Because Quote by Frank Rijkaard

“I made Edgar Davids vice-captain. Nothing to do with colour, just because he was playing excellently and because he lives like an athlete.”

Frank Rijkaard

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The national team means you have the nation behind it.

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Leo's goals are works of art.

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We win together, and we lose together.

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