{"id":16126,"date":"2020-01-31T17:40:31","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T16:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=16126"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:56:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T14:56:37","slug":"the-real-meaning-of-athlete-endorsement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/the-real-meaning-of-athlete-endorsement\/","title":{"rendered":"The real meaning of athlete endorsement"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/es\/\">Inicio<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/es\/category\/sports\/\">Deportes<\/a>\/ El verdadero significado del respaldo de los atletas\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cruyff playing football\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Archive-Header_Nov15.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/category\/sports\/\">Deportes<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2Fthe-real-meaning-of-athlete-endorsement%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2Fthe-real-meaning-of-athlete-endorsement%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/the-real-meaning-of-athlete-endorsement\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2Fthe-real-meaning-of-athlete-endorsement%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >Viernes de innovaci\u00f3n: El papel de Johan Cruyff en la innovaci\u00f3n<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >C\u00f3mo un jugador rebelde ayud\u00f3 a dar forma a nuestra marca<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">31 de enero de 2020 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;The real meaning of athlete endorsement&quot;, \"text\": &quot;At PUMA, we talk a lot about a what we call a \\u201cculture of firsts\\u201c. 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There\\u2019s one story which goes deep, dealing with the topic of brand loyalty and integrity, and to find out more we sat down for another chat with Charles Johnson, Global Director of Innovation at PUMA.\\n&quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/the-real-meaning-of-athlete-endorsement\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/the-real-meaning-of-athlete-endorsement\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/the-real-meaning-of-athlete-endorsement\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2Fthe-real-meaning-of-athlete-endorsement%2F&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2Fthe-real-meaning-of-athlete-endorsement%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">En PUMA, hablamos mucho de lo que llamamos \u201ccultura de las primicias\u201c. Y aunque a menudo nos centramos en dise\u00f1os y productos nuevos y emocionantes en el \u00e1rea de Innovaci\u00f3n, prestar atenci\u00f3n a nuestro pasado es igual de importante. Hay una historia muy profunda que trata el tema de la lealtad e integridad de la marca, y para saber m\u00e1s, nos sentamos a charlar con Charles Johnson, director global de Innovaci\u00f3n de PUMA.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/>Ya abordamos este tema all\u00e1 por 2015, pero es tan importante que queremos volver a tratarlo, esta vez con un <strong>giro innovador<\/strong>. Viajemos atr\u00e1s en el tiempo con Charles, hasta el momento en que la selecci\u00f3n holandesa lleg\u00f3 a la final del Mundial contra Alemania. Fue entonces cuando el verdadero significado del patrocinio deportivo salt\u00f3 a la escena mundial.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Ponte al d\u00eda:<\/strong> Charles, ponernos en situaci\u00f3n. Cu\u00e9ntanos qui\u00e9n es Johan Cruyff y qu\u00e9 pas\u00f3.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Charles: <\/strong>Vale. Esto es lo que pas\u00f3. Adidas suministr\u00f3 los uniformes a la selecci\u00f3n holandesa. Los uniformes llevaban las tres rayas tradicionales en la manga. Cruyff, considerado hoy en d\u00eda uno de los<strong> los mejores futbolistas de la historia<\/strong>, se neg\u00f3 rotundamente a llevar la camiseta. La marca rebelde y el jugador rebelde encontraron su esp\u00edritu y trabajaron juntos. No se trataba solo de que PUMA pagara a Johan Cruyff por llevar ropa de PUMA, <strong>lo sinti\u00f3 en sus huesos<\/strong>. Y PUMA tambi\u00e9n lo hizo.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/><strong>Ponte al d\u00eda:<\/strong> Vale. \u00bfY qu\u00e9 pas\u00f3 despu\u00e9s?<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Charles:<\/strong> Suministrado por PUMA <strong>una camiseta id\u00e9ntica pero con dos rayas<\/strong> No tres. En aquellos tiempos, era solo una maleta llena de dinero en efectivo lo que determinaba lo que vest\u00edan los jugadores. Pero los esp\u00edritus libres del deporte establecieron otras conexiones en el camino para marcar la diferencia. El estilo de juego de Johan Cruyff era diferente a cualquier otro de la \u00e9poca. Su juego es lo que defini\u00f3 \u201c<strong>F\u00fatbol total<\/strong>\u201c; la perfecci\u00f3n del juego que se entrena y se busca m\u00e1s de tres d\u00e9cadas despu\u00e9s de que Cruyff hiciera lo suyo en 1974.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_quote\" ><p>Detr\u00e1s de una innovaci\u00f3n hay ciencia, pero tambi\u00e9n hay emoci\u00f3n. Ambas marcan la diferencia. Ambas son lo que defendemos en nuestro trabajo diario.