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About the episode
Brian looks at the life and legacy of the magnetic, balletic, and baffling Dutch midfielder Johan Cruyff, who helped transform soccer in the 1960s and ’70s by ushering in the era of Total Football. How did a team that failed to win the World Cup become more influential than many teams that won? Also: Does Bob Dylan know how to drive? A very special ‘22 Goals’ investigation.
Host: Brian Phillips
Producers: Devon Renaldo, Mike Wargon, Conor Nevins, and Vikram Patel
Sound Design and Original Music: Devon Renaldo
Mixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville
Match footage from FIFA.
Also available in Spanish and Portuguese.

The Exhilarating, Confounding Genius of Johan Cruyff
The Exhilarating, Confounding Genius of Johan Cruyff
Even though he never won a World Cup, Cruyff introduced a playing style that said more, and spoke to people more directly, than soccer ever had before