在2002-03赛季冬歇期时,马赛还在法甲积分榜上占据头把交椅,那时人们以为,已经沉沦近10年的这支老牌劲旅将在本赛季开始彻底的复兴之路。然而令人失望的是,到法甲结束时,马赛不仅没能夺取自1993年以来首个联赛冠军,反而在最后一轮被对手翻盘,最终仅排在第三位,只获取了下赛季欧洲冠军杯资格赛的名额。 可尽管如此,却没人敢否认这支老牌劲旅几乎年年诞生出一名足球天才的事实。今年,该队中后卫范博伊滕获得了这一光荣称号。 现年24岁的马赛后卫是比利时 Marseille also topped the French championship standings during the 2002-03 winter break, when people thought the veteran who has been declining for nearly 10 years will start a complete revival this season. Disappointingly, by the end of the session, however, Marseilles not only failed to win the first league title since 1993, but was overtaken by its opponents in the final round, ending up only third in the race to win only Europe Champions Cup qualifying places. However, no one dares to deny the fact that this veteran brigade has born a soccer genius almost every year. This year the defender Van Botten won this glorious title. The 24-year-old Marseille defender is Belgium