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File photo of Johan Cruyff (L) and Barcelona's President Laporta next to the UEFA Champions League trophy in Madrid. [Photo/Agencies] |
Johan Cruyff
Dutch soccer player Johan Cruyff made his name as a player in the early 1970s with Ajax, winning three European Champions Cups in 1971, 1972 and 1973 and the Intercontinental Cup in 1972.
In 1974 he led the Netherlands to the World Cup final with an attacking style of play, called "Total Football".
But the soccer legend and his team lost 2-1 to West Germany in the final.
Cruyff, who was diagnosed with lung cancer, died in Barcelona in March of this year at age 68.
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