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Eusebio : Displayed His Brilliance At The World Cup, 1966

There are few players who consistently perform well in the opportunities coming their way. Eusebio da Silva Ferreira is surely one of them. He was popularly called “The Black Panther”. Sao Paulo coach tipped Benfica coach Bela Guttmann about Eusebio. Guttmann flew down personally to Africa for checking out Eusebio. Guttmann was very impressed with [...]

Johann Neeskens: Performed Consistently Throughout His Career

There are few players who displayed exceptional technical skills during their football career. Johann Neeskens is one of them. He started his career playing with local team RCH. He soon joined Ajax and there he established himself as an outstanding player in Europe. He was popularly called as ‘Johann the second’. Neeskens represented Holland for [...]

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge : Displayed Extra Ordinary Talent

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge made sure that West Germany maintained world class level in soccer after the era of Beckenbauer. At 18 years of age Bayern Munich discovered this talented player. Coach Helmut Schön chose him for the World Cup, 1978 in Argentina. West Germany made an exit after the second phase but Kalle caught the attention [...]