Tributes have been flooding in following the passing of Dutch football legend Johan Cruyff.
Cruyff died, aged 68, in Barcelona, following a lengthy battle with lung cancer.
One of the most iconic footballers of all time, Cruyff won countless major honours during his 20-year professional career.
Cruyff was also a successful manager, winning two Dutch Cups with Ajax, before again making the switch to Barcelona. There, he would win four consecutive league titles between 1991 and 1994.
Following the news, a number of clubs and organisations have been sharing their tributes to the legendary Cruyff...
Dutch FA: It is with great sadness that we've learnt of the death of Johan #Cruyff. Words cannot express the loss we feel. #14
Ajax: Johan Cruyff has passed away today at age 68. Our deepest sympathies go out to his family and loved ones.
FC Barcelona: We'll always love you, Johan. Rest in peace.
La Liga: La Liga mourns the passing of Johan Cruyff and sends its condolences to his relatives and to the Barca family.
The FA: We are saddened to hear of Johan Cruyff's passing. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.
Scottish FA: Scottish football today mourns the passing of a true football icon, Johan Cruyff.
Sir Bobby Charlton: I was proud to have known Johan. He was one of those great, great footballers that made you excited whenever he got the ball and began to play. There was always expectation in the crowd when Johan was on the pitch. There wasn't a negative thought in his head. He loved the game, he loved sport and he loved life.
Pele: We have lost a great man. May we carry on his example of excellence. Johan Cruyff was a great player and coach. He leaves a very important legacy for our family of football.
Diego Maradona: We will never forget you, skinny
Franz Beckenbauer: I am shocked. Johan Cruyff is dead. He was not only a very good friend but also a brother to me.
Pep Guardiola: Johan Cruyff painted the chapel, and Barcelona coaches since merely restore or improve it.
Ronald Koeman: Deeply saddened by the death of my best coach and best friend. Thanks for everything. Forever in our heart.
Gianni Infantino, FIFA President: Cruyff was a magnificent player, one of greatest, a symbol of elegant play...he has marked football history for ever.
Romario: He was, without a doubt, the best coach I ever had. His lessons will be eternal in my life
Ruud Gullit: Thank you Johan for being my biggest inspiration and teacher. Thank you for paving the way for our generation and for putting the Netherlands on the map. Thank you for being you. RIP
Jordi Cruyff: There are times when you're young, you see everybody coming up to your father and you don't know why. Of course now I look back and see what an amazing legend he is. They admire him, they respect him, they love him. It gives me a super-proud feeling.
Lionel Messi: Another legend has left us today.
Louis van Gaal: It is a very sad day for the footballing world; to lose one of the true legends of the game. My thoughts are with Johan's family at this difficult time.
Roy Hodgson: I'm extremely saddened. I think the world of football has lost one of the true legends of the game, both as a player and as a coach. His achievements were second to none, and also as a man and a person.
Ossie Ardiles: Johan Cruyff. Extraordinary player. One of the best ever. Had the privilege to play with him twice.
Jurgen Klinsmann: Very sad news about the death of legend Johan Cruyff. What an amazing player, coach, teacher and person he was.
Luis Figo: My first coach overseas, one of the best coaches I ever had. A very important man in my career. We had a great loss.
Patrick Kluivert: YOU were too great to ever be forgotten . . . R.I.P. Johan Cruijff My sincere condolences to the family Cruyff
Ronald de Boer: You get shock, goosebumps and tears in your eyes. It's something that you can't think of that he is not with us anymore.
Dennis Roach, former agent: He was tremendous. We had great times, he was very quick at taking the mickey. We had a good laugh. Cruyff at the time was exceptional.
Ruud van Nistelrooy: RIP Johan Cruijff...Thanks for everything you gave us, on and of the pitch.
Josep Maria Bartomeu, Barcelona President: As a player, as a coach, you changed the history of our club. Thank you, Johan.
Michel Platini: Johan was my childhood hero, my idol and my friend.
Luis Suarez: We've lost our best-ever footballer, our Number 14, our greatest football friend.
Xabi Alonso: The '14' will never be the same. RIP Johan Cruyff
Fernando Torres: Let's say goodbye to a football legend. A man above colours. Cruyff RIP
Alessandro Del Piero: Thank you genius.
Ronaldinho: Today we regret the death of the great leader Johan Cruyff. My feelings to the family of this eternal legend.
Vincent Kompany: RIP Johan Cruyff. True football royalty. I don't think anyone has ever influenced the game as much as he has done.
Marcel van der Kraan, De Telegraaf journalist: The saddest day in Dutch football history. This is a man who we named the Oracle, El Salvador. The man who gave us everything our football stands for today. The 1974 World Cup final will always be remembered.
Steve Archibald: RIP Johan Cruyff, it was a great privilege knowing him, really nice man and a magnificent player and manager, sincere condolences to family
Sir Trevor Brooking: He was the conductor of the Dutch team. They were magnificent. He is one of the greatest players I was lucky enough to ever see.
Martin Tyler, Sky Sports commentator: He was remarkable. He'd be in the top five players of all time. As a coach, he may be the top one. He was unique.
Glenn Hoddle: Very sad to hear the news of Johan Cruyff, fantastic player and a sad loss to the football world. My condolences to his family
Gary Lineker: Sad to hear that Johan Cruyff has died. Football has lost a man who did more to make the beautiful game beautiful than anyone in history.
Charlie Nicholas: Genius - I loved the man. Cruyff was a game changer. He put skill in the format of the game, and it became the most interesting thing,
Sergio Ramos: Goodbye to one of the all-time legends of football. Player and coach ahead of his time. RIP Johan Cruyff.
Guillem Balague, Sky Sports' Spanish football expert: We are talking, in my eyes, about a genius. It is a word I hardly use, but he deserves it. He is, for me, perhaps the most important person in the history of football - as a player and as a manager.
Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands: He enriched football and gave it a new face. He was a Dutch icon. Johan Cruyff belonged to all of us.
And finally, Jan Olsson - Swedish victim of first 'Cruyff Turn' in 1974:
"I do not understand how he did it. It was a fantastic sequence. I thought I was going to take the ball. I still cannot understand. Now when I see the video, every time I think I have got the ball.
"When he is about to kick the ball I am sure I am going to take it, but every time he surprises me. I loved everything about this moment. I have the memory. It is a moment I remember every day. Every day I think about football, I think about Johan Cruyff."