My Turn: The Autobiography

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Johan Cruyff is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in football history Throughout his playing career he was synonymous with Total Football a style of play in which every player could play in any position on the pitch Today his philosophy lives on in teams across Europe from Barcelona to Bayern Munich & players from Lionel Messi to Cesc Fabrecas My Turn tells the story of Cruyff's life starting at Ajax where he won eight national titles & three European Cups before moving to Barcelona where he won La Liga in his first season in 1973 & was named European Footballer of the Year He won the Ballon d' Or three times & led the Dutch national team to the final of the 1974 World Cup famously losing to West Germany & receiving the Golden Ball as the player of the tournament Off the field his life was more turbulent surviving a kidnapping attempt & bankruptcy This honest & unflinching autobiography also explores his life after retirement when he became a hugely successful manager of Ajax & then Barcelona when he won the Champions league with a young Pep Guardiola in his team My Turn is the inspirational account of a legendary football hero voted European Player of the Century in his own words In March 2016 Cruyff died after a short battle with lung cancer bringing world football to a standstill in an outpouring of emotions A brilliant teacher & analyst of the game he love My Turn is Johan Cruyff's legacy