Ex-goalie Van der Sar ‘not in life-threatening danger’ but remains in intensive care

AMSTERDAM — Former Netherlands goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar stays in intensive care however is speaking and “not in life-threatening danger,” his spouse stated Tuesday.

Van der Sar, who received the Champions League with Manchester United in 2008 after a penalty shootout, was admitted to a hospital in Croatia final Friday after struggling a bleed across the mind.

“Edwin is still in the intensive care unit, but is stable. He is not in life-threatening danger,” Annemarie van der Sar stated in a press release issued through Dutch membership Ajax. “Every time we get to visit him, he’s communicative. We have to wait patiently to see how his situation will develop.”

Van der Sar, 52, retired in 2011 after 130 appearances for his nation and a membership profession that included Champions League wins with each Ajax and United.

He additionally received 4 Premier League titles with United and had spells with Fulham and Juventus.

He later took up a place on the Ajax board and stepped down as director common of the Amsterdam membership on the finish of the season.

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