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	YouTube - Rafael Van der Vaart
		Van der Vaart and Van Persie Heel trick/Hackentr ick
		Rafael van der Vaart - Das Ist Wie Fliegen
		Rafael van der Vaart - Tore beim HSV
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=pM_qULiJvlA (213 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Football \| Europe \| Whatever happened to Rafael van der Vaart?
		The truth is that Van der Vaart has felt forced from his local club - where he had played his football since the age of 10 - because of the pressures of captaining the ailing giants and the glare of the media spotlight, which focused on his relationship with television presenter and ex-model Sylvie Meis.
		Anti-Semitic chants directed at Meis and unfounded verbal assaults on her character were bad enough for the referee to halt a match at ADO Den Haag in September last year and warn the spectators, via the stadium announcer, that the match could be abandoned - a subject discussed in the Dutch parliament soon afterwards.
		Whether Van der Vaart will find life quieter in Germany, as he admits he wants it to be, remains to be seen.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/europe/4673085.stm (795 words)

	Rafael van der Vaart - The Official Website
		Rafael van der Vaart was born on 11 February 1983 in Heemskerk.
		Rafael turned out to be a talented soccer player and was eventually allowed to join the team on trial basis for a fortnight.
		Van der Vaart eventually made his definitive comeback in Ajax's first team against FC Groningen on 5 March.
	www.rafaelvdvaart.nl /biografie_uk.asp (1659 words)

	Rafael van der Vaart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rafael van der Vaart (Full Name: Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart) is a Spanish/Dutch Footballer born to a Spanish mother and a Dutch father in Heemskerk on February 11, 1983 is a football player of Hamburger SV and the Dutch national team.
		Van Der Vaart married his wife, Sylvie Meis, on June 10, 2005.
		Van der Vaart's left foot shot is powerful and accurate.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rafael_van_der_Vaart (329 words)

	Sylvie Meis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sylvie Meis (born 13 April 1978), also known as Sylvie van der Vaart, is the wife of Dutch footballer Rafael van der Vaart.
		Her relation with footballer Rafael van der Vaart makes herself more famous as a celebrity especially through the participation of the Netherlands national Football team though there success in Euro2004 in Portugal.
		Rafael and Sylvie moved to Germany, where Rafael left Ajax Amsterdam to play for German football club Hamburger SV.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sylvie_Meis (144 words)

	uefa.com - Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Van der Vaart was born on 11 February 1983 in Heemskerk.
		At the age of ten Van der Vaart was recruited by the Ajax youth set-up.
		The Dutch 4-3-3 formation means Van der Vaart has to adapt to a place on the left wing for the Netherlands, and with Philip Cocu suspended he is likely to win his 33rd cap.
	www.uefa.com /magazine/news/Kind=512/newsId=349134.html (832 words)

	uefa.com - UEFA Champions League - Players - Van der Vaart (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Van der Vaart scored in three games in UEFA EURO 2004™ qualifying, but Dick Advocaat's finals formation excluded Van der Vaart's favoured position, and after starting against Germany made only two more appearances from the bench, including the last 34 minutes of the semi-final defeat by Portugal.
		Van der Vaart was born in Heemskerk in 1983 and joined Ajax at the age of ten.
		Van der Vaart had two more injuries in the 2002/03 season, but still had time to net 18 goals in 21 games.
	www.uefa.com /Competitions/UCL/Players/Player=47516 (300 words)

	Rafael Van Der Vaart - The Football Forum - More Than Just A Game
		Van der Vaart had been linked with some of Europe's most prestigious clubs last summer, but he did indicate recently that a move to the Bundesliga could be the ideal stepping stone in his career.
		Van der Vaart, who will have to content himself with domestic football after Hamburg missed out on a spot in Europe, has expressed delight at finalising his move to the Bundesliga.
		Van der Vaart made his debut for Ajax in 2000 and appeared to have the world at his feet, but he has endured a disappointing 12 months and will hope to resurrect his career at Hamburg.
	www.thefootballforum.net /forums/index.php?showtopic=52018 (769 words)

	CNN.com - Van der Vaart boosts leaders Ajax - Nov. 30, 2003
		Van der Vaart connected with a spectacular aerial backheel in the fourth minute.
		Van der Vaart added his second in the 11th minute, a Feyenoord gift after advancing 'keeper Patrick Lodewijks collided with centerback Kees van Wonderen, failed to clear the ball and left the goal untended.
		Van der Vaart went close just after the break but couldn't quite squeeze the ball in at the near post.
	www.cnn.com /2003/SPORT/football/11/30/dutch.ajax.ap (465 words)

	Rafael van der Vaart (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Rafael van der Vaart (born February 11, EHandler: no quick summary.
		Van der Vaart is 1.74 meters tall and weighs 70 kg.
		Edwin van der Sar Edwin van der Sar quick summary:
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ra/rafael_van_der_vaart.htm (618 words)

