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3 unusual facts about Wesley Sneijder


Behrang Safari

With Sweden trailing 1–0, Safari made a horrible mistake with a failed throw-in; he threw the ball backwards into the middle of the field, where it was picked up by Dutch player Wesley Sneijder, who advanced towards the Swedish goal and put Ibrahim Afellay free with the goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson.

Nike Total 90

Launched in two colourways, White/Black/Total Orange and Black/Silver/Yellow, the Nike T90 Laser IV hit the pitch early when Wesley Sneijder wore them in Inter Milan's clash with Palermo at the start of the 2011-12 Serie A season.

Yolanthe Sneijder-Cabau

In 2009, she began a relationship with football player Wesley Sneijder.


Giovanni van Bronckhorst

For the second goal, he first cleared the ball off his own line and ran deep into the Italian half, then received the ball and crossed it to Dirk Kuyt who headed it down to Wesley Sneijder to slot between the post and the advancing Gianluigi Buffon.


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