Barcelona president Joan Laporta has attracted the anger of a number of fans by snubbing Lionel Messi when naming the greatest player in history.
Laporta instead handed that honor to Dutch icon Johan Cruyff, who enjoyed five glittering years with Barcelona between 1973 and 1978 before returning as a successful manager 10 years later, winning numerous trophies and ushering in a brand of soccer that is still rooted in the club’s identity to this day.
