There they met West Germany in one of the most exciting games of the tournament, though the game was marred by an altercation between Frank Rijkaard and Rudi Völler.

Joining midway through a season where the club was struggling in midtable and recently appointed manager Frank Rijkaard was under considerable pressure, Davids led Barça's successful resurgence of form which saw them finishing second to Valencia in the league.

Manager Frank Rijkaard chose to play Víctor Valdés because Rüştü's Spanish was still very weak.

The unsavoury incident that took place during the second-round match with Holland started when Rijkaard was booked for a bad tackle on Völler.

Van Breukelen was angry at this, but Rijkaard again confronted Völler by twisting his ear and stamping on his foot.

Both Völler and Rijkaard were sent off, but Rijkaard again spat in Völler's hair as they left the pitch and was rumoured to have repeated this on the touchline.

Rijkaard later stated that it was his fault: " That day I was wrong.

When I mentioned Rijkaard he thought it was a country.

This tactic was used by Frank Rijkaard, who whilst at Barcelona, moved Lionel Messi from the left flank onto the right wing, initially against the player's wishes, allowing him to cut into the centre and shoot or cross with his left foot.

Two minutes before half-time England were fortunate to have a Frank Rijkaard goal ruled out for offside, even though replays showed the goal was legitimate.

He was the assistant coach to Frank Rijkaard at Barcelona but was sacked along with Rijkaard as the end of the 2007 – 08 season.

He was the head coach of the Dutch B national team until June 2009, at which date he has been appointed as the assistant coach to Frank Rijkaard at Galatasaray SK.

The three-year deal was signed when Neeskens flew in from Germany following Australia's opening win over Japan, but on 8 May 2008, after two disappointing seasons, Barcelona's president Joan Laporta announced that Neeskens ( as well as Rijkaard ) were to leave Barcelona at the end of the season.

In 2010 Rijkaard was described by The Daily Telegraph as having been " a stylish player of faultless pedigree ".

Rijkaard was just 17 when Ajax coach Leo Beenhakker gave him his senior squad debut 23 August 1980.

It was coach Arrigo Sacchi who saw Rijkaard as playing a pivotal role at Milan and transformed the central defender into a world class holding midfielder, where the Dutchman's aggressive and firm style would go on to influence the likes of Patrick Vieira to replicate in future years.

Rijkaard was involved in an incident with Rudi Völler when West Germany played the Netherlands in the 1990 World Cup.

Rijkaard was booked for a tackle on Völler and, as Rijkaard took up position for the free kick, he spat in Völler's hair.

At Euro 1992, Rijkaard scored a late equalizer for the Netherlands in a 2 – 2 draw with Denmark at the semi final stage but the Dutch went out on penalties.

Rijkaard then took Barcelona to the next level as he phased out the old guard and rebuilt a new-look side around Ronaldinho, with new players like Deco, Samuel Eto ' o, Rafael Márquez and Ludovic Giuly, along with the latest promotion of some young players from the previous era trained in the club's youth teams ( i. e. Víctor Valdés, Carles Puyol, Xavi and Andrés Iniesta ).

Nonetheless, Rijkaard believes in working within a contemporary football context and is not out to imitate the styles and tactics of past masters.

His efforts saw him singled out for praise from Frank Rijkaard.

Rijkaard coaching Galatasaray in 2009.

Having retired as a player after his stint with Feyenoord, Koeman became member of the coaching staff of Guus Hiddink during the 1998 World Cup along with Johan Neeskens and Frank Rijkaard.

When Hiddink stepped down as national coach after the 1998 FIFA World Cup, he performed the same role during the reign of Frank Rijkaard as national coach up until the end of Euro 2000.

The season saw an unbeaten run in the national league and the final season for Frank Rijkaard, while striker Patrick Kluivert came off the bench to score a late winner to beat AC Milan in the final of the Champions League.

In 1987, Silvio Berlusconi signed Van Basten for Milan, with fellow countrymen Ruud Gullit and Frank Rijkaard joining in 1988.

Davids ' arrival has been cited as the catalyst for the Catalan club's dominance of Spanish and European football during the mid-to-late 2000s ( decade ), with Rijkaard winning La Liga the following season ( after five years without winning the league title ) and a La Liga and Champions League double in 2005 – 06.

Under coach Frank Rijkaard, Galatasaray finished third on the 2010 – 11 Süper Lig table, and qualified for the 2010 – 11 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round, where Kewell's contract with Galatasaray expired after the 2009 – 10 season.

As Rijkaard took up position for the free kick, he spat in Völler's hair.

At the request of Guus Hiddink, Neeskens, along with Frank Rijkaard and Ronald Koeman, acted as assistant coach for the Dutch national team during the qualifiers and finals of the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Rijkaard has played for Ajax, Real Zaragoza and Milan, and represented his national side 73 times, scoring 10 goals.

Rijkaard stayed at Ajax for seven and a half seasons, as a central defender ( 1981 – 82, 1982 – 83, 1984 – 85 ), a right midfielder and a central midfielder ( 1985 – 86 ).

Rijkaard played for five seasons at Milan.

On the international stage, Rijkaard made his debut for the Netherlands in 1981.

Rijkaard also played for the Netherlands during the 1990 and 1994 FIFA World Cups and at Euro 1992.

From the resulting free kick, Völler then went to the ground, according to himself to avoid a collision with Dutch keeper Hans van Breukelen, while others, notably Rijkaard and van Breukelen, saw it as a dive in hopes for a penalty.

Rijkaard had a disappointing start at Barcelona that saw some sections of the club's fans call for his resignation, and he drew flak from the media when the team lost to Real Madrid in December 2003.

His no nonsense policy on and off the field, and the sparkling football played by his team, won him many plaudits and Rijkaard was among the five nominated coaches for UEFA's Team of the Year 2005.

After losing to Manchester United in the semifinal of the 2007 – 08 UEFA Champions League, Rijkaard was asked whether he would quit at the end of the season seeing as though he had not won anything for two successive seasons.

During UEFA Euro 2004, he announced his refusal to play for Barça as long as Frank Rijkaard was in charge, incurring the interest of many other clubs.