Van Basten was heavily criticised for dropping Ruud van Nistelrooy ( who had scored 28 goals for the Netherlands ) before this game, in favour of Dirk Kuyt, who did not score throughout the entire tournament.

In May 2007, Van Basten announced the end of his long-running dispute with Real Madrid forward Ruud van Nistelrooy, who had previously declared never to play for a Dutch national squad with Van Basten as its manager.

Van Nistelrooy began his career with Den Bosch, before moving onto Heerenveen, eventually making a name for himself at PSV Eindhoven where he won two Dutch leagues.

Van Nistelrooy hit 150 goals in just 219 games for United, as well as being their all time European record goalscorer, but fell out of favour towards the end of his tenure.

Born in Oss, North Brabant, Van Nistelrooy started his professional career in 1993 with Dutch second division side Den Bosch, where he was converted from a central midfielder to centre forward after playing part-time for Nooit Gedacht and Margriet.

Van Nistelrooy capped off the year by winning the Dutch Player of the Year award.

According to a 2001 interview with The Telegraph, Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson said that his son Darren, who was at tryouts for Eredivisie rival Heerenveen at the time, begged his father, " You've got to sign Van Nistelrooy right away, he's fantastic.

" Ferguson sent team representatives to PSV's next league game and signed Van Nistelrooy the next day.

Van Nistelrooy looked set to complete an £ 18. 5 million transfer to Manchester United in the summer of 2000.

Van Nistelrooy playing for Manchester United against Chelsea F. C.

" During his first season, Van Nistelrooy scored 23 goals in 32 league games.

Van Nistelrooy missed most of the 2004 – 05 season due to injury, but nonetheless scored a Champions League-best eight goals.

At the start of the 2005 – 06 season, Van Nistelrooy scored in United's first four Premier League games.

By the end of his fifth season with United, Van Nistelrooy had amassed 150 goals in fewer than 200 starts.

Van Nistelrooy shields the ball during a match against Tottenham Hotspur F. C.

Van Nistelrooy was benched for the League Cup Final against Wigan Athletic, fuelling speculation of a rift between him and coach Alex Ferguson, which Van Nistelrooy denied.

Ferguson claimed that Van Nistelrooy was angry at the decision and left the stadium three hours before kick-off.

Van Nistelrooy allegedly criticised Ronaldo's tendency to hold onto the ball instead of passing to his team-mates, which sparked the fight, after which Van Nistelrooy remarked, " Go crying to your daddy.

Van Brocklin, the quarterback who led the Eagles to the title, was signed by the Vikings last Wednesday.

Van Vogt and his wife opened their own Dianetics centre, partly financed by his writings, until he " signed off " around 1961.

Van Buren and Polk faced pressure to rescind the Specie Circular, an act that had been signed by Jackson to boost the economy.

President Martin Van Buren on July 4, 1838, signed the U. S. Congress laws establishing the Territory of Iowa.

AFC Ajax signed Van Basten for the 1981 – 82 season.

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

On 22 February 2008, Van Basten signed a four-year contract with Ajax, starting from 1 July.

Nevertheless, the treaty, passed by Congress by a single vote, and signed into law by President Andrew Jackson, was imposed by his successor President Martin Van Buren who allowed Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Alabama an armed force of 7, 000 made up of militia, regular army, and volunteers under General Winfield Scott to round up about 13, 000 Cherokees into concentration camps at the U. S. Indian Agency near Cleveland, Tennessee before being sent to the West.

On June 6, 2007, the Magic signed a 4-year contract with Stan Van Gundy.

On 4 March 2011, it was announced that Rutger Hauer had signed on to play Van Helsing in Argento's Dracula 3D, which was scheduled to begin shooting in Budapest later in the year.

According to Van Winkle, Knight took him out on the balcony by himself, and implied he would throw Van Winkle off unless he signed the rights to the song over to Knight ; Van Winkle's money helped fund Death Row Records.

He signed with World Championship Wrestling in late 1992 and was dubbed Robbie V by Ron Slinker upon his arrival since Bill Watts didn't like the name Rob Van Dam.

In January 1996 Van Dam signed with promoter Paul Heyman's Philadelphia-based promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ), defeating Axl Rotten in his debut match at House Party.

