Hague: Former Netherlands captain Mark van Bommel announced the end of his professional football career. "I have had many doubts", the 36-year-old Van Bommel said after his club PSV lost 1-3 to FC Twente in the final match round of the Eredivisie season, reports Xinhua.
"The support of the fans made the decision tough for me. Although I still feel good, I had to make a lot of efforts to stay fit. I wanted to make the decision to quit by myself."
In his final match, Van Bommel was sent off after having received his second yellow card in the 71st minute. The red card was symbolic for a disappointing last season. He came back to PSV last year to become champions but PSV squandered the lead in the second half of the season and finished second behind Ajax. Last Thursday PSV lost the Dutch Cup final 1-2 to AZ Alkmaar.
Van Bommel debuted in 1995 at the age of 16 on behalf of Fortuna Sittard. After that he continued at PSV (1999-2005), FC Barcelona (2005-2006), Bayern Munich (2006-2011) and AC Milan (2011-2012) before returning to PSV....
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09:31 AM, Mar 21, 2013
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08:03 PM, Jan 12, 2013
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