Former Dutch international Royston Drenthe suffered a stroke. Aged 38, the former Real Madrid and Feyenoord player was hospitalized after feeling unwell, as announced by FC De Rebellen in a press release published on Instagram. His state of health naturally arouses great concern in the Netherlands. The player's family called for calm and asked for respect for his privacy in order to be able to offer him the support necessary for his peaceful recovery.
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Revealed at a very young age at Feyenoord before joining Real Madrid in 2007, Drenthe had a career as brilliant as it was unstable, marked by spells in England (Everton, Reading, Sheffield Wednesday) and Spain (Hércules Alicante). Retrained in recent years, he officially retired from sports in 2023, before joining FC De Rebellen, a team made up of former glories of Dutch football. An endearing and sometimes unpredictable personality, Drenthe remained a popular figure in Batavian football, appreciated for his frankness and his atypical career.
