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The Hague: Retired Dutch football star Marco van Basten has apologized for saying “sieg heil” during a live television show after a German coach was interviewed. [caption id=“attachment_5370021” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  File image of Marco Van Basten. Reuters[/caption] Van Basten, working as an analyst for Fox Sports, was off-camera Saturday when he used the German phrase for “hail victory” that became notorious for its use at Nazi rallies. Later in the show, Van Basten said: “It was not my intention to shock people. I apologize.” Van Basten’s comment came on a weekend during which Dutch soccer clubs were putting extra emphasis on fighting racism by standing still for a minute at the start of matches. Last weekend a second division match between Den Bosch and Excelsior Rotterdam was briefly halted by the referee following racist chants directed at a black player.
The Van Basten comment came on a weekend during which Dutch soccer clubs were putting extra emphasis on fighting racism by standing still for a minute at the start of matches
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