Netherlands legend Johan Neeskens has died at the age of 73, the Dutch football federation has confirmed. The former midfielder was part of the Ajax and Netherlands teams credited with creating "total football" in the 1970s. "With Johan Neeskens, the Dutch and international football world loses a legend," the KNVB federation said in a statement.

Dutch association football manager and former Netherlands midfielder Johan Neeskens has died at the age of 73.This news was confirmed by the Dutch football federation KNVB in a statement on Monday, October 7.

Johan Neeskens has died. He was 73. He was one of the midfield stars in the Netherlands’ “Clockwork Orange” teams of the 1970s alongside Johan Cruyff.

“With Johan Neeskens, the Dutch and international football world loses a legend,” the KNVB federation said in a statement, adding that the midfielder had died on Sunday from an unspecified illness. Get all the latest football news, highlights and analysis delivered straight to your inbox with Fox Sports Sportmail. Sign up now!!!

Johan Neeskens, who played for Ajax, Barcelona and the Netherlands during his playing career, has passed away at the age of 73.

Former Netherlands midfielder Johan Neeskens, considered one of the best midfielders of his generation, has died at the age of 73, the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) confirmed on Monday. Neeskens fell ill while working with the KNVB's WorldCoaches project,

Johan Neeskens, part of the Ajax and Netherlands teams that created "total football" in the 1970s and a key team-mate of Johan Cruyff, has died aged 73, the Dutch football federation said Monday. Neeskens was part of the Ajax team that won three straight European Cups in the early 1970s and was also a member of the 'Clockwork Oranje' Dutch team that reached consecutive World Cup finals in 1974 and 1978.