The world of soccer lost a big one on Thursday. Dutch legend Johan Cruyff, a figure who changed and influenced the game in many ways, passed away at the age of 68. Cruyff, from Amsterdam, played for ...

As Barca stepped up their interest, Djorkaeff’s dream of playing under the icon was coming closer to fruition. “Barcelona ...

Ten years after the passing of Johan Cruyff, the Dutchman still has an enormous influence on modern football. It can even be ...

The life of late, great Dutch soccer star Johan Cruyff is the subject of a doc from Drive to Survive producer Box to Box Films and Dutch firm Lusus. The currently unnamed doc is the first to be made ...

18 Mar 1996: A portrait of Johan Cryuff the manager of Barcelona before the start of the UEFA cup quarter-final against PSV. Getty Images Johan Cruyff is without doubt one of the greatest individuals ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. SOCCER/FOOTBALL LEGEND: Johan Cruyff sat out the 1978 FIFA World Cup as ...

When Johan Cruyff returned to Amsterdam to play for Ajax in 1981, I was 12 years old and living in the Netherlands. I spent my teens imbibing everything he said about soccer. It was as if you could ...

This piece first ran on ESPN FC on March 24, 2021 Written underneath the statue of Johan Cruyff outside Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium is the phrase "Salid y disfrutad" ("go out and enjoy"). It's what ...

On April 9, 1975, Leeds United, then the best football team in England, hosted a match against Barcelona, the famous Spanish club, in the semifinal of the European Cup—the precursor to the Champions ...

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