award for the second time.

2010: January 27 - Announces retirement at end of current season.

Manchester United News >> After Van Der Sar, Gary Neville now says it will retire this season

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Manchester United defender Gary Neville is rumored to be following in the footsteps goalkeeper Edwin Van Der Sar to retire from football career.

This was disclosed Neville told The Sunday Mail, a decision which is very heavy and can not be avoided. A factor inhibiting career age, old age and injury prone.

Unlike other colleagues Neville, such as Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes. Giggs and Scholes seems to still be playing with Manchester United one more season, because their presence is still needed Manchester United.

Neville never says it wants to survive one more season with United, but his physical condition was not able to play with Manchester United's game tension.

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