Van Der Sar Returns To International Scene
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Manchester United glovesman has made a sensational return to the Netherlands fold.
After the Netherlands' elimination from Euro 2008 Edwin Van Der Sar decided to bow out from the international fold after accumulating a mammoth 128 caps, but always stated that should head coach Bert van Marwijk need the veteran 'keeper, then he would make a return.
Ajax glovesman Maarten Stekelenburg has been ruled out of the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Iceland and Norway on October 11 and October 15 respectively due to injury, and this paved the way for the United stopper to make a sensational return to the international arena.
"This is great," Van Marwijk is quoted by ESPN as saying as he revealed his latest Dutch squad. "Edwin is someone from another level, he is above all others. He will start both games."
"We deliberated with the technical staff on Wednesday and came to the conclusion we had to call Edwin... After that, Frank de Boer and I contacted Edwin and in the evening he called us back with the good news."
"It gave him something of a shock, yes. But he felt mostly flattered. He took some time to think about it and I am happy with his decision."