Fernando Ricksen was born in Hoensbroek in 1976 and played professional football for Fortuna Sittard, AZ Alkmaar, Rangers and Zenit St Petersburg as well as gaining international honours for the Netherlands. He lives in Maaseik, Belgium, with his wife Veronika and their daughter Isabella.
Vincent de Vries is a senior sportswriter from the Netherlands. He is a freelance journalist for Panorama, ELF Voetbal, Helden Magazine, Life After Football, Men's Health, Quote and the Dutch Soccer Federation (KNVB) among many other publications. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге Fighting Spirit: The Autobiography of Fernando Ricksen (Fernando Ricksen, Vincent De Vries)