Edvardsen in a storm after nose gesture: "Bullying"

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Edvardsen in a storm after nose gesture: "Bullying"
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Victor Edvardsen is a big talk in German and Dutch football – and for less than flattering reasons. The Swedish striker made condescending gestures towards Stuttgart's Angelo Stiller. It's just bullying, says former star Wesley Sneijder.

Edvardsen came into focus shortly after coming on as a substitute for Go Ahead Eagles at home against Stuttgart in the Europa League on Thursday evening.

After a heated exchange with Stiller, Edvardsen made several gestures towards his own nose – apparently to mock Stiller's appearance.

Several German players reacted strongly and a commotion broke out. Swedish referee Mohammed Al-Hakim warned both Edvardsen and Stiller.

Former Dutch player Wesley Sneijder commented, according to Aftonbladet , on Edvardsen's behavior in a television broadcast.

I think it's sad. These kinds of gestures are very wrong. It's just bullying, I think it's terrible.

Edvardsen spoke after the match to the newspaperVoetbal International.

I wanted to get some extra energy into the team. The adrenaline took over. I play with a lot of emotion. I haven't apologized yet and I don't know if I will.

If I see him again I can do that, but emotions are part of football. It's easy to say sorry, but he also said things to me that people don't know. He can also apologize.

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