Van Basten applauds Italian job

Marco van Basten celebrated his finest moment as Holland coach by leading his team to an “historic” 3-0 victory over his good friend Roberto Donadoni and world champions Italy.

The Dutch beat the Azzurri for the first time in three decades in their Euro 2008 opener in Bern and handed Donadoni, who just signed a two-year contract extension, his worst defeat as national team boss.