Mitchell van Bergen exchanged match shirts with Arjen Robben on Sunday after the game between FC Groningen and sc Heerenveen. The Frisian winger had already put the shirt in his bag when he was asked to return it, as the Groningers wanted to donate Robben’s match shirt to a good cause. Van Bergen did not hesitate for a moment and gave the shirt back, but did set a condition that Groningen eventually met.
After the 0-2 victory, Van Bergen met Robben on the field. “I thought: this is my chance. I just asked right away “, the 21-year-old attacker responds in conversation NOS Along the Line. With Robben’s shirt in possession, Van Bergen went to the dressing room. “I was super happy. In the dressing room I immediately put it in my bag. You never know what could happen; there are plenty of guys who want to play a joke. “
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Nevertheless, Van Bergen lost Robben’s competition shirt. “Our press secretary came to ask if I wanted to return the shirt. It was already meant for a good cause. Yes, then I’ll give it back. I thought it was so neat ”, said Van Bergen, who asked for a different Robben shirt. And with success. “So I can say that I got the shirt from Robben.” The original shirt ended up at Groningen, which on Sunday carried out a draw among the season ticket holders to determine who was the lucky winner of the worn match shirts in the Derby of the North. .
Opposite The Telegraph Van Bergen explains that Robben’s shirt is perhaps the best in his collection. “I have a nice collection of shirts at home, also from players like Hakim Ziyech and Matthijs de Ligt, but this is perhaps the best in my collection. Robben is a very big player. I really look up to him. It is great that I now have a shirt from him ”, says Van Bergen.