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Remembering a Dutch master, Cruyff's influence travels far and wide

Dutch Legend Johan Cruyff passed away on Thursday, but his legacy and influence lives on, even in places he far from where he made his name.

Johan Cruyff passed away on Thursday. Politicized debates on who "the greatest of all time" is aside, Cruyff undeniably left an impact on the world of soccer as great as anyone else, as a player, coach, and pundit.

He was the linchpin of Ajax's fabled team of the late 60's and early 70's, as well as the Dutch National Team of the same era, the teams that brought Total Football to the masses.