BARCELONA, Spain — Just occasionally, as he begins another story about what his father did, or said, or thought, Jordi Cruyff lapses into the present tense.
It is now six months since his father, the Dutch great Johan Cruyff, died at his home in Barcelona, his battle with lung cancer lost; six months since soccer stood still in mourning one of its immortals, a man who elevated elegant play to championships as a player and a manager alike.