On 19 August 1973, Johan Cruyff played in his final match for Ajax, the club that had raised him from childhood and had helped him win six Eredivisie titles, three European Cups, two Ballon d'Or ...

In February 1974 Barcelona and Cruyff were sizzling. One of the biggest Barcelona’s ever victory at the Bernabeu came in February 1974 and had a distinct Dutch flavour to it. Total football had ...

Zico celebrates after scoring for Brazil against Argentina in 1982 Mark Leech/Offside This article is part of our Greatest Of All Time series. We will be looking back at previous World Cup tournaments ...

The beautiful game collectively mourned on Thursday as news of Johan Cruyff's passing emerged. The Dutch genius' official website revealed that he died after being diagnosed with cancer at the age of ...

In 1973, three days before Christmas, Johan Cruyff produced El Gol Imposible - the impossible goal. The Dutchman leapt up at the back post, contorted his body and somehow kung-fu kicked the ball into ...

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Two of the most iconic teams in Dutch football, Ajax and Feyenoord, are also involved in one of the fiercest rivalries in Europe. A rivalry between the cities of Amsterdam and Rotterdam, both have ...

Lieke Martens was able to celebrate her 28th birthday by scoring the second, converting a Vicky Losada cross from the narrowest of angles to leave qualification more than assured. The great goal ...

The Dutchman was a star as a player, and as coach played a big part in revolutionising the game as we now see it. His influence should never be und... Add GOAL.com as a preferred source on Google to ...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona has auctioned off a digital art piece depicting an iconic goal by Johan Cruyff for $693,000 as it seeks new revenues to battle its way out of massive debt, the ...