Johan Neeskens, who has died aged 73, was the powerful but smooth engine of the Ajax and Netherlands teams that created ...

Voetbal International has revealed this week that Ajax could have two returning faces at the Johan Cruyff ArenA, with dynamic ...

Described by one of his Ajax coaches as ‘like a kamikaze pilot’, Neeskens’s drive and ferocious stamina encouraged the ...

DUTCH football icon Johan Neeskens has died aged 73. The former Barcelona and Ajax star was nicknamed “Johan II” after being ...

Neeskens played a key role in the Ajax and Netherlands teams credited with popularising "Total Football" in the 1970s, ...

Johan Neeskens scored 17 goals in 49 appearances for the Netherlands over an 11-year span. He was a key figure in guiding the ...

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Johan Neeskens, who has died aged 73, was the powerful but smooth engine of the Ajax and Netherlands teams that created ...

Paris (AFP) – Johan Neeskens, who has died aged 73, was the powerful but smooth engine of the Ajax and Netherlands teams that created "total football" with Johan Cruyff at their heart.

The Ajax team led by Cruyff and Neeskens formed the spine of the Dutch side that dazzled on the way to the 1974 World Cup final in West Germany. After just two minutes in Munich, Neeskens set two ...