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UK Back Pages: Mourning the Loss of Johan Cruyff

Despite the lack of competitive action during this international break, the beautiful game dominates the Friday news cycle. Every front page splashes with news of Adam Johnson's six-year prison sentence, while every back page pays tribute to the passing of one of the greatest players of all time.

A selection of #JohanCruyff back pages from Friday's UK newspapers#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/OpF3pcZbID

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) March 24, 2016

The Guardian devoted their entire back page to Dutch legend Johan Cruyff, who died of cancer on Thursday.