Former Netherlands football player Johan Cruyff dies at 68
Johan Cruyff on Thursday died in Barcelona, surrounded by his family after a hard fought battle with cancer.
Cruyff made his name as a forward with Ajax and Barcelona, won the Ballon d’Or three times.
He won three consecutive European Cups with Ajax and went on to manage Barcelona to their first European Cup win in 1992.
Cruyff made his country reach the World Cup final in 1974, where they lost to West Germany.
In February, Cruyff said he felt he was “2-0 up in a match” against lung cancer and he was “sure I will end up winning”.
Footballers and pundits have reacted on the footballer’s demise.
2/2 We have all been touched and inspired by his vision and his believes. Football will miss him but we will never forget. #JohanCruyff
— Vincent Kompany (@VincentKompany) 24 March 2016
RIP #JohanCruyff ! My thoughts and prayers go out to his family! #legend #hero #icon
— Boris Becker (@TheBorisBecker) 24 March 2016
Rip #JohanCruyff . Wrote the original book on how to play the beautiful game ⚽️🙏🏼
— Peter Ramage (@peterramage83) 24 March 2016
Not many players make an impact on generations of players. #JohanCruyff has certainly done that and will continue to do so.
— Janusz Michallik (@JanuszMichallik) 24 March 2016
RIP #johancruyff our 🇱🇺 soccer hero has left the planet 😰😰 http://t.co/NOkrssXqiL
— Tom Coronel (@TomCoronel) 24 March 2016
Sad news about #JohanCruyff. He was well before me but the ‘Cruyff turn’ was the first trick I learnt playing football. #OldisGold
— Ed Slater (@edslater) 24 March 2016
Sad news as football legend #JohanCruyff dies aged 68.
Here he is in his pomp doing the famous Cruyff turn. pic.twitter.com/9Phx9wnC4x
— Today FM (@todayfm) 24 March 2016
