Thursday, March 24, 2016

Johan Cruyff: Football fluidity personified (The Associated Press)

FILE - This is a July 7, 1974 file photo of Dutch forward Johan Cruyff, left, runs past German defender Paul Breitner, sitting on the pitch during the final of the Soccer World Cup at the Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany. Dutch soccer great Johan Cruyff, who revolutionized the game with the concept of 'Total Football,' died Thursday March 24, 2016. He was 68. (AP Photo)

It seemed no one could keep up with Johan Cruyff. Not even occasional critics during the half century that Cruyff voiced his thoughts -often profound, sometimes wacky - about all things football. The Amsterdam street kid had enough chutzpah, football smarts and aura to stare down and silence anyone.


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