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Marco van Basten Takes Leave From Ziggo Sport To Care for Gravely Ill Wife

He will be off air for the coming months during his wife's intensive, partly preventive treatment.

Overview

  • Ziggo Sport said van Basten will not appear on its programs for the next several months as his wife, Liesbeth, undergoes care.
  • Van Basten stated he will dedicate himself completely to her recovery and expressed confidence in a positive outcome despite a difficult period.
  • Ziggo Sport director Marcel Beerthuizen said the broadcaster was very shocked and offered support to the family.
  • No medical specifics have been disclosed, with the family and network requesting privacy about her condition.
  • The 61-year-old, a regular on Ziggo Sport's Rondo and a match analyst, has been with Liesbeth since the late 1980s and they married in 1993.