Dear sports fans,
Amsterdam is a city with a rich history, culture and strong elements of championships in sports, especially in football.
Also, every corner hides a special story, especially for footballers who became legends on the world stage.
Balboaplein is a square where two sports legends played football for the first time!
Frank Rijkaard and Ruud Gullit’s parents settled in Amsterdam coming from Suriname. Their sons from very young children were constantly together.
Balboaplein was a testing ground for budding footballers. From a very young age, Frank Rijkaard and Ruud Gullit used to go to this particular square to play football. This is how their magical journey in sports began.
The square dates back to the last century and over the years it has reached the point of being characterized as the square that produces football talents.
From March 2020 there is now the Johan Cruyff Court and there you will meet many children who have a dream of becoming world football stars.
To become what Ruud Gullit and Frank Rijkaard once dreamed of on the same square when they were 11 years old in the mid-1970s.
PHOTO CREDITS: Youtube Channel – Ronald De Klerk