Cruyff claims kidnap attempt forced him out of World CupFormer Dutch soccer star Johan Cruyff claims a kidnap attempt, in which he says a rifle was held to his head, played a part in his decision to skip the 1978 World Cup.
Cruyff said the incident occurred the previous year, when he was nearing the end of a five-year stint with FC Barcelona.
To play a World Cup you have to be 200 percent, Cruyff told Catalunya Radio on Tuesday. I had a rifle at my head, I was tied up, my wife tied up, the children were in the apartment in Barcelona. There are moments when there are other values in life.
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