19 April 2007

Ajax retire Cruijff's No. 14

Ajax retire Cruyff's No. 14 jersey - CNN.com: "AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- Ajax will retire the No. 14 jersey of Johan Cruyff next Wednesday on his 60th birthday. 'Johan Cruyff has been of priceless value for Ajax and has brought worldwide fame to our club,' club chairman John Jaakke said." Truer words have never been spoken. Cruijff (that is how it is really spelled you ethnocentrist bastards :p) is easily one of the 10 best of all time if not top 5. Those of us who were born earlier enough (read: are older) had the pleasure of seeing him play in NASL in the US. Truly a gifted talent. Here is a video to see the legend in action:

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