<\/p>\n<br\/><br\/>Charles Johnson \u2013 Director global de innovaci\u00f3n, PUMA<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/><strong>Ponte al d\u00eda:<\/strong> \u00bfY c\u00f3mo se traduce esto en innovaci\u00f3n y en el \u00e1mbito deportivo actual?<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Charles:<\/strong> Bueno, hoy en d\u00eda, los influencers son clave, hayan hecho o no algo perdurable por el deporte. Eso tiene su lugar. Pero el respaldo, la confirmaci\u00f3n de que lo que haces importa no solo funcionalmente, sino tambi\u00e9n emocionalmente, ha pasado a un segundo plano. Afortunadamente, PUMA cuenta con el legado de Johan Cruyff en su arsenal de recuerdos. Nos inspira a <strong>nunca olvides<\/strong> lo que motiva a las personas y a los atletas. Existe el <strong>La ciencia detr\u00e1s de una innovaci\u00f3n<\/strong> pero tambi\u00e9n hay <strong>la emoci\u00f3n<\/strong>. Ambos marcan la diferencia. <strong>Ambas cosas son lo que defendemos en nuestro trabajo diario.<\/strong><br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages2 spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"spacing2\">Charles Johnson, director global de innovaci\u00f3n de PUMA<\/h2>\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.69230769230769  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/M-1_Innovation-Sprint.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"spacing2\">La camiseta de Cruyff<\/h2>\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Cruyff.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row article teaser 3 -->\n<div class=\"rowArticleTeaser3\">\n\t<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsFull spacing\">\n\t    <div style=\"padding:none\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col articleTeaser\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary\">Deportes<\/a>\n\t\t\t        <h4>\u00bfQu\u00e9 escuchan nuestros mejores jugadores?<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t        \u00bfQuieres regatear, centrar y marcar goles como Sergio Ag\u00fcero, David Silva o Romelu Lukaku? \u00a1PUMA Football puede ayudarte con eso!\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"buttonSec articleslider\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/11-puma-football-players-revealed-playlists-they-are-listening-to-prior-to-a-match\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">leer la historia<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/11-puma-football-players-revealed-playlists-they-are-listening-to-prior-to-a-match\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t     style=\"height:200px;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:2\t\t\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/H1-Anthem-pack.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t    <div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-rows: auto auto auto;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser3inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hideinprint\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rowArticleItem articleTeaser\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma teaserVertImg scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/evoknit-future-football-kit-design\/\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    id=\"3085\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     style=\"height:200px;width:200px;;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:1\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Evoknit_H.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"innerpadd\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/category\/sports\/\" class=\"secondary2\">Deportes<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <h4>Evoknit - El futuro del dise\u00f1o de equipaciones de f\u00fatbol<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        En el pasado, es posible que asociara la palabra \u201cpunto\u201d con los pesados jerseys que le hac\u00eda su t\u00eda favorita. Ahora, describe m\u00e1s a menudo una innovaci\u00f3n tecnol\u00f3gica ligera que se utiliza en cualquier lugar, desde la parte superior de las zapatillas de correr hasta el forro de los calcetines.\nAhora hemos utilizado esta tecnolog\u00eda para desarrollar un nuevo tipo de equipaci\u00f3n de f\u00fatbol. Con el nombre de evoKNIT, ofrece una comodidad ligera y ajustada a la forma, adem\u00e1s de una buena regulaci\u00f3n de la temperatura y una ventaja de rendimiento para el usuario. Adem\u00e1s, permite crear un torso sin costuras nunca visto sobre el terreno de juego.\nPero, \u00bfc\u00f3mo puede un tejido de punto regular la temperatura y la humedad? La respuesta es el efecto push-pull creado por dos hilos. El hilo m\u00e1s cercano a la piel elimina r\u00e1pidamente el sudor del cuerpo del atleta, mientras que el hilo de la capa superior empuja la humedad y la elimina por completo. Para lograrlo, trabajamos con maquinaria altamente t\u00e9cnica que hasta ahora nunca se hab\u00eda utilizado en la industria del f\u00fatbol.