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The Barcelona home of the football legend Johan Cruyff was burgled on Monday. The Catalan newspaper El Periódico reported that property to the value of €500,000 (£400,000) was stolen, including gold watches and trophies that he won during his career.

Thieves broke into Cruyff's house, which is located in the city's Sarriá-Sant Gervasi district, in mid-morning, climbing over a wall and forcing a balcony window with a crowbar.

The 65-year-old Cruyff is currently away in Mexico visiting Chivas of Guadalajara, for whom he is a sporting consultant, and no other family member was home.