Jordi Cruyff on not being able to move on after Johan's death

The New York Times published an extensive interview in which Jordi Cruyff spoke about his father, who died half a year ago from lung cancer. Johan Cruyff was not just his dad but a genius who affected the entire planet, something Jordi knew in his life and that has intensified after his death. 

“You are never allowed to forget anything,” he told the American publication. “There are new anecdotes, almost every day — lots of stories I did not know. People always say how sorry they are, what he meant to them. I have been to various countries these last few months, and you see men who are 65, 70, and they are emotional. They had moments when my father touched them, in whatever way, and they want to talk about it.

“They say where they were in 1974 or 1978, for the World Cups, or they have these pictures on their phones from 30 years ago. I don’t know how they get them on there. It is maybe their way of grieving, and it is out of respect. They just need to say something. Because they come every day, you can never really get over it.”