15
May
Sticking with the golf theme, here’s former Holland and PSV midfielder Mark van Bommel. He retired recently, but showed he still has an eye for a hole in one. Way to go MVB!
Sticking with the golf theme, here’s former Holland and PSV midfielder Mark van Bommel. He retired recently, but showed he still has an eye for a hole in one. Way to go MVB!
Never has there been a more appropriate finish to a career than Mark van Bommel’s.
The Dutchman’s 20-year professional career came to a close after his PSV side fell to FC Twente 3-1. The tough midfielder, known for his strong tackles, received a red card in the 71st minute after a vicious challenge on Duasn Tadic’s ankle. It’s hard to imagine van Bommel’s exit from the game any other way — well, other than with a win.
We’re thankful this tackling machine left us with such an emphatic exclamation mark on a fantastic career.
PSV Eindhoven lost to minnows PEC Zwolle a week ago in the Dutch Eredivisie, and this was part of the reason why. PSV missed an absolute sitter not once, not twice, no…THREE times in quick succession.
FAIL.
When major European clubs go on international tour, you think of high-end planning; five-star hotels, city sightseeing and mixed in with low-key exhibitions against your occasional local pushovers.
This wasn’t the case for PSV Eindhoven earlier this week.
Two days after defeating Thai champions Muanthong United in a friendly during their Centennial Asian Tour, the Eredivisie side visited Bangkok’s notorious prison Klong Prem Central Prison, the same prison that hosts a World Cup tournament inside its walls due to the large foreign inmate population.
Dick Advocaat’s side were shown around the facility before taking time to play against some of the prison’s inmates. Players like Arsenal target Kevin Strootman and former Barcelona midfielder Mark van Bommel participated in the action.
