After a short delay the lighting was restored, but Milan had returned to their dressing room and refused to return to complete the game. Gullit was also singled out for criticism by large numbers of Feyenoord supporters, who branded him a "wolf" and accused him of moving to Eindhoven for money. Neill later told that he considered £30,000 too much for "this wild kid". After his spell at Newcastle, Gullit spent several years working as a football commentator, having previously coined the term "sexy football"[42] during his spell as a BBC pundit for Euro 1996 while still playing professionally for Chelsea. [citation needed], A complete and versatile player, Gullit epitomised the ethos of Total Football as he was naturally adept in several positions, and was capable of aiding his team defensively as well as offensively due to his work-rate, ball-winning abilities, and tactical intelligence in addition to his skill and physical qualities. – OhmyNews International", "Reflections on NFL, ESPN, FinishLine.com and The New York Giants", "Football Legends Coming to FIFA 14 Ultimate Team", "MOTD: Ruud Gullit, Philip Neville & Rio Ferdinand join BBC show", "Gullit, Puyol to bring Champions League trophy to Vietnam next week", "Zoon van Ruud Gullit maakt debuut voor Jong AZ in kampioensduel Twente", "Ruud Gullit – Latest Betting Odds – Soccer Base", "Netherlands – Player of the Year and Other Awards", "Bayern centurion Arjen Robben named Netherlands Sportsman of the Year", "FPALMARÈS BALLON D'OR – 1987 Ruud Gullit", "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1988", https://www.sport.co.uk/news/classic-pfa-team-of-the-year-19951996/682097/, "Zinedine Zidane voted top player by fans", "IFFHS announce the 48 football legend players", "Del Piero, Gullit, Conti and seven other legends enter the Italian Football Hall of Fame", European Champions Cup/UEFA Champions League Winning Squads, 1995–96 FA Premier League PFA Team of the Year, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ruud_Gullit&oldid=979607593, Netherlands under-21 international footballers, UEFA European Championship-winning captains, UEFA European Championship-winning players, World Soccer Magazine World Player of the Year winners, Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the United States, Expatriate soccer managers in the United States, International opponents of apartheid in South Africa, Articles using Template:Medal with Winner, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2020, Articles with unsourced statements from March 2017, Articles with unsourced statements from September 2018, Articles with unsourced statements from June 2020, Articles with Dutch-language sources (nl), Pages using national squad without sport or team link, Pages using national squad without comp link, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only, Dalymount Park, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, The Best of The Best – Player of the Century: Top 50, This page was last edited on 21 September 2020, at 18:11. [30] Despite his talent, however, he struggled with injuries throughout his career, which later affected his fitness.