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Johan Cruyff dead: why Cruyff refused to wear the trademark three stripes of Adidas at the 1974 World Cup | The Independent | The Independent
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José Luis Antúnez on Twitter: "3/9 Adidas y Puma pactaron para México'70 que no ficharían a Pelé para no entrar en una dinámica salvaje de costes, pero Puma rompió el acuerdo firmando
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Johan Cruyff was so powerful he was allowed to wear two stripes instead of adidas' trademark three on Netherlands jersey due to allegiance to sportwear rivals Puma
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Joe Crann on Twitter: "Johan Cruyff in his famous two-stripe Adidas shirt… He refused to wear three stripes because of his deal with Puma. https://t.co/IFQrgCZmu2" / Twitter
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Two Stripes: How sponsorship conflict made Johan Cruyff play the 1974 World Cup with a two striped Adidas kit - Footy Analyst
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Johan Cruyff was so powerful he was allowed to wear two stripes instead of adidas' trademark three on Netherlands jersey due to allegiance to sportwear rivals Puma
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Johan Cruyff dead: why Cruyff refused to wear the trademark three stripes of Adidas at the 1974 World Cup | The Independent | The Independent
Football Tweet ⚽ on Twitter: "👀 Did you know? In 1974, Johan Cruyff, under contract with Puma, decided to make and wear a Netherlands shirt with only two stripes, to protest against
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Kit Crimes ⚽️ on Twitter: "Northern Ireland playing against Holland tonight gives us an excuse to tweet this pic of Johan Cruyff and his two-stripe adidas kit. He had a deal with
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