Wesley Sneijder's Galatasaray Knife Set Is Unusual Footballer's Merchandise

Most of the time, nothing a footballer is selling would surprise you, and yet every once in a while, something will happen like Wesley Sneijder releasing his own set of Galatasaray-coloured knives to change your mind.

Perhaps it's just the use of the word "finally" in the tweet, as if everyone has been cooking food, looking at their knife drawer and thinking how much they need a Netherlands international's themed set in their lives. 

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"FINALLY" http://t.co/hhFXhGrjda pic.twitter.com/duGuKIOGBw

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) April 4, 2015"

But Sneijder's tweet was soon deleted, perhaps because of the reaction from Leeds United fans, who found it highly insensitive.

April 5 marks the 15th anniversary of violent clashes between the two sets of fans in Turkey, which resulted in the death of two Leeds fans by stabbing, as a BBC report from the time documents.

Although the tweet has gone, the product remains available to buy on the website. 

[Twitter]