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But the two men patched up their differences and the Real Madrid CF marksman returned to international action last summer.<BR><BR>Spent his early career in the Dutch second tier at FC Den Bosch before an impressive 13-goal debut Eredivisie campaign with SC Heerenveen.<BR><BR>Sixty league goals in two campaigns at PSV Eindhoven, forming a potent partnership with Luc Nilis; move to Manchester United FC delayed by a serious knee injury.<BR><BR>Made up for lost time at Old Trafford; enjoyed five successful seasons, top-scoring (with 25 goals) in their 2002\/03 Premier League triumph and scooping the UEFA Champions League top-scorer prize three times in four years; United&#39;s record marksman in Europe (38 goals), overtaking Denis Law.<BR><BR>First major tournament for the Netherlands was UEFA EURO 2004; scored four goals in his first three games; one goal in three games at the 2006 World Cup but was an unused substitute for the last-16 showdown v Portugal.<BR><BR>Left United for Real Madrid in 2006; Pichichi winner with 25 goals as Real regained the title; ten more UEFA Champions League goals in two seasons at Real and won a second title in 2008 (though missed most of the run-in with injury).<BR><BR><STRONG>Did you know?<\/STRONG><BR><BR>Van Nistelrooy was born on the same day as the Netherlands&#39; record goalscorer Patrick Kluivert. However, the two players have never lined up together at a major tournament.<\/P>","2C2DB8E0A27DDF86":"","F2997F3FCAC3F1F36AFD1065D14BBF9E":"80kg","FAEF47752E34E7B4424428922BB6E983":"32,262","91FE8FA7C5C430DAAFC7BD28FB26F7CC":"","E6554F2C3B7E97A2":"1","983F4D11FB6C2C3B732A80DC5C377379":"Leicester City F.C.","90579B4DEA63C3E4":"Leicester City F.C.","1A770A41820EA8876555100F4F89BC57":"<P>Leicester City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Leicester in the East Midlands, The club competes in the Premier League, England&#39;s top division of football league system and the team plays its home matches at the King Power Stadium.<BR><BR>The club was founded in 1884 as Leicester Fosse F.C., playing on a field near Fosse Road. They moved to Filbert Street in 1891, were elected to the Football League in 1894 and adopted the name Leicester City in 1919. They moved to the nearby Walkers Stadium in 2002, which was renamed the King Power Stadium in 2011.<BR><BR>Leicester won the 2015&#8211;16 Premier League, their first top-level football championship. They are one of only six clubs to have won the Premier League since its inception in 1992. A number of newspapers described Leicester&#39;s title win as the greatest sporting shock ever; multiple bookmakers had never paid out at such long odds for any sport. As a result, the team was dubbed &quot;The Unbelievables&quot;, a spin-off harking back to Arsenal&#39;s undefeated team &quot;The Invincibles&quot;. The club&#39;s previous highest finish was second place in the top flight, in 1928&#8211;29, then known as the First Division.<BR><BR>Throughout their history, Leicester have spent all but one season in the top two divisions of English football. They hold a joint-highest seven second-tier titles (six Second Division and one Championship). The club have been FA Cup finalists four times, won the League Cup three times, and competed in four European campaigns.<\/P>","09138E45C3AF9F63D172519924158A69":"<STRONG><U>DOMESTIC<BR><BR><\/U>League<\/STRONG><BR>First Division \/ Premier League (first tier)<BR>Champions (1): 2015&#8211;16<BR>Runners-up (1): 1928&#8211;29<BR><BR><STRONG>Second Division \/ Football League Championship (second tier)<\/STRONG><BR>Champions (7): 1924&#8211;25, 1936&#8211;37, 1953&#8211;54, 1956&#8211;57, 1970&#8211;71, 1979&#8211;80, 2013&#8211;14<BR>Runners-up (2): 1907&#8211;08, 2002&#8211;03<BR>Play-off winners (2): 1993&#8211;94, 1995&#8211;96<BR><BR><STRONG>Football League One (third tier)<\/STRONG><BR>Champions (1): 2008&#8211;09<BR><BR><STRONG><U>CUP<\/U><\/STRONG><BR><BR><STRONG>Football League Cup<\/STRONG><BR>Winners (3): 1963&#8211;64, 1996&#8211;97, 1999&#8211;2000<BR>Runners-up (2): 1964&#8211;65, 1998&#8211;99<BR><BR><STRONG>FA Charity Shield \/ FA Community Shield<\/STRONG><BR>Winners (1): 1971, 2021<BR>Runners-up (1): 2016<BR><STRONG><BR>FA Cup<BR><\/STRONG>Winners (1): 2020&#8211;21<BR>Runners-up (4): 1948&#8211;49, 1960&#8211;61, 1962&#8211;63, 1968&#8211;69","8F753504205D2106738DB725C9C678FB":"188cm","71917274BAF6F295":"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Walkers+Stadium+Leicester+ENGLAND&sll=51.509353,-0.231678&sspn=0.00184,0.005665&ie=UTF8&ll=52.620188,-1.141634&spn=0.003589,0.01133&t=h&z=17","55C75D25959437F15B2401A05EABB58A":"Ruud Van Nistelrooy","187F8138BE7BCBEE":"26.47","63C820864FB855F7":"http:\/\/www.lcfc.com\/","BBF1A240ACF09477":"Leicester","B53FD9094B6C7706961F3AE3F07FA51E":"263900000.00","C606677BC35A1B73EF2C1314AB427615":"England","891E8ED23A68FBCE79DAB5425E7817DA":"2024-12-1","3B9127F7BC829326":"1","e_index":2};