It’s been quite some weekend for our new striking sensation Dirk Kuyt. He made a sparkling debut in front of his family and an expectant Kop in the 2-1 win over West Ham then flew to the Netherlands for the European qualifiers against Luxembourg and Belarus. Ahead of meeting up with the squad he attended the Gala Voetballer van het Jaar where he was awarded the Gouden Schoen as the Dutch Footballer of the Year. He was presented the award by his seriously ill father in a moving ceremony:

Video of Dirk getting the award

Later on Dirk was persuaded back up on stage to duet with singer Jan Smit in the Dutch classic “As the Night Disappears”:

He did it his way

We’re still trying to get hold of the video of his encore “Ring of Fire” in classic Dutch Euro-disco style.

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