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Van Basten suspended by Fox Sports following Nazi slur

Marco van Basten has been suspended from Fox Sports after saying infamous Nazi salute "Sieg Heil" on air.

He made the remark after a pitchside interview of German manager Frank Wormuth, who had just watched his Heracles side lose 4-1 to Ajax at the Johan Cruyff Arena. Van Basten has claimed that he was attempting to ridicule the the German language skills of pitchside colleague Hans Kraay.

Fox Sports have branded the comment "stupid and inappropriate", while Van Basten has been forced to apologise. "Life is like football. Sometimes you score, sometimes you miss," he said.