Date:04/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/04/stories/2008100456061700.htm

Sport - Football

Van der Sar returns to Dutch squad

— PHOTO: REUTERS

Edwin van der Sar.

AMSTERDAM: Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has come out of international retirement to join the Netherlands squad for World Cup qualifiers against Iceland and Norway.

The 37-year-old Van der Sar was selected on Friday in the 22-player squad with first-choice Maarten Stekelenburg out for up to six weeks due to a shoulder injury. — AP