After winning the European Cup Winners’ Cup with Ajax in 1987, van Basten moved away from Amsterdam, joining AC Milan alongside fellow Netherlands star Ruud Gullit. The striker struggled with ...

During his many years of training at Ajax, Marco van Basten learned from his mentor Johan Cruyff to anticipate the game, take time away from defenders and get to the ball before e ...

From Michael Owen to Rodri to Luka Modric - all 46 Ballon d'Or recipients have been ranked from worst to best.

Italian football has long viewed defending as an art form. Whilst cultures elsewhere view pragmatism as a negative, Italy has ...

Ahead of Lionel Messi’s reunion with Paris Saint-Germain at the Club World Cup, FIFA looks back at his unforgettable two years in France.

1969 — Pancho Gonzalez, 41, wins the longest tennis match in Wimbledon history by beating Charles Pasarell in a 112-game match, 22-24, 1-6, 16-14, 6-3, 11-9. The match is played over two days and ...

On the women’s side, the all-conquering USA team hold the record after they thrashed Thailand 13-0 in Reims in 2019, despite only leading 3-0 at the interval, overtaking Germany’s record, after they ...

Future world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis moves to 20-0 with 6th round KO of former champion Primo Carnera of Italy at Yankee Stadium, NYC. Joe Louis knocks out Jersey Joe Walcott in the 11th ...

Marco van Basten hit out at UEFA for how it organised the minutes leading up to the Champions League final. The legendary Dutch striker, who won Euro 1988 and two Champions Leagues ...

Virgil van Dijk has been named the best center back in the world in this year's ninth annual edition of the FC 100.What's his secret, and how has the Liverpool defender managed to stay at the peak ...

David Beckham's halfway line strike and goals galore from Wayne Rooney and Ruud van Nistelrooy - £62.5m new boy Matheus Cunha has big boots to fill as Man United's latest No 10 ...