InterviewFrom 2007 to 2009, Wesley Sneijder wore the Real Madrid jersey. It was up to himself – and his alcohol consumption – that no more years were added.
Wesley Sneijder played at Real Madrid from 2007 to 2009 – Foto: imago images/Gribaudi/ImagePhoto
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“The problem wasn’t the drugs”
MADRID / AMSTERDAM. In Madrid they call Wesley Sneijder still jokingly “Whiskey Sneijder”. The Dutch ex-midfielder, who has been “retired” since 2019, was considered one of the biggest party goers of the post-Galáctico era. He now confirmed that himself. However, in his two years with the royal, Sneijder did not primarily drink whiskey, but vodka.
“Bad things happened at Real Madrid. The problem was not the drugs, but the alcohol, “ wrote the Vice World Champion of 2010 in his biography, published on Friday, from which the Dutch newspaper VOETBAL INTERNATIONAL published excerpts in advance. “I was all alone and didn’t realize that the vodka bottle had become my best friend. I was young, I liked success and was happy to be the center of attention ”, Sneijder continued. “I got used to living like a star. You are worshiped when you play at Real Madrid. You go out, spend thousands of euros and pay for other people all the time. ” He had earned three million euros a year in Madrid. “That was a lot of money for me. I had no control over it. “
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“My attitude was not worthy of Real Madrid”
His alcohol consumption affected his performance step by step. “I didn’t notice it physically at first. I got up the next day as if nothing had happened. Over time, however, I became worse and less focused in training. I lied to myself and said that everything was going well. I completely trusted my footballing intelligence ”, Sneijder reported. He was in the square “hidden” and be “Run less”added the 36-year-old today. “I thought nobody would notice. I have trimmed my body. Real Madrid was not worthy of my attitude. ”
After two seasons with 66 appearances and eleven goals, the offensive man ended in Madrid. He for whom Real had transferred around 27 million euros to Ajax Amsterdam in the summer of 2007 and moved on to Italy. Inter Milan paid 15 million euros for Sneijder – a step that should be worthwhile. With Inter, he already won the triple in his debut season, including the Champions League at his old place of work, the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. In the course of his career, Sneijder played for the traditional Turkish club Galatasaray Istanbul, the French first division club OGC Nice and the Al Gharafa Sports Club from Qatar before finally announcing his retirement in August 2019.
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