Johan Cruyff Foundation - Creating Space for children.
The Johan Cruyff Foundation supports and develops sports activities for children all over the world. We focus on children in need. Through sports projects for children with a disability and projects like the Cruyff Courts and Schoolyard14 we create space for these children.
Space to grow. Space to make friends. Space to improve physical and mental health.
Space to become who you are.
1 million
1 million
children and youngsters play on the Cruyff Courts annually.
12.000
12.000
children with a disability make acquaintance with sports thanks to our projects.
7
7
88% of the schools with a Schoolyard14 reviews their schoolyard with a 7 out of 10.
443.000
443.000
times a year pupils and clients make use of the Special Cruyff Courts.
If you can do something for someone else, you should
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Johan Cruyff
Ronald Koeman
Pep Guardiola
Esther Vergeer
Gordon Reid
Soufiane Touzani
Carles Puyol
Marlou van Rhijn
Frank Rijkaard
Wesley Sneijder
Xavi Hernández
Virgil van Dijk opens his 'own' Special Cruyff Court
What is happening in the UK? Yesterday we hosted such an amazing event with the opening of Special Cruyff Court Jackie Groenen at Cumberland School and today.. Virgil van Dijk, player of Liverpool FC, captain of the Dutch National team and Cruyff Foundation ambassador, opened his own Special Cruyff Court at Pontville School in Ormskirk, Lancashire.
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Jackie Groenen totally suprised with her 'own' Special Cruyff Court
Today, Manchester United Women’s star and Cruyff Foundation ambassador Jackie Groenen, opened her own Special Cruyff Court at Cumberland School in Rivington, Lancashire. Thanks to the support from players of the People’s Postcode Lottery, we surprised Jackie with the Special Cruyff Court named after her.
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Cruyff Court Bonaire opened!
The Cruyff Foundation has been active in the Caribbean Netherlands since 2005 through the Cruyff Courts and the sports programs that run on the courts. A new Cruyff Court has been added since this week, the Cruyff Court Boy Frans on Bonaire! With this we also create space here for kids and youth to enjoy themselves through sports and to stimulate physical, mental and social development.
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With Football for Unity together for social integration
Let’s build bridges! Today we organized the first day of the Football for Unity Festival in Amsterdam. The aim? To connect third-country nationals with other youngsters of Amsterdam and enhance social integration. Didier Herbert, Head of the European Commission's Representation in the Netherlands and Urs Kluser, General Secretary UEFA Foundation for Children visited.
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Ryan Gravenberch winner Johan Cruyff Prize
At Cruyff Court Betondorp, the field in the neighborhood where Johan always played football as a child, around the corner from his parental home, Ryan Gravenberch received the coveted prize for Johan Cruyff Talent of the year in the Dutch Eredivisie 2020-2021.
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