Laporta to attend Johan Cruyff Memorial in New York on Saturday

Barcelona president Laporta will attend the third Johan Cruyff Memorial in New York on Saturday, featuring a commemorative match with Dream Team legends.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta will travel to New York on Friday to participate in the third edition of the Johan Cruyff Memorial on Saturday, organized by the Fundació Veterans de Sitges and the Catalan Institute of America to honour the legacy of the Barcelona legend.

Riverside Park will host a commemorative match at noon on Saturday featuring members of Cruyff's successful Dream Team, including Guillermo Amor, Julio Salinas, Eusebio Sacristán and Jon Andoni Goikoetxea, along with former player Santi Ezquerro and members of the Fundació Veterans de Sitges. An institutional reception will follow on Saturday evening at The Knickerbocker Hotel in Times Square, with attendance from New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Barcelona city officials.