Wesley Sneijder, the most-capped player in Netherlands history, has retired from international football, insisting he understands boss Ronald Koeman wants to take things in a different direction.
The 33-year-old, who currently plies his trade with Qatari side Al-Gharafa, made his debut for Holland in 2003 and went on to play 133 games; surpassing the previous appearance record held by Edwin van der Sar of 131 in June last year.
I've said this before and I'll say it again, but there is still no Dutch player on the scene who can pick a pass like Sneijder. And the way he married his vision with execution - an almost peerless ability to weight a pass perfectly.