The Barcelona star was playing against Dutch side Hercules in a pre-season friendly back in 2010 and he came up against Royston Drenthe.
He was once perhaps the most sought-after prospect in Europe, if not the world, but his career didn't quite go to plan up until his brief retirement at the age of 29.
"I like to help people. "I don't even have a six-pack but they still want me," he laughs.The former Feyenoord, Real Madrid and Everton winger has always been willing to try new things. Some of the wild things that I did, I don't even know that I did them. You guys think that I didn't but I always did. "The Sussex village that's turned its back on the modern worldGet latest scores and headlines sent straight to your phone, sign-up to our newsletter and learn where to find us on online.
Drenthe won two Spanish Super Cups with Real Madrid. "In the summer of 2007, Drenthe was hailed as the Netherlands' next superstar having led his country to success in the European Under-21s Championship, as well as claiming the award for the tournament's best player.Legendary figures like Luis Figo, Andrea Pirlo and Fabio Cannavaro had previously won the same award. Some people see things and read things so they get their own opinion. Rightly or wrongly, the public perception has endured even as his priorities have changed. That tone with which he always says, 'n**ro, n**ro'. I was busy with lots of different things," he says. It's for an underwear company, and will feature several former footballers.
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It doesn't bother me. Why did he leave Feyenoord?' Royston Drenthe, the former Real Madrid and Everton midfielder who has retired from football for a rap career, has recalled a time he left Jose Mourinho 'p****d off' during his stint at the Bernabeu.The now 29-year-old was a Madrid player for five years, from 2007 until 2012, but failed to impress Mourinho when he became manager in 2010.Mourinho sent him on loan to Hercules, who were last in La Liga, and Drenthe believes his boss was not happy when he returned after a dispute.