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Dutch hero Cruyff pledges allegiance to Spain

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Written on Friday, 09 July 2010 00:00

Cruyff, who helped to pioneer the philosophy of 'Total Football' as part of the Holland team that were defeated World Cup finalists in 1974, has long been associated with Spain having represented Barcelona as both a player and manager and has since taken up permanent residence in the Catalan city. The current Catalonia national team coach attributes his allegiance to the European champions on account of the superiority of their attacking style of football which he believes will give them the advantage in Sunday's final.

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