Amsterdam Arena to be named after Cruyff


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 26 Apr 2017

FILE PHOTO - Football Soccer - Netherlands v France - International Friendly - Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam Netherlands - 25/03/16 A minute of silence in tribute to Johan Cruyff, who died on Thursday after a five-month battle with lung cancer. REUTERS/Toussaint Kluiters/United Photos

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Amsterdam Arena is to be renamed after late Dutch great Johan Cruyff, according to a statement on the stadium's official website.

One of soccer's greatest players and most influential and visionary coaches, Cruyff died just over a year ago after a five-month battle with lung cancer. He was 68.

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