Lionel Messi – The World’s Greatest Player
From a junior player whose very future in the game was threatened because of his stature, Lionel Messi has grown into the biggest figure in the game.
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Michel Platini – Man Of Great Vision
Michel Platini was a footballer of great vision and intelligence who could pass the ball with the accuracy of a mathematician and the finesse of an artist.
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Marco Van Basten – Unsung Hero Of Holland
Marco Van Basten was the most exciting player in the world in the late 1980s, a footballer who helped transform the world game. By Dave Bowler.
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Jimmy Hill: The Man Who Changed Football
It’s a measure of the man’s significance that despite having been out of football for a decade and more, we must mark, and mourn, the passing of Jimmy Hill.
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Honved Of Budapest In The 1950s
It is a measure of the genuine majesty of Honved of Budapest that the team from the early 1950s still attracts such feelings of warmth. By Dave Bowler
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Graham Williams Remembers The Busby Babes
Welsh international Graham Williams remembers the Busby Babes of Manchester United from likely conquerors of Europe to a team with no future.
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Eusebio – A Tribute To A Golden God
Eusebio was perhaps the finest European footballer of his age, no mean feat at a time when Bobby Charlton for one bestrode the continent. By Dave Bowler.
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Tom Finney – The Preston Plumber
Tom Finney has legitimate claims to being the greatest English footballer of all time. Bill Shankly was adamant that Finney was the best player he ever saw.
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Alfredo Di Stefano – Real Magician Of Madrid
Alfredo Di Stefano, born of Italian parents in Buenos Aires, was clearly a prodigy from the very outset. Joining River Plate as a 17 year old. By Dave Bowler.
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The Neville Brothers In Valencia
The Neville Brothers. Two boys from Bury in positions of power in Valencia. Who woulda thunk it? But how will they fare in the heat of Spanish football?
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