Minute's silence for Cruyff at Netherlands-France friendly
Posted March 24, 2016 7:00 am
AMSTERDAM (AP) - The Netherlands-France friendly on Friday will be halted in the 14th minute for a minute's silence in honor of Johan Cruyff.
The Netherlands Football Federation announced the decision on Thursday, shortly after Cruyff died in Barcelona following a five-month battle with lung cancer.
He was 68.
Cruyff wore the No. 14 shirt for the Netherlands.
Though a World Cup title eluded him, he was the pivotal figure on the 1974 national team that electrified the sport with its "Total Football" tactics.
FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2009 file photo Dutch coach Johan Cruyff looks on during a friendly soccer match of Catalunya against Argentina at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain. Dutch soccer great Johan Cruyff has died on Thursday, March 24, 2016 in Barcelona at age 68. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)
The Associated Press