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      R.I.P Johan Cruyff, Dutch football legend, dies at the age of 68

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      R.I.P Johan Cruyff, Dutch football legend, dies at the age of 68
      Mar 24, 2016 01:04:22 pm
      Johan Cruyff, Dutch football legend, dies at the age of 68

      http://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/mar/24/johan-cruyff-dies-aged-68-holland-football-legend

      • Cruyff dies of cancer at home in Barcelona
      • Dutchman led Holland to the final of the 1974 World Cup

      The Holland football legend Johan Cruyff has died of cancer at the age of 68. The Dutchman, who on three occasions was voted the world player of the year, guided Holland to the World Cup final in 1974 and as a manager he spent eight years in charge of Barcelona.

      “On March 24 2016 Johan Cruyff (68) died peacefully in Barcelona, surrounded by his family after a hard fought battle with cancer. It’s with great sadness that we ask you to respect the family’s privacy during their time of grief,” read a statement on the World of Johan Cruyff website.

      Just last month the former Ajax, Barcelona and Holland star, one of the main exponents of the world famous Total Football – the Dutch style of play popularised in the 1970s, said he was ‘2-0 up’ in his match with lung cancer.

      Cruyff, who was a heavy smoker until undergoing heart surgery in 1991, made his illness public in October last year. He was regarded as one of the game’s greatest players. He led Ajax to three consecutive European Cups from 1971 to 1973 and was the linchpin for Holland as they were beaten in the final of the 1974 World Cup by West Germany. During the tournament his eponymous turn was first seen against Sweden and soon copied the world over.

      By then he had joined Barcelona for a world record fee. He went on to become a huge favourite at the Camp Nou, eventually coaching the Catalan club to a first European Cup triumph in 1992 as well as winning four successive La Liga titles between 1991 and 1994.

      One word 'Legend'
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      Re: R.I.P Johan Cruyff, Dutch football legend, dies at the age of 68
      Reply #1: Mar 24, 2016 01:47:57 pm
      RIP

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      Re: R.I.P Johan Cruyff, Dutch football legend, dies at the age of 68
      Reply #2: Mar 24, 2016 02:17:11 pm
      R.I.P. Johan, a true legend of the game.
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      Re: R.I.P Johan Cruyff, Dutch football legend, dies at the age of 68
      Reply #3: Mar 24, 2016 02:19:03 pm


      RIP
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      Re: R.I.P Johan Cruyff, Dutch football legend, dies at the age of 68
      Reply #4: Mar 24, 2016 02:20:43 pm
      What a footballer he was this lad. A great mananger and a philosopher on football too. RIP
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      Re: R.I.P Johan Cruyff, Dutch football legend, dies at the age of 68
      Reply #5: Mar 24, 2016 02:28:57 pm
      The word legend is over-used to the detriment of those that truly deserve that status, RIP Johan Cruyff.
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      Re: R.I.P Johan Cruyff, Dutch football legend, dies at the age of 68
      Reply #6: Mar 24, 2016 02:51:32 pm
      One of the true greats of the game.

      RIP
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      Re: R.I.P Johan Cruyff, Dutch football legend, dies at the age of 68
      Reply #7: Mar 24, 2016 03:41:00 pm
      Wonderful player & a great man both on & off the pitch.
      Great loss to the game R.I.P Johan.
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      Reply #8: Mar 24, 2016 04:37:19 pm
      Very sad news.

      RIP
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      Reply #9: Mar 24, 2016 06:29:53 pm
      A true great, an exceptional talent [one of the best ever seen] and a 'freethinker': truly inspirational. I 'loved' Ajax because of him.

      "I don't believe in God, in Spain all 22 players cross themselves, if it works the game is always going to be a tie." RIP Johan Cruyff
      « Last Edit: Mar 24, 2016 06:43:55 pm by bad boy bubby »
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      Reply #10: Mar 24, 2016 08:53:27 pm
      Devastating news. One of the greatest Dutchmen ever. For a country that produced Rembrandt and Van Gogh it's no accident that the Dutch saw the football field as a canvass and Cruyff was the master of them all. A true artist and visionary! Modern Dutch culture embodied within one man.

      RIP Johan Cruyff
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      Reply #11: Mar 24, 2016 08:59:10 pm
      https://twitter.com/AFCAjax/status/713031881738989573

      What a player. The like we will not see again.
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      Re: R.I.P Johan Cruyff, Dutch football legend, dies at the age of 68
      Reply #12: Mar 24, 2016 09:12:13 pm
      The Greatest Player I've seen play the game.
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      Reply #13: Mar 25, 2016 12:37:02 am
      The Greatest Player I've seen play the game.

      Yes. Agree 100%. I remember as a kid watching tv and seeing WC specials about Pele or Maradonna etc,etc... then i would see Cruyff from some Dutch match and was in total awe. When i played as a kid everyone wanted to be Pele but i wanted to be like Cruyff or Kenny. I watched every Cruyff video i could find which in the 80's USA was not easy.

      I am crushed.

      RIP Johan. You made me a better player. Thank you.
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      Reply #14: Mar 25, 2016 01:04:27 am
      Rip to an absolute legend of the game.
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      Re: R.I.P Johan Cruyff, Dutch football legend, dies at the age of 68
      Reply #15: Mar 25, 2016 02:05:00 am
      I shed a tear. It doesn't happen often.

      RIP Johan Cruyff
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      Reply #16: Mar 25, 2016 02:41:41 am
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      Reply #17: Mar 25, 2016 03:03:22 am
      :'( RIP
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      Reply #18: Mar 25, 2016 06:52:16 am
      What a player, manager and visionary of the game. Why didn't FIFA just give him the reins? RIP
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      Re: R.I.P Johan Cruyff, Dutch football legend, dies at the age of 68
      Reply #19: Mar 25, 2016 02:11:42 pm
      One of the greatest footballers to ever have worn boots. I am happy to say I was able to watch him at his very best... R.I.P.
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      Re: R.I.P Johan Cruyff, Dutch football legend, dies at the age of 68
      Reply #20: Mar 30, 2016 10:14:32 am
      As his once stepping into the game had helped genious Rinus Michels to put into action the football cliches' and positions' ending imo he determined what kind of football the then youngsters and us all would watch more than half a century later on.

      R.I.P. Flying Dutchman.

      http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/cruyff-game-against-liverpool-fc-11091953
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