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Netherlands great Johan Cruyff dies at age of 68 after cancer battle
ESPN ^ | March 24,2016 | ESPN STAFF

Posted on 03/24/2016 7:36:20 AM PDT by dfwgator

Netherlands, Ajax and Barcelona legend Johan Cruyff has died at the age of 68.

Cruyff, a three-time Ballon d'Or winner, had been fighting lung cancer but said last month he was feeling "very positive" after undergoing treatment.

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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: cruyff; soccer

1 posted on 03/24/2016 7:36:20 AM PDT by dfwgator
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An amazing talent and by all accounts an amazing man.


2 posted on 03/24/2016 7:38:18 AM PDT by pieceofthepuzzle
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3 posted on 03/24/2016 7:41:36 AM PDT by deadrock (I is someone else.)
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...always looked forward to international games between England and Europe when stationed there in the early 70’s
I remember the name, so his play must have been
impressive RIP


4 posted on 03/24/2016 7:43:26 AM PDT by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: deadrock
Played for the Washington Diplomats of the NASL


5 posted on 03/24/2016 7:45:41 AM PDT by dfwgator
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Yep, even those who didn’t follow soccer at least knew two names: Pele and Cruyff.


6 posted on 03/24/2016 7:46:18 AM PDT by dfwgator
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Cruyff turn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1k7DGqRF5g


7 posted on 03/24/2016 7:48:06 AM PDT by FewsOrange
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I’d add Beckenbauer to that list for defending Cruyff so well in the ‘74 match. Godspeed to Johan and his family.


9 posted on 03/24/2016 7:49:38 AM PDT by NohSpinZone (First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
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To: dfwgator

Amazing player, so lucky to see him once (1984 Rangers vs Feyenoord).


10 posted on 03/24/2016 7:53:33 AM PDT by the scotsman
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Wow, pretty young. I always teach my players the Cruyff move.


11 posted on 03/24/2016 8:17:25 AM PDT by Obadiah
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He single-handedly made FC Barcelona the powerhouse they are today.


12 posted on 03/24/2016 8:17:32 AM PDT by dfwgator
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Even at 37, he was a class above. Beside him was an 18 year old called Ruud Gullit.

Ironically, MOTM was the Rangers winger/legend/genius (and my idol) Davie Cooper, who died tragically young at 39. Cooper is the last true genius of Scottish soccer. So impressed was Gullit by him, he still names him in his all time XI on that one match. Rangers won the friendly on penalties after a storming 3-3 game and extra time.


13 posted on 03/24/2016 8:23:26 AM PDT by the scotsman
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http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/video/ajax-tv-top-10-johan-091204810.html


14 posted on 03/24/2016 9:30:53 AM PDT by the scotsman
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Cruyff is considered one of the greatest soccer players ever. From the late 1960's to middle 1980's, he was one soccer player that you had to watch to admire his amazing skills.
15 posted on 03/24/2016 1:16:45 PM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's Economic Cure)
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To: dfwgator

RIP.


16 posted on 03/24/2016 4:52:06 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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