Rafael van der Vaart
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Ranked! The 50 greatest feuds in modern football
By Ryan Dabbs published
Lists From rumbling rows to full-on fights, we count down the players, managers, clubs and governing bodies with the biggest beef in the game over the last 20 years

9 sets of team-mates who absolutely hated each other
By Tim Ellis, Ryan Dabbs published
Lists These feuding colleagues from footballing history aptly demonstrated their hatred of one another - and made no attempts of hiding it

Who are the Golden Boy winners since 2003 – and what happened to them?
By Joe Brewin published
Haaland Borussia Dortmund's Erling Braut Haaland has scooped the 2020 award, so we take a look at where its previous winners wound up

Van der Vaart never expected Bale to play for Madrid
By FourFourTwo Staff published
Rafael van der Vaart Gareth Bale's move to Real Madrid came as a surprise to Rafael van der Vaart, who says the Welshman is not on Cristiano Ronaldo's level.

Van der Vaart tips Alli to become 'true great'
By FourFourTwo Staff published
Rafael van der Vaart Rafael van der Vaart has nothing but praise for Dele Alli and thinks the Tottenham man can become one of the best around in the game.

The big interview: Rafael van der Vaart – "Yes, Zlatan threatened to break my legs – but he did that to everyone..."
By Arthur Renard last updated
The Big Interview What was it like growing up on a trailer park? Why did he fall out with Zlatan Ibrahimovic? And how did he end up kissing an old lady at Spurs? Your questions answered in April 2018…

De Boer: Van der Vaart rejected Ajax return
By FourFourTwo Staff last updated
Rafael van der Vaart Ajax head coach Frank de Boer has revealed he spoke to Rafael van der Vaart about a return to the club, but was rebuffed in his advances.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic: Great Goals Retold
By James Maw last updated
Great Goals Retold The Great Swede tells FourFourTwo all about the goal he considers one of his best - a mazy run and tidy finish in an Eredivisie match between Ajax and NAC Breda...

Long read: The making of Zlatan – friends and foes reveal the rise behind the legend
By Andrew Murray last updated
FourFourTwo To some people he’s a cult icon; to others, a perpetual self-parody. FourFourTwo speaks to those who know him best in an attempt to understand who Zlatan really is – and whether he can help the Red Devils to rule again
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