Johan Cruyff: Watch the Dutch master's greatest moments of skill

Embodiment of the total football revolution and father of Barcelona's 'tiki-taka' style has died at the age of 68

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Johan Cruyff ahead of the 1974 World Cup final
(Image credit: Popperfoto/Getty)

Tributes have been flooding in for Dutch football legend Johan Cruyff, who has died at the age of 68, five months after he was diagnosed with lung cancer.

He was "the greatest Dutch footballer of all time and one of the world's best ever", said the Dutch FA, a sentiment echoed throughout the game, with Barcelona's Lionel Messi posting on his Facebook page that "another legend has left us today".

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