Football News: Legend Cruyff’s hotline to the Swans
icWales (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
ROBERTO MARTINEZ will take Swansea into the Championship with the managerial backing of one of the game’s greatest figures – Johan Cruyff.
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Legend Cruyff’s hotline to the Swans
icWales (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
ROBERTO MARTINEZ will take Swansea into the Championship with the managerial backing of one of the game’s greatest figures – Johan Cruyff.
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James Lawton: Let's hope Capello can bring a roar from Rooney the quiet lion
The Independent (Free subscription) | yesterday
... to peel off the kind of masterpiece which helped to make your reputation when your Milan played Johan Cruyff's Barcelona off the field in the European Cup final of 1994 in Athens, winning 4-0 and producing quite beautiful football.You are, after all, being paid £6m a year not so much to make a team as to recover an abandoned culture, and these things take a little time, especially...
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Derby County 0 Southampton 1: Poortvliet's youngsters leave Jewell facing total meltdown
The Independent (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
As a player, Jan Poortvliet was an integral part of the Johan Cruyff-inspired era of "Total Football", a right-back who learnt all about interchanging positions and the need for support play.
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Dutch football: The Eredivisie season gets under way after a summer of wheeling and dealing
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
... He also lost much of the player-power he did have to a series of injuries ahead of last Saturday's Johan Cruyff Schaal match (the Dutch Community Shield) against PSV. In several cruel twists of fate, knees and ankles, no fewer than 12 of his finest underperformers had to watch the match from the stadium's wheelchair platform.
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Rooney's refusal to be selfish puts him on path to greatness
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
... they have the privilege of being able to envisage the big picture, they might as well paint it (Johan Cruyff). A detour into selfishness might take Rooney off course. He was speaking on Friday at Manchester United’s training ground. Rooney had been made available to talk about Friday’s Super Cup match against Zenit St Petersburg, where there may be an opportunity to compare him with...
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Spurs strike gold with Modric
The Sun (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
TOTTENHAM’S very own Johan Cruyff wears No14 and is on his way to stardom
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Capello's Common Sense
The Debatable Land (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
... The fact is, smoking is not seen as the great taboo for a sportsman abroad that it is here. Johan Cruyff smoked heavily, so did Socrates, of Brazil, and Slaven Bilic, the Croatia coach, has been known to spark one up on the touchline. Last year, Bilic admitted being amused during his days with West Ham United and Everton that English players would react in horror when he lit up during...
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Ruud retires from Oranje duty
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
Van Nistelrooy: Often among the goalsHolland striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has announced his retirement from international football. The Real Madrid forward has decided that he can longer cope with the demands of turning out for both club and country.He earned 64 caps for Oranje, scoring 33 goals - the same amount as Dutch legend Johan Cruyff.He appeared at the European Championships in...
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MANAGER Dave Jones watched Cardiff City’s 1-1 draw against Swindon Town from the main grandstand at their County Ground home last night.
icWales (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
... Swansea into the Championship with the managerial backing of one of the game’s greatest figures – Johan Cruyff. PRE-SEASON friendlies are probably essential, but this one was particularly tedious leaving you wondering for long periods whether you were missing anything more interesting at home on TV like the test card. Have YOUR say in our Wales forum Sponsored LinksLogiciel Gratuit...
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Nike give Newcastle midfielder the boot
icWales (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
... Swansea into the Championship with the managerial backing of one of the game’s greatest figures – Johan Cruyff. PRE-SEASON friendlies are probably essential, but this one was particularly tedious leaving you wondering for long periods whether you were missing anything more interesting at home on TV like the test card. Have YOUR say in our Wales forum Sponsored LinksTry the free TalkSport...
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Burning desire: professional sportsmen shouldn't smoke
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/27/2008
And so many of the finest sportsmen - Johan Cruyff, Diego Maradona, Eddie Merckx, Keke Rosberg, James Hunt, Ian Botham, Shane Warne - have been committed puffers. Bobby Charlton smoked at half-time in the World Cup final; Serge Blanco put away 40 per day while winning two rugby grand slams with France. In the past 18 months, footballer Dimitar Berbatov, tennis player David Ferrer and...
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A political football sidestepped
The Herald (Free subscription) | 07/26/2008
Barcelona is more than a club. It is a political cause, a football team in transition and an almost daily soap opera. Its stars are therefore expected to be part diplomat, part footballing genius and exemplars of a fiery Catalan nationalism.It is a club that can convert a great Dutchman such as Johan Cruyff into such an impassioned supporter of Catalunya that he named his son Jordy after...
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Cantona reveals managerial aim | Latest News | Football News from TEAMtalk
The Bubbler's babble (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
... “When you do something, it is to become the best, isn’t it'” Cantona says Sir Alex Ferguson and Johan Cruyff have been the two most influential figures in his career. “Are Manchester United and Alex Ferguson my key references? Yes, and Cruyff. He was a great player and a great coach, with a game perfectly set.” Cantona added that he was disappointed with France at Euro 2008...
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Trick or treat
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
... with his heels - beat the best efforts of Diego Maradona, Ronaldinho, Cristiano Ronaldo and Johan Cruyff, as well as Bristol City striker . Higuita's effort - which claimed 20 per cent of the vote on a poll for fan website footy-boots.com - lit up an otherwise drab friendly. Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho was second, with his 'Elastic' dribble gaining 19 per cent. Advertisement Ron...
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