Sad news coming from Belgium! Royal Antwerp sporting director and former Arsenal winger Marc Overmars has been taken to hospital after suffering what his club called “a mild stroke”.The 49-year-old Dutch – who spent years playing top-notch football at Ajax, Arsenal and Barcelona – became unwell on Thursday, the Belgian side said.The horny cousin is back, this time in BelgiumOvermars joined Royal Antwerp earlier this year following a decade as Ajax’s football affairs director.”Marc is doing well in the meantime but will have to take it easy for a while,” an Antwerp statement said.It added that the Dutchman and his family would “focus on his recovery”.Marc Overmars, directeur voetbalzaken van RAFC, is gisterennacht onwel geworden en opgenomen in het ziekenhuis met een licht infarct. Marc stelt het intussen goed maar zal het nog een tijdje rustiger aan moeten doen. pic.twitter.com/RlBTdI5ljR— Royal Antwerp FC (@official_rafc) December 30, 2022 As a player, Overmars won three league titles and the Champions League with Ajax before moving to Arsenal in 1997, where he won a league and cup double before signing for Barcelona in 2000.Overmars’ career was often interrupted by injuries, and he retired from playing in 2004.He resigned from his position at Ajax after admitting he had sent inappropriate messages to female colleagues.##NAJAVA_MECA_6916482##
