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Dutch soccer legend Johan Cruyff was one of the best ever in the sport, and a pleasure to watch on the field. He died Thursday at the age of 68, after a battle with cancer. I was 9 when I first saw ...

Netherlands legend Johan Cruyff believes their third-placed finish at World Cup 2014 was a false dawn and problematic issues ...

The wallpaper is dated, patterned with roses, and was taken from a cupboard at a Spanish Airbnb property 12 years ago. Folded four times, and in recent months buried at the bottom of a house-moving ...

There will never be another Johan Cryuff. Dutch monarch Willem Alexander called the former Ajax and Barcelona forward and coach, who died last week, “a Dutch icon,” who “belonged to us all.” The word ...

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 ...

If there is a directors’ box in paradise, Johan Cruyff, the architect of modern football, will surely be taking a VIP seat to watch this weekend’s Premier League “Dutch derby” between Manchester ...

Johan Cruyff, one of the most influential ever in football. Albert Llop/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Johan Cruyff, one of the most influential ever in football. Albert Llop/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images ...

Dutch soccer great Johan Cruyff, who revolutionized the game with the concept of ‘‘Total Football,’’ died Thursday at age 68, a family spokeswoman confirmed to The Associated. Joaquin Munoz of the ...

On 19 August 1973, Johan Cruyff played in his final match for Ajax, the club that had raised him from childhood and had helped him win six Eredivisie titles, three European Cups, two Ballon d'Or ...