Several months after the closure of ECW, Van Dam was signed to a short term contract by the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ).

Houston has had sizable folk-country and blues scenes dating back to the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, which included many now famous performers such as Nancy Griffith, Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, Lyle Lovett, Robert Earl Keen and Lightnin ' Hopkins, Albert Collins, Big Mama Thornton, and Johnny Copeland who were signed with the hometown Peacock Records.

In 2007, there was a major shake-up of the Braves broadcasters: Don Sutton departed to be the full-time broadcaster with the Washington Nationals, Skip Caray and Pete Van Wieren went to the Braves Radio Network full time, and Joe Simpson signed with Fox Broadcasting Company to be a color analyst on FSN South and Sports South, and also signed to call a limited schedule of games on TBS with Chip.

On December 18, 2006, the Braves organization announced that Caray ( and partner Van Wieren ) had signed three year contracts to continue doing Braves game broadcasts on their radio network.

Van Nistelrooy signed with Spanish La Liga side Real Madrid on 28 July, departing Old Trafford after five seasons with a total of 150 goals in 220 appearances.

On 15 July 2006, Ferguson confirmed that Van Nistelrooy wanted to leave Manchester United and Real Madrid announced two weeks later that he had signed a three-year contract after being purchased for € 24 million.

In January 2008, Van Nistelrooy signed a contract extension keeping him with Madrid until 2010, with the expiration date one day shy of his 34th birthday.

Van Bronckhorst went on to score 22 goals for Rangers ( 13 in the league, three in the Scottish Cup, one in the Scottish League Cup, three in the Champions League and two in the UEFA Cup ), mostly as a play-making midfielder of notable skill and subtlety, before joining Arsenal for a fee of £ 8. 5 million, signing a five-year contract.

Not long after Colonel Van Hamm had foisted me on the Watson staff I received a salary raise and a contract on the Hetman's recommendation.

Van Basten had a contract with the KNVB for managing the Dutch national side until 2008.

French recalled that the musicians ' contract with Van Vliet's company stipulated that Van Vliet and the managers were paid from gross proceeds before expenses, then expenses were paid, then the band members evenly split any remaining funds — in effect making band members liable for all expenses.

On September 28, 2009, Orlando extended the contract of head coach Stan Van Gundy by exercising his option for the 2010 – 11 season.

Following the termination of the Capitol contract in 1969, the band's new contract with Reprise Records ( brokered by Van Dyke Parks, then employed as a multimedia executive at the company ) stipulated Brian Wilson's proactive involvement with the band in all albums — a factor that would become hugely problematic for the band in the years to come.

Although the audience was small, the two were so impressed with Van Halen that within a week they offered the band a recording contract.

This led to conflicts with Hagar and the group's new manager, Ray Danniels ( Ed Leffler's replacement and Alex Van Halen's former brother-in-law ), even though it was former manager Ed Leffler who renewed their contract with Warner Bros. Records and added in the Best Of album option years before.

Van Halen had a notable effect on the modern rock music tour with their use of the concert technical contract rider.

When the parish ’ s two elderly nuns contract tuberculosis, she is forced to move into the rectory that is home to the parish priest ( Van Dyke ).

With the evidence mounting, Van Doren deliberately loses, but is rewarded with a sizable contract from NBC to appear as a special correspondent on the Today show.

* Van Halen signs a contract with Warner Bros.

MGM hired Whitmore on contract, but his role in the film adaptation was played by Van Johnson.

The contract drawn up was for the duration of the tour only, with his role within the band resting in the hands of the Van Halen brothers thereafter.

The Gennett company produced the Gennett, Starr, Champion, Superior, and Van Speaking labels, and also produced some Supertone, Silvertone, and Challenge records under contract.

At the beginning of 1968, Van Morrison became involved in a contract dispute with Bang Records that kept him away from any recording activity.

In December 2011, a contract to ship excavated material to Wallasea Island was awarded to a joint venture comprising BAM Nuttall Limited and Van Oord UK limited.

Michael Anthony, Van Halen's original bass player, played the summer 2004 tour with Sammy Hagar under a ' hired gun ' contract.

Van Halen had a clause in their contract that they would be paid more than any other act performing at the festival.