Born October 31, 1964, Marcel "Marco" van Basten starting playing for his local youth side at just seven. By the time he was 18, he had been signed by the Dutch giants Ajax.

Van Basten, Ruud Gullit, Ronald Koeman and Frank Rijkaard are all sporting the famous orange shirt. Ian Rush and Mark Hughes, meanwhile, lead the Wales attack and Neville Southall is in goal.

ALKMAAR, Netherlands (AP) — Former Netherlands great Marco van Basten stepped down as coach of AZ Alkmaar only five matches into his first season with the Dutch club, saying Tuesday he has long ...

AC Milan Legend, Marco van Basten has hit out at Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag for signing 22-year-old midfielder Manuel Ugarte from PSG. Van Basten believes it’s ‘idiotic’ from Ten ...

The game you and I love could look very different in the years to come. That’s if Marco van Basten has his way. In an interview with Bild that covered a lot of ground (here’s a decent sum-up ...

Marco van Basten has criticised Manchester United’s decision to sign Manuel Ugarte and believes the midfielder is ‘not even worth a quarter’ of his £50.5 million transfer fee. United signed ...

That meant the outstanding individual was Van Basten, and not merely for his contribution to the final (more on that later). In the group stage, he scored a famous hat-trick in a 3-1 win over England.

The 55-year-old van Basten has been doing some commentary work for some of Fox Sports’ international units, and that led to him making a “Sieg Heil” comment that was caught on air on a Fox ...

Dutch soccer manager and former Ajax and AC Milan forward Marco van Basten has been removed from FIFA 20 as of Tuesday. The decision came after he used the German phrase “Sieg Heil” on air ...

Van Basten is among the favourites to succeed Carlo Ancelotti, who appears resigned to losing his job at the end of the season. Reports have claimed Guus Hiddink, rumoured to be Roman Abramovich's ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Retired Dutch football star Marco van Basten has been benched for a week by Fox Sports for saying “sieg heil” on air. Van Basten, working as an analyst, was off ...

Dutch legend Marco van Basten has picked his favourite team to win the 2024-25 Champions League title. According to him, PSG would beat Arsenal in the ...