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Marco van Basten 1992
Marco VAN BASTEN
Cover-worthy…Marco van Basten’s amazing acrobatics
The class The class of ’92 of ’92
Milan’s ilan’s marksman marksman supreme supreme – top – top scorer in Italy scorer in Italy last term with 25 goals and leading leading the waye w again this season – again this season – to topped the pped the Wo Wor l r ld Soccer d Soccer poll for the poll for the second time. second time. Ma Marc rco van o van Ba Basten’ssten’s prevprevious success was in 1988.ious success was in 1988.
Jo Joining him among our trio ining him among our trio of award-winners this year, in theof award-winners this year, in the magazine’smagazine’s annual readers’ poll, is annual readers’ poll, is Ma Manager of the Year Richard Moller nager of the Year Richard Moller Nielsen of Denmark, with Denmark,Nielsen of Denmark, with Denmark, not surprisingly, your Team of not surprisingly, your Team of the Year. e Year.
Ea Early in the voting, Van Basterly in the voting, Van Basten and n and De Dennis Bergkamp were neck and neck. nnis Bergkamp were neck and neck. Bu But the longer the season continued,t the longer the season continued, and the more steand the more s adily Van Basteadily Van Bas n kept n kept on rattling in the goals for Milan, so on rattling in the goals for Milan, so the more stee more steadily he pulled away.adily he pulled away.
De Denmark’s remarkable year has nmark’s remarkable year has been reflected in the playebeen reflected in the player poll withr poll with third place gained by Manchesteird place gained by Manchester r Un United’s Peter Schmeichel. ited’s Peter Schmeichel.
The blond goalkeeper had enjoyedThe blond goalkeeper had enjoyed a fine season in English domestic a fine season in English domestic competition, made a jittecompetition, made a jittery ry start start to to the European finals, then ended the European finals, then ended up a hero with some superb savesup a hero with some superb saves in the semi-final against thein the semi-final against the Ne Netherlands and then in erlands and then in the final against Germany.e final against Germany.