	FIFA.com El Sitio Oficial de la Fédération Internationale de Football Association
		Van der Vaart was born 21 years ago in Heemskerk, a pretty town of some 36,000 inhabitants situated 25 kilometres to the west of Amsterdam, and is now rated one of the most exciting prospects in Dutch football.
		Van der Vaart's trump card is his all-round talent, featuring straight shooting, a nose for goal, strong tackling and tactical ability.
		Van der Vaart's private life is in good shape too, as he maintains a stable relationship with one of the Netherlands' most high-profile personalities, MTV and Fox Kids presenter and actress Sylvie Meis.
	www.fifa.com /es/news/index/0,1464,74688,00.html (1015 words)

	ESPNsoccernet - Europe - Ajax Amsterdam v Feyenoord Rotterdam Report (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Van der Vaart was the quickest to react and tapped into an empty net.
		Van Persie smashed a powerful drive from 30 yards which was on target until it smashed Ono in the face and forced the Japanese international to leave the action early, with Chung-Gug Song coming on in his place.
		Van der Vaart almost clinched his hat-trick just after the interval only to fire wide from close range after a flowing move, but the second period was largely uneventful.
	soccernet.espn.go.com /report?id=104897&cc=5739 (621 words)

	Expatica's Dutch news in English: A young Dutch star goes to Portugal
		Van der Vaart: "Of course it's an honour to be compared with Zidane but it also puts you under pressure.
		One of the most common criticisms of Van der Vaart is his weight (officially 70g, height 1.74m) and he himself constantly complains about his tendency to be "too fat".
		Van der Vaart: "I don't mind constantly being in the media spotlight but it can be irritating when people say things that are not true.
	www.expatica.com /source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=1&story_id=8286 (914 words)

	Travelling man Van Der Vaart on an upwardly mobile route - [Sunday Herald] (Site not responding. Last check: )
		There was suspicion of Van Der Vaart’s community – “we had to leave places and go somewhere else, the people at school when I was small were a little bit scared, they’d think we were crazy” – and few suspected it would foster a player who would represent the future of Dutch football.
		Van Der Vaart’s mother is Spanish – which explains his own Christian name – and without ruling out the prospect of a move to the Premiership his heart is set on Spain and Barcelona.
		Van Der Vaart is far too rich a dish to ever draw a wage in the SPL, but he might still make Scotland pay on Saturday.
	www.sundayherald.com /37957 (1447 words)

	Van der Vaart 'shock start' good for win in 150th Classic (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Ajax captain, who returned from suspension and started as a central forward, referred to the already legendary backward touch with his heel, with which he flicked the ball over his own back and into the net, leaving Feyenoord's defence stunned and setting the atmospheric ArenA on fire as early as in the 4th minute.
		Van der Vaart and Heitinga returned from suspensions, but Ajax still had to miss out on key players such as Pienaar and Trabelsi, while strikers Ibrahimovic and Sonck were available, but not fully recovered and unable to play a whole game.
		Van der Vaart pushed a Mitea cross inches wide in the 48th minute and Patrick Lodewijks saved two of his shots and one close-range header.
	www.ajax-usa.com /matches/m03-04/van-der-vaart-shock-start-good-for-win-in-150th-classic.html (946 words)

	news - AJAX: Rafael van der Vaart joins Hamburger SV (Site not responding. Last check: )
		AJAX: Rafael van der Vaart joins Hamburger SV /noticias.info/ Ajax have reached agreement with Hamburger SV about the terms of the transfer of Rafael van der Vaart per 1 July 2005.
		Van der Vaart has won many awards as an Ajax player, such as European Talent of the Year and VVCS Talent of the Year in 2002.
		Van der Vaart was also Ajax's top scorer in 2002 with 14 league goals.
	www.noticias.info /asp/aspcomunicados.asp?nid=71141 (277 words)

	AFC Ajax Player Rafael van der Vaart (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Van der Vaart came from the young Ajax selection and for years was Ajax' talent and team captain.
		In season 2004-2005 Van der Vaart lost his rank of team captain under Ronald Koeman.
		After completing season 2004-2005, and although Koeman had left Ajax, Rafael van der Vaart decided to leave Ajax to play in the German soccer competition.
	www26.brinkster.com /rfhubers/vaart-rafael-vander.asp (108 words)

	Hamburger SV: Rafael van der Vaart to have surgery
		Rafael van der Vaart will undergo surgery in Amsterdam on Wednesday afternoon (07.12.05).
		The ankle operation will be performed by Dr. van Dyke in the presence of the HSV physician Dr. Gerold Schwartz.
		Rafael van der Vaart will have two screws inserted to stabilise the bone.
	www.hsv.de /index.php?id=14486 (133 words)

	FootyMania.com => Player Profile: Rafael van der Vaart (Site not responding. Last check: )
		With all his promise, van der Vaart was riddled with injuries and had to undergo surgery.
		Van der Vaart was injured for most of the games left under Blind, and announced taht he did not plan on staying with Ajax, that he would take his game outside the Netherlands.
		Rumours began with van der Vaart that he would be moving to SV Hamburg, Germany, but the player played that down after many weeks of speculation.
	www.footymania.com /player.phtml?playerID=141 (510 words)

