The final player given a shoutout by Van Basten is the only midfield player to ever win the Ballon d'Or three times, Michel Platini. Before Zidane was running the rule over France's midfield, Platini ...

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".

DUTCH icon has lifted lid on who he reckons are the greatest three players to star in the beautiful game. ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge ...

Ancelotti and Van Basten played 117 games together at Milan, including back-to-back European Cup Finals (now Champions League) against Steaua Bucarest in 1989 and Benfica in 1990. Van Basten scored ...

The bitter recriminations over Julian Alvarez’s canceled spot kick in the penalty shootout of the Champions League clash between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid have continued.

The old-school MLS shootout could be coming back -- this time, even to the World Cup! That's what FIFA technical director Marco van Basten told the media on Wednesday, suggesting the replacing of ...

After several days of intense debate, Milan legend Marco Van Basten called out UEFA for Julian Alvarez’s disallowed penalty kick against Real Madrid. Atletico Madrid lost to their city rivals on ...