Former Milan star Mark van Bommel has been sacked as head coach of Dutch club PSV.

PSV announced this morning that Van Bommel had been relieved of his duties.

It comes after a 3-1 defeat to Feyenoord, which left the Eindhoven side 10 points behind Eredivisie leaders Ajax in fourth place.

The 42-year-old played 50 games for Milan after moving from Bayern Munich in January 2011 and helped the Rossoneri to their last Scudetto.

He returned to manage PSV in the summer of 2018 and guided them to a runners-up finish in the Eredivisie last season.

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Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt has won the Kopa Trophy for best under-21 player of last season.

De Ligt reached the Champions League semi-finals with Ajax last season, eliminating Juve along the way, and won a domestic double.

Those exploits earned him a move to Turin over the summer for a reported €75m.

The Kopa Trophy was introduced last year, with Kylian Mbappe winning the inaugural award, beating the likes of Gianluigi Donnarumma and Patrick Cutrone.

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Milan legend Marco van Basten has got himself into trouble in his homeland for making a Nazi remark live on air.

Van Basten was working as a pundit for Fox Sports during its coverage of the match between Heracles and his former side Ajax on Saturday.

The Dutchman said ‘sieg heil’, which is a German phrase for ‘hail victory’ and is associated with Adolf Hitler and Nazi rallies.

Worse yet, he said the phrase on a day when Dutch football was promoting a campaign against racial discrimination.

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Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt revealed “the media are trying to make us rivals, but I get advice” from Inter’s Stefan de Vrij.

The Dutch internationals will be going to Euro 2020 next summer and De Ligt shrugged off questions about the Scudetto race.

“The clubs are rivals, but we are not,” he told De Telegraaf.

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Inter defender Stefan de Vrij has pulled out of Holland’s Euro 2020 qualifier against Northern Ireland with a minor injury.

The centre-back had been due to start this evening in Belfast.

Instead, he is not even on the bench for this game, as he is not fully fit.

According to Fox Sports and Mediaset Premium, it is not a serious injury and De Vrij agreed with coach Ronald Koeman to sit this one out.

He felt a twinge during yesterday’s training session and preferred not to risk further damage, awaiting more tests.

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A defiant Matthijs de Ligt tells his Juventus critics, "I had a very good game against Milan and scored the winner against Torino."

De Ligt is currently on international duty with Netherlands, and he spoke to NOS Voetbal about his start to life in Serie A.

The defender was at fault for some early goals against Juve in the opening weeks of the season, including several incidents where the ball hit him on the arm, but he feels he has turned a corner.

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Roberto Mancini maintains sides like France, Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands and Germany are “not that far ahead” of Italy going into Euro 2020.

The Azzurri qualified for the tournament with three games to spare after winning seven out of seven, while it could be eight tonight against Liechtenstein.

“We’re playing again after three days, so it’s a chance for some players to rest and others to make their mark,” the Coach told Rai Sport.

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