Ruud Krol discusses “extraordinary” Johan Cruyff, the Netherlands’ exploits at the 1974 FIFA World Cup and the legacy left by ‘Total Football’. “God gave us two ears and one mouth,” Ruud Krol warned ...
Vic Buckingham is number 49 in 90min's Top 50 Great Managers of All Time series. Follow the rest of the series over the course of the next 10 weeks. Chances are that 99% of people reading this will ...
Editor's note: Each day between now and the kickoff of the first match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Nov. 20, we'll unveil a different memory from World Cup history. The countdown from 101 continues ...
The English invented football. Then they ran out of good ideas and the Dutch reinvented it. And if that is something of a simplification, at best, a semi-final can seem a meeting of near-neighbours ...
AC Milan's stunning rout of the Barcelona's 'Dream Team' in the Champions League final ushered in a new era for football, one which favoured teams founded upon defensive discipline and clinical counte ...
Johan Neeskens - a key part of the 'Total Football' Netherlands and Ajax teams of the 1970s - and former Socceroos assistant coach, has died at the age of 73.
Good morning, it’s Friday, Dec. 2, the day of the week when I pass along quotations intended to be uplifting or thought-provoking. Today, in honor of the World Cup, I’m quoting an international soccer ...
If there was ever a man who knew one or two things about football, it was Johan Cruyff – and his chosen best XI in the sport’s history certainly ruffled feathers. The gifted player turned managerial ...
It’s impossible to name everyone, but these ten players are almost always on any fan’s list of the all-time greatest soccer ...