By Chris Wright
Huzzah! Jordi Cruyff’s dad is 65 today. To celebrate, here’s some Cruyfftastic vintage photos of him in his snake-hipped, flaxen-haired pomp (plus a couple thrown in of him just as he was beginning to move out of it!)…
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Johan Cruyff tucks into a giant salad sandwich after presenting 'The Silver Salad Bowl of Europe Challenge' trophy and winner medals to British school children at the Royal Netherlands Embassy. The trophy was awarded for the best essay on 'Holland: The Salad Bowl of Europe', 1975
As a little bonus, here’s some brilliant archive footage of Cruyff’s famous Impossible Goal (‘El Gol Imposible’) scored for Barcelona against Atletico Madrid in 1973 for you to savour…
He was really quite good in his day you know.
(Photos: PA)