Once, in a better world, when Johan ... coach. To Rome in 2009 and Wembley again in 2011. But, more than anything, the exuberant and bewildering brand of soccer played by Cruyff-inspired Barcelona ...

Johan Cruyff ... A former smoker, Cruyff underwent heart surgery in 1991 during his time as coach of Barcelona – a club he also played for. After his operation he took part in an anti-smoking ...

Johan Cruyff's legend remains forever embedded in Barcelona folklore ... and always gave the ball to those players, irrespective of their position, with the most of it. Defenders would go on ...

It's what Cruyff told his Barcelona ... AFP via Getty Images Johan pioneered the Netherlands' golden decade in the 1970s. Though Cruyff's mentor, Rinus Michels, (voted FIFA's Coach of the Century ...

Cruyff (Amsterdam ... win worldwide recognition and he won the Golden ball award three times (1971, 1973 and 1974). The Dutchman signed for FC Barcelona in August 1973 following lengthy ...

But last Thursday, when the news about Johan Cruyff’s death broke ... about his legendary heroics at Ajax, Barcelona and the Dutch national team. Images of famous wins, impossible goals and ...

Romantics will also venture the name of Johan Cruyff, who died on Thursday aged 68. What football’s big five have in common is that they left lasting images ... coach of, first, Ajax, then ...

When the Dutchman passed away in 2016, Barcelona's new coach ... when Johan Cruyff’s Barcelona came along. You played against them, and you spent the whole match running after the ball.

Rep made it three after Cruyff sent the black and white tournament ball spinning into the area from a free-kick, before a floated cross from the Barcelona ... Johan Cruyff meets Queen Juliana with ...

Johan Cruyff ... A former smoker, Cruyff underwent heart surgery in 1991 during his time as coach of Barcelona – a club he also played for. After his operation he took part in an anti-smoking ...