Talk:Edwin van der Sar

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I think the reference to the rumour Van Der Sar may be cheating on his wife should be removed- it's libelous, and totally unsupported. I can't seem to do it though- it doesn't appear on the edit page, just in the article itself. Does it need a moderator or something?AM Glen 19:53, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

I don't see it. I did revert something about him and van Nistelrooy being gay partners, though. Is that what you mean? x42bn6 Talk 16:15, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

No, that wasn't it, but it's been removed now anyway. i guess someone else reverted it.AM Glen 20:00, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Yeah i think it should be removed because the Dutch press did not confirm anything like that and it was just a speculation neither did he or his wife comment on it.User:Maverick thatsme 12:12, 1 May 2007(UTC)

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[edit] Height

"He is one of the most identifiable keepers in Europe because of his height (1.97 m/6' 5½")." All keepers are big! Why is 1.97 m remarkable!

I have removed this comment as his height is not really that remarkable for a goalkeeper, he is tall even for this position but not remarkably so (there are several taller keepers in the Premiership that I can think of, Chris Kirkland for example). Rje 19:34, Jun 5, 2005 (UTC)

shay given??? 1m and same of mm

Chris Kirkland is at least two inches shorter than Edwin van der Sar. Kirkland's height is mostly noted as 6'3"/191cm. Volkov talk 16:19, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Penalty shootout

"That save gave Arjen Robben the chance to win the game for the Netherlands and hand them their first victorious shootout ever."

It certainly wasn't the first victorious shootout ever, just the first in a long time.

"During the penalty shootout at the end of the Euro 2004 quarter-final against Sweden, van der Sar saved a penalty from Olof Mellberg. That save gave Arjen Robben the chance to win the game for the Netherlands. That puts him in the top fifty most capped players of all time." -???

[edit] He's known as VDS

To the person who reverted my edit (86.133.35.212): Edwin van der Sar is referred to as VDS by Man Utd fans, just as Ruud Van Nistelrooy was referred to as RVN. Either explain why VDS isn't a valid nickname or stop removing it from the article. Kronix1986 01:53, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Van der Sar or van der Sar?

Is the surname with a capital V when written separately? The article uses both forms.--Svetovid 00:26, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

It depends on how you use it. If you use just the surname it is Van der Sar, but when you use his full name it should always be Edwin van der Sar. Knurftendans 01:33, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Van Der Sar

Van der sar's first name is Edwin.He aws born on the 29th October 1970 and is 37 yers old.He was born in Holland or Dutch people would say Netherlands —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.17.164.74 (talk) 15:44, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 13 Years apart...

Winning the European Cup I 13 years apart (1995 with Ajax, now in 2008 with Man Utd.), could that possibly some sort of record? Maybe just for a goal keeper? 82.170.131.213 (talk) 23:13, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

Probably for a goalkeeper, I'm sure Paolo Maldini beats him for the overall record, though. JACOPLANE • 2008-05-21 23:26