![Johan Cruyff was so powerful he was allowed to wear two stripes instead of adidas' trademark three on Netherlands jersey due to allegiance to sportwear rivals Puma Johan Cruyff was so powerful he was allowed to wear two stripes instead of adidas' trademark three on Netherlands jersey due to allegiance to sportwear rivals Puma](https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/03/GettyImages-524931082.jpg?strip=all&w=960&quality=40)
Johan Cruyff was so powerful he was allowed to wear two stripes instead of adidas' trademark three on Netherlands jersey due to allegiance to sportwear rivals Puma
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Johan Cruyff: A different stripe. The player's refusal to bow to… | by Howler | Howler Magazine | Medium
![Johan Cruyff was so powerful he was allowed to wear two stripes instead of adidas' trademark three on Netherlands jersey due to allegiance to sportwear rivals Puma Johan Cruyff was so powerful he was allowed to wear two stripes instead of adidas' trademark three on Netherlands jersey due to allegiance to sportwear rivals Puma](https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/03/GettyImages-133243891.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=1920&h=1080&crop=1)
Johan Cruyff was so powerful he was allowed to wear two stripes instead of adidas' trademark three on Netherlands jersey due to allegiance to sportwear rivals Puma
Football Tweet ⚽ on Twitter: "👀 Did you know? In 1974, Johan Cruyff, under contract with Puma, decided to make and wear a Netherlands shirt with only two stripes, to protest against
![Johan Cruyff was so powerful he was allowed to wear two stripes instead of adidas' trademark three on Netherlands jersey due to allegiance to sportwear rivals Puma Johan Cruyff was so powerful he was allowed to wear two stripes instead of adidas' trademark three on Netherlands jersey due to allegiance to sportwear rivals Puma](https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/03/GettyImages-551010617.jpg?strip=all&w=960&quality=40)
Johan Cruyff was so powerful he was allowed to wear two stripes instead of adidas' trademark three on Netherlands jersey due to allegiance to sportwear rivals Puma
Stephen Howson - Is sponsor intrusion a symptom of modern football or has it been an issue for a long time? The iconic 1974 Dutch team played in an Adidas kit, but
![Joe Crann on Twitter: "Johan Cruyff in his famous two-stripe Adidas shirt… He refused to wear three stripes because of his deal with Puma. https://t.co/IFQrgCZmu2" / Twitter Joe Crann on Twitter: "Johan Cruyff in his famous two-stripe Adidas shirt… He refused to wear three stripes because of his deal with Puma. https://t.co/IFQrgCZmu2" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CeUf8zNXIAA5YWe.jpg)
Joe Crann on Twitter: "Johan Cruyff in his famous two-stripe Adidas shirt… He refused to wear three stripes because of his deal with Puma. https://t.co/IFQrgCZmu2" / Twitter
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