Many players have worn the Italy number 10 shirt for the national team over the years. Some of the most famous and successful players to wear the number 10 for Italy include Adolfo Baloncieri, Francesco Graziani, and Antonio Cassano. Currently, the number 10 for the Italian national team is worn by Lorenzo Insigne. Why Is … Read more
It is best to describe Giacinto Facchetti as the Pele of defensive arts. While playing under the great architect of catenaccio Helenio Herrera, he became the first attacking European of his position in the modern era, bringing soccer fullbacks out of their shells. In addition to being elegant on and off the pitch, Facchetti was … Read more
Regarded as the greatest Italian player of all time, Giuseppe Meazza was much more than a football genius. With his triumphs on the pitch and his excesses off it, he was long seen as a symbol of social success in Italy, rising from a modest background to become a two-time world champion and legend of … Read more
For part one click Here! After the grandstand finish the season before, Boro fans had been filled with a quiet sense of optimism. Injuries had blown a chance at the champions league but to qualify for the UEFA Cup whilst achieving their highest league position since the conception of the Premier League was a huge … Read more
Ramona Bachmann hails from Malters in the Canton of Lucerne and is considered a prodigy in Swiss women’s football. At 16, she made her debut for the Switzerland women’s national team, where she has since played 130 matches and scored 57 goals. Early Beginnings For Ramona Bachmann She began her career at five years old, … Read more
There have only ever been five Real Madrid English Players in the history of the most famous football club in the world. Those Englishman are: Laurie Cunningham 1979-1984 Steve McManaman 1999-2003 David Beckham 2003-2007 Michael Owen 2004-2005 Jonathan Woodgate 2004-2007 Real Madrid English Players In Review Laurie Cunningham (1979-1984) Laurence Paul Cunningham was born in … Read more
Scott Parker is an English former player who played as a midfielder. He is now a football manager, and his recent job was managing Bournemouth. Some claim he’s overrated as a player; others maintain that he did not get enough credit. Stardom In The Early Years Scott Matthew Parker, to give him his full name, … Read more
In 2012, Millwall football legend Barry Kitchener died aged 64. It was a sad day for Milwall fans with the news that Big Kitch, the gentle giant center-half, has passed. From 16, he went on to make over 602 appearances, which is still a record. The youngster signed for the Lions as a 16-year-old and … Read more
Peter Mellor played as a goalkeeper for three decades as a professional soccer player. Burnley, Fulham, Hereford United, and Portsmouth were some of his clubs in the top three tiers of English professional soccer. Now he coaches in the United States. During the 1968/69 season, Witton Albion’s 21-year-old goalkeeper arrived on trial and never dreamed … Read more
By winning the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Philipp Lahm finally became one of Germany’s most successful soccer players of all time, having taken his first steps in the sport at a small club on the outskirts of Munich many years earlier. To mark his achievement, the History Of Soccer team spoke with some of the … Read more