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Football legend Johan Cruyff dies at 68

Cryuff was diagnosed with cancer in 2015

Newsroom March 24 04:20

Dutch football legend Johan Cruyff had died of cancer at the age of 68. Cruyff was European footballer of the year 3 times and made his name with Ajax and Barcelona. he won three consecutive European Cups with Ajax from 1971, the first one being against Greek champions Panathinakos at Wembley stadium. He also coached Barcelona to their first European cup triumph in 1992, while he helped the Dutch national team reach the 1974 World Cup final, where they lost 2-1 to West Germany. Cruyff was diagnosed with cancer in October 2015.

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