On 28 December 1971, Barcelona & Ajax legend Johan Cruyff won the award (Ballon d'Or) for the best European football player.
He was ahead of Inter forward Sandro Mazzola and Manchester United winger George Best.
And, what's more, he was the first Dutch national and Ajax player to win the award!
raynknight
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Neither saw him play nor saw him Coach 👊 But still considers him as the Father of Barcelona 🌟 Father of Total Football and Father of Tiki Taka 😎 Gone but always in our Hearts Big Man 💓 Barcelona will be forever urs Big Man 👓
Abdurahimov
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And then after 16 years another legend was born for this
raynknight
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Gone but always in our Hearts 💓