“The present epoch will perhaps be above all the epoch of space,” wrote Michel Foucault in 1967. Even while the French philosopher was composing “Of Other Spaces”, an exploration of human spatial ...

We, the Dutch, don’t usually revere our sport stars. But last Thursday, when the news about Johan Cruyff’s death broke, the country was in collective shock, in complete disbelief. Cruyff was immortal, ...

This is the first of a six-part series looking at figures who have played a pivotal role in a modern football success story. Each article comes with a related podcast, which can be found here on The ...

Another Dutch master, Rembrandt, once said, “A painting is complete when it has the shadows of a god.” Johan Cruyff’s masterpieces were on grass. First with Ajax and the Netherlands national team and ...