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鈥楬appy鈥 Sneijder joins Qatar鈥檚 Al Gharafa

A BEAMING Wesley Sneijder said he had turned down offers 鈥渇rom everywhere鈥 to play in Qatar as the Dutch star was unveiled by Al Gharafa in Doha on Monday.

The former Ajax, Real Madrid and Inter Milan star said he was 鈥渉appy鈥 to be in the Middle East and could not wait to play football again after a disappointing few months at French Ligue 1 side Nice. The 33-year-old has signed an 18-month contract with the mid-table Qatari side and could make his debut as early as Friday, when Al Gharafa take on Al Ahli in a league match. 鈥淭o be honest, my choice to come here was to play football,鈥 Sneijder said. 鈥淭here was speculation about me going to the US, about going to China or others, but I never read about 鈥榟e will go to Qatar.鈥欌


 

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