Late Tackle

Cruyff ’s funny turn

by
The Late Tackle Magazine Team
5 January 2012

LIAM MILNER on the trials and tribulations of one of Europe’s biggest clubs that has seen some of its greatest names lock horns and is heading for a court room

Johan Cruyff enjoyed great success as both player and manager. Now, alongside the likes of Marc Overmars, Dennis Bergkamp and Jaap Stam – no strangers to triumph themselves – Dutch football’s most famous son is seeking victory not on the pitch but in the courtroom, after a dispute with fellow board members at Ajax.
Life for the current Eredivisie champions has been problematic this season. The team has pe...

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