Jordi Cruyff ‘touched’ by kind tributes to father Johan

Jordi Cruyff says he is “touched” by the messages of support and tributes to his father Johan, who lost his battle with cancer on Thursday.

The Dutch football great has been hailed as one of the best in history by fans around the globe — while a charity match between his final club Feyenoord and Sparta Rotterdam on Thursday was paused in the 14th minute in his honour.

In a message posted on his father’s official website, worldofjohancruyff.com, Jordi wrote: “On behalf of my mother, sisters and the rest of the family I would like to say thank you for all the love, kind words and memories that have been shared with us, since yesterday but also over the past months.