Johan Cruyff sits on the Wembley pitch before Ajax's 1971 European Cup final against Panathinaikos - the first of three consecutive titles for the Dutch club.

Johan Cruyff is returning to his original club Ajax in a bid to help the fading power recreate its former glory. Ajax said late Thursday that Cruyff had agreed to become a member of a ''sounding ...

Johan Cruyff to cut ties with Ajax as power struggle over approach to game continues Ajax legend feels vision to improve youth team is not being implemented Johan Cruyff no longer wants any ...

More than two decades after Cruyff's hat-trick of triumphs in 1971, '72 and '73, it was proof that Ajax's methods still worked. Nine of the 16-man squad for the final had made their professional ...

When Ajax let Johan Cruyff go at the age of 36 he signed for rivals Feyenoord and won the double. This is the story of the Dutch legends final season as a player ...

Johan Cruyff has been elected to the board of directors of Ajax in a move the club hopes will help it return to the glory days he ushered in as a player in the 1970s.

In 2011, Johan Cruyff began an overhaul of Ajax’s youth system. Using coaches Ruben Longkind and Wim Jonk, Cruyff planned to change how his beloved club operated by going back to what he termed ...

Cruyff will remain in a ceremonial role and maintain his youth training program with Ajax. Cruyff played for Ajax from 1964 to 1973 and 1981 to 1983. He also coached the club from 1985 to 1988.