Johan Cruyff Dutch legend who invented modern soccer as we believe it should be played and moved forward

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Born within a stone’s throw of the Ajax stadium in the east of Amsterdam, John Cruyff’s mother was a custodian for the club. Cruyff joined Amsterdam’s Ajax when he was just 10 years old, and by 17, made his debut with the senior team. It seems he was destined for the sport.

Terms often used to describe Cruyff include professor, legend, icon, pioneer and master. His vision and implementation of game-changing strategies illustrates the career of one of the greatest minds ever to grace the sport of football. Although not specifically a number 10, his philosophy, passion, vision about the game thoroughly represents how we see the game. Cruyff was a self-aware and intelligent man. He was also arrogant, ideological, and brutally honest. 

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Man Utd appoint Erik ten Hag and why this looks very much like the Sir Alex move 36 years ago five men out

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Erik ten Hag is appointed new manager of Man Utd. Hopefully they will get it right this time as the Dutch former central defender will take over from Ralf Rangnick and hopefully a new chapter can start at Old Trafford.

After spending his last five years with Ajax and developing new teams as they are used to at this club selling their best to bigger clubs in Europe.

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Sebastien Haller on a special route to reach above clouds as his goalscoring are rocketting at current club Ajax

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The name Sebastien Haller is today special and belongs to a notorious goalscorer playing for Ajax. He has at the age of 27 really been in excellent form for the Amsterdam based Dutch top club.

Haller was signed by Ajax from West Ham for a major fee of £18.8million and despite not coming with the best of reputations from his time with The Hammers he has really shone in Dutch and European football.

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