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Betfred on Twitter: "Holland 1974. At the 1974 World Cup, the Netherlands, captained by Johan Cruyff, had the famous three stripes of Adidas on the sleeves of their shirt but Cruyff only
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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 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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Ste Howson on Twitter: "Is sponsor intrusion a symptom of modern football or has it been an issue for a long time? The iconic 1974 Dutch team played in an Adidas kit,
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