Footballing legend Johan Cruyff has today passed away after his battle with cancer.
The Dutch footballer was suffering from the illness since October and his official site have revealed that the former Barcelona forward has died of cancer, aged 68.
Cruyff won the Ballon d’Or thrice during his time with Ajax and Barcelona.
Recently in an interview, he claimed that he is hopeful about beating cancer. Regarded as the most important man in modern football, Cruyff managed to win three consecutive European Cups with Ajax as a player and then guided Barcelona to their first European Cup win in 1992.