\n\u00a0\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"articleslider\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/evoknit-future-football-kit-design\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">leer la historia<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hideinprint\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hideinprint\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>En PUMA, hablamos mucho de lo que llamamos \u201ccultura de las primicias\u201c. Y aunque a menudo nos centramos en dise\u00f1os y productos nuevos y emocionantes en el \u00e1rea de Innovaci\u00f3n, prestar atenci\u00f3n a nuestro pasado es igual de importante. Hay una historia muy profunda que trata el tema de la lealtad e integridad de la marca, y para saber m\u00e1s, nos sentamos a charlar con Charles Johnson, director global de Innovaci\u00f3n de PUMA.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":633,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":true,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":6971,"meta-headline":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"class_list":["post-16126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"fullData":{"ID":16126,"post_author":"5","post_date":"2020-01-31 17:40:31","post_date_gmt":"2020-01-31 16:40:31","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"width\":1140,\"height\":640,\"file\":\"2016\/03\/Archive-Header_Nov15.jpg\",\"filesize\":107311,\"sizes\":{\"medium\":{\"file\":\"Archive-Header_Nov15-300x168.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":168,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":16062},\"large\":{\"file\":\"Archive-Header_Nov15-1024x575.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":575,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":112840},\"thumbnail\":{\"file\":\"Archive-Header_Nov15-150x150.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":7835},\"medium_large\":{\"file\":\"Archive-Header_Nov15-768x431.jpg\",\"width\":768,\"height\":431,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":73149},\"trp-custom-language-flag\":{\"file\":\"Archive-Header_Nov15-18x10.jpg\",\"width\":18,\"height\":10,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":434}},\"image_meta\":{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"keywords\":[]},\"id\":633,\"alt\":\"Cruyff playing football\",\"caption\":\"Cruyff today is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in football history\",\"description\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Archive-Header_Nov15.jpg\",\"title\":\"Archive-Header_Nov15\",\"aspect_ratio\":1.78125,\"focalPointLeft\":0.5,\"focalPointTop\":0},\"headline\":\"Innovation Friday: The Role of Johan Cruyff in Innovation\",\"content\":\"How one rebel player helped shape our brand\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u003cspan class=\\u0022textStyle_intro\\u0022\\u003eAt PUMA, we talk a lot about a what we call a \u201cculture of firsts\u201c. And while we\u2019re often focused on new and exciting designs and products in the Innovation area, paying attention to our past is just as crucial. There\u2019s one story which goes deep, dealing with the topic of brand loyalty and integrity, and to find out more we sat down for another chat with Charles Johnson, Global Director of Innovation at PUMA.\\u003c\/span\\u003e\\n\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"style\":\"2b\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;We touched on this topic way back in 2015, but it\u2019s so important that we want to revisit it, this time with an \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;innovation spin\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;. Let\u2019s travel back in time with Charles, to when the Dutch national team made it to the World Cup Finals against Germany. It was then the true meaning of athlete endorsement made it to the global stage.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;CATch up:\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; Charles, set the stage for us. Tell us who Johan Cruyff is, and what happened.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;Charles: \\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;Okay. Here\u2019s how it went down. Adidas supplied the Dutch national team with uniforms. The uniforms carried the traditional three stripes on the sleeve. Cruyff, now largely considered to be one of the\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt; best football players in history\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;, boldly refused to wear the jersey. The rebel brand and the rebel player found their spirit and worked together. It wasn\u2019t just that PUMA paid Johan Cruyff to wear PUMA gear, \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;he felt it in his bones\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;. And PUMA did too.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"style\":\"2b\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;CATch up:\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; Okay. So what happened next?\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;Charles:\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; PUMA supplied \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;an identical jersey but with two stripes\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; not three. Back in the day, it was just a suitcase full of cash which determined what players wore. But free spirits in sport made other connections on the road to making a difference. Johan Cruyff\u2019s style of play was like no other at the time. 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