{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6818be7d1d28d62313ac8ef3/6878cad66fb6cef50f19d930?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How Cruyff inspired Ajax's rebirth","description":"<p>Welcome to Football Architects - a summer series from our friends over at the Athletic FC Tactics podcast,&nbsp;telling the the unsung tales behind modern football success stories.</p><p><br></p><p>Episode one is focused on Ajax’s rebirth and how the club was rebuilt in the image of legendary figure Johan Cruyff.</p><p><br></p><p>On this episode, we hear from Ruben Jongkind, former head of talent development at Ajax, and the club’s former head of talent recruitment, Jasper van Leeuwen.</p><p><br></p><p>Every episode will also have a written piece on the website, which we will link below.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6445365/2025/07/03/football-architects-rebuilding-ajax-johan-cruyff/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6445365/2025/07/03/football-architects-rebuilding-ajax-johan-cruyff/</a></p><p><br></p><p>The first three episodes of the five-part series are available to listen to right now, check it out wherever you get your podcasts.</p><p><br></p><p>Host: Michael Bailey</p><p>With: Jacob Whitehead and Liam Tharme</p><p>Producer: Mike Stavrou</p>","author_name":"The Athletic"}