Marco van Basten
- Date of Birth: 31 October 1964
- Birthplace: Utrecht (city)
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Awaking the sleeping giant – AC Milan’s summer spending puts them back in the spotlight
‘Italian football has always been beautiful. It’s ugly, too. But it’s the most beautiful football in the world.’
Marco Van Basten to manage AZ Alkmaar
Former Netherlands international coach Marco Van Basten has signed a two year deal to manage Eredivisie side AZ Alkmaar. The Dutch legend will take over from Dick Advocaat at the end of the season.
Langeler to turn down Heerenveen
SC Heerenveen are headed for disappointment should they try and approach Art Langeler who is the head of youth development at PSV Eindhoven.
West Ham in enquiry for Alfreð Finnbogason
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce could be set to cure his current striker problem with a move for Icelandic international forward Alfreð Finnbogason. The Heerenveen forward scored 30 goals in 35 games last year for the Dutch side.
Fabio Capello Snubs PSG
It seems that the search for a new PSG manager is still far from over. After having been reportedly snubbed by Andre Villa-Boas, their long targeted candidate for the managerial role, it's now Capello's turn to turn down the job offer.
Martin Jol heads home to Ajax
The Hamburg manager, Martin Jol, is back home after five long years to take charge at Ajax and has signed a three year deal with them. The former Spurs boss is highly rated at homeland after his huge success in Bundesliga.
Raul: I could've joined Milan
Real Madrid and Spain legend Raul has revealed that at some stage of his career he could have been an AC Milan player, but he turned down the opportunity.
van Basten eyes signings
Oleguer, Miralem Sulejmani, Dario Cvitanich and Ismael Aissati have already signed for Ajax this summer; but the Dutch giants' coach Marco van Basten has already hinted that he hopes to sign more players this summer.
Battle Of Basel
Netherlands lit up the group stages but Russia were not far behind with their classy win over Sweden and the two teams now face a battle in Basel on Saturday to decide who reaches the semifinals.
van Basten 'we were lucky'
Netherlands coach Marco van Basten has admitted that his side were lucky after Holland defeated France 4-1 in the Euro 2008 group stage qualifier on Friday evening.
