Kluivert’s son follows dad’s footsteps
- PATRICK Kluivert’s son Justin follows in his father’s footsteps by scoring his first senior goal for Ajax aged 17.
Justin Kluivert scored his first goal for his father’s old club Ajax as they were held to a 1-1 draw with Excelsior in Eredivisie.
Justin latched onto a cross from winger Hakim Ziyech in the 32nd minute to score his side’s equaliser, tucking home from close range before running off in celebration.
The 17-year-old has made 11 appearances for the Ajax first team so far - mainly featuring as a right winger.
Justin followed in his father’s footsteps by coming through the famed Ajax youth academy before breaking into the first team.
Patrick spent three seasons playing for Ajax’s first team - scoring 39 goals in 70 league appearances.
He then moved to AC Milan on a free transfer in 1997 before spells at Barce- lona, Newcastle, Valencia, PSV and finally Lille.
But Justin wasn’t the only familiar name on display on Sunday - as Ajax fell six points behind leaders Feyenoord ahead of the match between the two sides on April 2.
Former Chelsea and Leeds forward Jimmy Floyd-Hasselbaink’s nephew Nigel came off the bench for Excelsior with 15 minutes remaining.
Nigel joined the Rotterdam-based club in 2015 after spells in Scotland with St Mirren, St Johnstone and Hamilton Academical.
Justin will be hoping to develop into a world class player as his father did and he will have been given the best possible footballing education - coming through the same academy which produced Johan Cruyff, Frank Rijkaard and Dennis Bergkamp among others. - Online POP star Shakira will snub a fellow Wag’s wedding because of a long-term feud, it is claimed.
Her footballer boyfriend Gerard Pique’s best pal and Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi is to wed on June 24 and the 40-year-old singer was asked to be a guest.
But she and bride Antonella Roccuzzo are said to have always disliked each other as Antonella, 29, was friends with Pique’s previous girlfriend Nuria Tomás, before he started dating Shakira in 2010.
A source in Spain said: “Shakira declined the invitation, claiming scheduling difficulties.
“The disagreements between both seem insurmountable.”
Antonella was said to have shown her dislike for the Colombian star when she did not publicly acknowledge her birthday on social media last month.
The wedding will take place on June 24, on the FC Barcelona striker’s 30th birthday.
Shakira has two children, Milan, four, and Sasha, two, with World Cup winner Pique.
She previously told The Sun on Sunday: “I never knew I would be so proud to be a WAG.
“But I am one of them - and very happy about it.
“I go to as many of his games as possible and I wouldn’t miss the World Cup.”
She added: “There’s something about the mind of a footballer. (Gerard) has a totally different mindset to me.
“He always thinks about how everything he does will impact on his team. That’s very different to us megalomaniac artists!
“I’m my own boss, I don’t have a band and don’t have to report to anyone.
“I was also an only child. I’ve flown solo my whole life, and he has taught me so much about being a team player.” - The Sun.