The world of soccer lost a big one on Thursday. Dutch legend Johan Cruyff, a figure who changed and influenced the game in many ways, passed away at the age of 68. Cruyff, from Amsterdam, played for ...

The MLS’ signing of David Beckham for silly money will likely trigger yet another run on old foreigners to boost soccer’s stateside appeal. The original Golden Oldies binge in America ended badly more ...

It was love at first sight for Thomas Rongen when he encountered Johan Cruyff half a century ago. Rongen was just a child, and his father took him to see his first Ajax Amsterdam game at the De Meer ...

Once upon a time, Pele, Franz Beckenbauer, Johan Cruyff and Giorgio Chinaglia all starred in an American football club. In the 1970’s, the star studded New York Cosmos were arguably one of the best ...

The NASL lasted only 16 years but those fingerprints can still be seen across America, where Pele, George Best, Johan Cruyff and others once thrilled fans. The North American Soccer League – which ...