Dutch football / soccer idol Johan Cruyff passed away

[Marc]

1947-2016.

I do not know what kind of music he liked, but he danced on the pitch like a ballet dancer.

He certainly was a childhood hero of mine, I was mesmerized by his movements.

May he rest in peace.

[Florestan]

Cannot believe it! What a sad news! R.I.P.

[Marc]

He was much more than just a football player, with a.o. his Cruyff Foundation & Cruyff University, helping kids, disabled and abled, to have fun in sports and combine sports with school and studying.

And he talked in a unique way, with a dizzying puzzling logic.

About a handful of his (more or less understandable) pronuncations ended up in the Dutch dictionary, and even in the Spanish ("en un momento dado").

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Cruijff_%E2%80%93_En_un_momento_dado

Still, I mostly remember him as that skinny guy who danced around all those massive defenders.

https://www.youtube.com/v/YU-k-Ots3iY

Much sadness and mourning in the Netherlands today and of course in Barcelona, where he was honoured with the nickname El Salvador.