BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Soccer great Johan Cruyff has handed in his Barcelona club badge in a dispute with new president Sandro Rosell.
Rosell became president on Thursday and Cruyff visited the Catalan club to hand in his badge on Friday.
Cruyff was awarded the title of honorary president of Barcelona in April. Rosell had said the title would be re-examined as it was not included in the club’s statutes.
Cruyff played for Barcelona from 1973-78 and coached the club from 1988-96, leading the team to its first European Cup title in 1992.
The three-time European player of the year starred on the Netherlands team that narrowly lost the 1974 World Cup final to Germany.
