It's quite impossible to talk about van Basten without referencing Euro 88. In the semi-final against their West German hosts, who'd they lost the 1974 World Cup Final to 14 years earlier ...

That's what FIFA technical director Marco van Basten told the media on Wednesday, suggesting the replacing of the traditional penalty kick shootout with a run-up shootout reminiscent of the kind ...

Former Netherlands striker Marco van Basten has fond memories of Johan Cruyff and has revealed the iconic number 14 was his idol. Marco van Basten has labelled the late Johan Cruyff his "idol".