	ESPN.com Soccernet Europe: News - Debutant Sikora sinks Man United in Amsterdam
		With Van der Meyde creating problems on both flanks with his tricky dribbling skills, the Red Devils were forced to defend more crosses than they would have liked.
		Van der Meyde himself volleyed a good chance over after Sikora had picked him out at the far post, then the winger turned provider, finding room on the right before landing his cross perfectly on the head of Rafael van der Vaart.
		Rafael van der Vaart fired a speculative effort over before Ferdinand was withdrawn after the kind of test he was probably looking for after just 17 minutes of action since the World Cup.
	www.soccernet.com /europe/news/2002/0802/20020802ajaxvmufcrep.html (734 words)

	Rafael van der Vaart
		Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart (born 11 February 1983) is a Dutch footballer who captains Bundesliga side Hamburger SV and plays for the Dutch national team.
		Van der Vaart was born to a Spanish mother and a Dutch father in Heemskerk, in North Holland.
		Find more information about Rafael van der Vaart in his biography section and about his career here.
	rafaelvandervaart.soccerstar.org (131 words)

	Van Der Vaart Joins Hamburg - PFDC : Internet's Best Hangout for Iranian Football Fans
		It was thought that Van der Vaart would cost in the region of £4million, but Hamburg coach Thomas Doll has money to spend after being promised funds to strengthen his squad this summer.
		Van der Vaart made his debut for Ajax in April 2000, and gave an indication of his talents with some breathtaking performances as a playmaker early in his career.
		Van der Vaart is a left footer who likes to play behind th forwards, in the forward or (center) left midfield.
	www.persianfootball.com /forums/showthread.php?t=9870 (595 words)

	CNN.com - Ajax skipper accepts 'kicking' ban - Oct. 29, 2003
		PSV skipper Mark van Bommel was also cited for elbowing van der Vaart in the same match.
		Van der Vaart's punishment included a further one-match ban, which was suspended so that if he is sent off again within a set period -- usually two years -- he will have that added to his punishment.
		If van Bommel is suspended, he is likely to take advantage of the time off to undergo surgery immediately and will miss both of the Netherland's Euro 2004 play off matches against Scotland.
	edition.cnn.com /2003/SPORT/football/10/29/ajax.ban.reut (305 words)

	Van der Vaart contract improved and extended to 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Manchester United and Real Madrid scouts were watching the 18 year-old mifdfielder during Ajax' recent away game at FC Groningen, but Van der Vaart now agreed to be an Ajacied until July, 2006.
		Rafael van der Vaart made his debut as a 17 year-old, just over a year ago, in last season's away game at FC Den Bosch (19 April).
		His age allows Van der Vaart to play for the Holland U21, U19 and U18 teams, which he regularly does.
	www.ajax-usa.com /news/00-01/page.jsp?itemID=11850 (181 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: )
		AFC Ajax supporters caught their first glimpse of a superstar-in-the-making when the left-sided playmaker Rafael van der Vaart took his first-team bow in the 1-1 draw at FC Den Bosch in April 2000.
		Van der Vaart scored in three games in UEFA EURO 2004 qualifying, althought he did not play all the games.
		The Ajax and Oranje fans started to do comparisons between him and Johan Cruyff, he replied with honesty: "It's nice but Cruyff was really fantastic and I am still young." But what is sure is that he will be a star in the future.
	www.hostultra.com /~asholsfever/vandervaart.html (149 words)

	YouTube - Arsenal 0-1 Hamburg - Van Der Vaart
		YouTube - Arsenal 0-1 Hamburg - Van Der Vaart
		Holland 1 - 1 England, van der Vaart
		Wolfsburg - HSV Bombentor von Van der Vaart
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=rbxNVxppMH4 (374 words)

	preview_hsv_bayer_cup_05/06 - Bayer accept role as underdogs
		Hamburger SV are one of the leading clubs in the Bundesliga with Rafael van der Vaart leading the way.
		Hamburg will be able to look to their star Rafael van der Vaart who is currently serving a suspension in the Bundesliga.
		Hamburger SV: Wächter - Klingbeil, Boulahrouz, van Buyten, Atouba - Wicky - Jarolim, Beinlich - van der Vaart - Mpenza, Barbarez
	www.bayer04.de /en/11164.htm (326 words)

	Dan's Ajax Football Thread! - Addict Baseball and Football Forum
		Rafael van der Vaart protests to the referee.
		Rafaël van der Vaart - man of the pre-game "piece of cake" remark - had changed his tone of voice as he was interviewed on the pitch after the game: "This was not good.
		Rafaël van der Vaart, by contrast, stumbled painfully with Holland in Prague, but was the best man in orange and scored his first two goals for his country.
	www.addictsports.com /baseball/showthread.php?t=26815 (6916 words)

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