In the fourth of our World Cup icons series, BBC Sport tells the story of how Johan Cruyff and the Netherlands' Total Football captured the world's imagination in 1974. It was a summer that played ...

SOCCER/FOOTBALL LEGEND: Johan Cruyff sat out the 1978 FIFA World Cup as a political protest. STATUS: I’m Going With False. There is a long history of countries using international athletic ...

The Netherlands and Johan Cruyff in the 1974 World Cup Finals in Germany had that sort of impact. They played the game in a way that transfixed the world.

Johan Cruyff is number 6 in 90min's Top 50 Great Managers of All Time ... the last in 1974 as he starred for the Netherlands at summer's World Cup when the 'Total Football' born in Amsterdam went ...

West Germany captain, Franz Beckenbauer holds up the World Cup trophy after they defeated the Netherlands 2-1 in the 1974 final in Munich. (AP) John Molinaro June 9, 2018, 12:30 PM ...

If there was ever a man who knew one or two things about football, it was Johan Cruyff – and his chosen best XI in the sport’s history certainly ruffled feathers. The gifted player turned managerial ...

Cruyff’s relationship with the national team had also deteriorated and he retired before the 1978 World Cup in Argentina. Despite the absence of their talisman, Holland again reached the final ...

Picking an XI of the greatest World Cup players of all time. Sounds straightforward, right? But maybe not. To ease the pain as we endure a men’s international football-less 48 hours after 17 ...

Fifty years ago this month, Cruyff led the Netherlands to the final of the 1974 World Cup against tournament hosts West Germany. His side’s fluid, attacking brand of play — based on Ajax over ...