Marco van Basten: Games That Changed My Life

April 3, 1982: Ajax 5-0 NEC Nijmegen 

This was the day that I became a professional footballer – and with Ajax, too; the club I’d always wanted to play for. I came on for Johan Cruyff after 45 minutes and scored midway through the second half. It was a great feeling, especially when you’re only 16 years old. I was still at school, but all of a sudden I became a little bit famous across the country. Everything changed.

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