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Cruyff the 'best player of all time': Platini

Published: 24 Mar 2016 - 04:33 pm | Last Updated: 20 Nov 2021 - 01:53 pm
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(FILES) This file photo taken on December 07, 2012 shows Dutch football legend Johann Cruyff poses on December 7, 2012 by giant cardboard photos of himself during the opening of the "Johan Cruyff Exhibition" at the Amsterdam Museum. AFP / ANP / OLAF KRAAK

Paris: UEFA president Michel Platini hailed Johan Cruyff as the "best player of all time" after the Dutch legend's death on Thursday.

"Cruyff, he was the best player of all time," French legend Michel Platini told AFP.

"I've lost a friend, the world has lost a great man. I admired him, he was the best player of all time," said Platini, who like Cruyff was a three-time winner of the European player of the year award.

AFP