Total Football revolutionised the sport in the ... after the introduction of one of the greatest players of all time, Johan Cruyff, who was seen as the most important component of the system.

Iconic footballer Johan Cruyff made the philosophy famous during his playing career, and propelled Dutch football from obscurity to global stardom ...

Johan Cruyff’s best known move has been immortalised in the Oxford English Dictionary. The ‘Cruyff turn’ is one of 15 phrases from football to be included in the latest update to the OED, along with ...

The “Total Football” idea, which emphasized a ... He never let people see that side of Johan.” Cruyff taught Rongen plenty on the field, with the kind of bluntness he was known for ...

Back in May, I wrote a feature for FourFourTwo about the iconic Netherlands side of 1974 – the story of how 'Total Football ... of his former team-mate Johan Cruyff and manager Rinus Michels.

Johan Cruyff was undoubtedly one of the greatest ... first as a player and then as a coach. His principles of total football are still relevant to this day, and have heavily influenced Pep ...

Football icon Johan Cruyff once named the footballer he believed would go on to become the most decorated player in Ballon ...

Johan Cruyff believes Lionel Messi has to become more of a team player. Johan Cruyff believes Lionel Messi has to become more of a team player if he is to be considered a true great, and has ...

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- Johan Cruyff is returning ... Ajax said 60-year-old Cruyff would "give form to the technical side of Ajax's football policy." The club did not announce what official ...