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World football meets the orthodontist

Oct. 21, 2013
Michel Jansen, manager of the Dutch football team FC Twente, required emergency dentistry after catching a solid right hook while celebrating his team’s opening goal against Ajax Amsterdam in De Grolsch Veste Stadium in Enschede, Netherlands, near the University of Twente. Jansen’s assistant, Youri Mulder, reportedly got a little overexcited with his fist pump. The coach’s front tooth got in the way, and Jansen earned a visit the orthodontist.
Vicki Cheeseman, Associate Editor

Michel Jansen, manager of the Dutch football team FC Twente, required emergency dentistry after catching a solid right hook while celebrating his team’s opening goal against Ajax Amsterdam in De Grolsch Veste Stadium in Enschede, Netherlands, near the University of Twente. Jansen’s assistant, Youri Mulder, reportedly got a little overexcited with his fist pump. The coach’s front tooth got in the way, and Jansen earned a visit the orthodontist.

The independent football news site Who Ate All The Pies ran this quote: Thadly, Janthen’th day didn’t get any better ath Twente eventually thuccumbed to a late equalither too. Read the full story on their website.

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