Man Utd icon Edwin van der Sar rushed to intensive care with 'bleeding around his brain'

Edwin van der Sar has suffered a brain haemorrhage while on holiday in Croatia. The former Manchester United goalkeeper has been admitted to intensive care with 'bleeding around his brain'.

Van der Sar was on holiday on a Croatian island when he became ill. He was taken by helicopter to a hospital on Friday afternoon and is said to be in a stable condition.

"Once there is more concrete information, an update will follow. Everyone at Ajax wishes Edwin a speedy recovery. We’re thinking of you."

"I am very grateful for the people I have met and worked with during my second career at Ajax, and what we have achieved and been through together. I feel the need to take some distance, to get some rest, and to do other things.