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'Laughable' - Van Basten slams Linkin Park at Champions League final
Singer Emily Armstrong performs with her band Linkin Park ahead of the UEFA Champions League final soccer match between Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain at Munich Football Arena. Robert Michael/dpa
Former Netherlands star Marco van Basten has lambasted European football's governing body UEFA for allowing US band Linkin Park to perform before Saturday's Champions League final.
"I find it absolutely idiotic," the twice European Cup winner with AC Milan told Dutch broadcaster Ziggo Sport, labelling the pre-match entertainment "worthless, totally worthless."
He said the act on the pitch directly before the match distracts players when they should be warming up on the turf.
"It is laughable," he said of UEFA's treatment of the players.
