Below you will find super interesting articles about soccer players and managers who have impacted our great game. We have not just covered the best players globally, just like you would find on other soccer websites. Instead, we have shared untold stories about talented people who have made football so interesting.
In a brilliant four-year period, Vittorio Pozzo led the Italian national team to two FIFA World Cups and an Olympic gold medal, establishing himself as one of the greatest coaching figures in soccer history. Il Vecchio Maestro (‘the old master’) …
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Jimmy Payne (James Bolcherson Payne) Born: Bootle, Liverpool, 10 March 1926. Died: Kendal, Cumbria, 22 January 2013. Clubs: Liverpool (Nov 1944 to Apr 1956): FL 224 Appearances, 43 goals, FA Cup runners-up medal (1950) Everton (Apr 1956 to cs. 1957): …
Goalkeeper Ladislao Mazurkiewicz played for Uruguay national team in the 1960s and 1970s. His father was Polish, and his mother was Spanish. Despite being of Polish ancestry, the Uruguayan footballer never visited Poland. In addition, he was regarded as small …
Ladislao Mazurkiewicz: One Of The Top Exponents Of His Art Read More »
Luis Cubilla was an Uruguayan soccer player and soccer manager. Cubilla won 16 major titles during his playing career. Afterward, he went on to achieve 17 major trophies as a manager in South American football. Born in Paysandu, Uruguay, on …
Luis Cubilla: Won 33 Major Trophies As Player And Manager Read More »
Djalma Santos is regarded by many as the best right-back ever in the history of soccer. He was a two-time FIFA World Cup winner with Brazil in Sweden in 1958 and Chile in 1962. Twice a Rio-São Paulo Tournament winner …
Djalma Santos: Best Ever Right-Back and World Cup Winner Read More »
Christian Benitez was one of Ecuador’s leading players at 27 years old when he passed away in Qatar in 2013 from a cardiorespiratory arrest while playing club soccer for El Jaish SC. After making his debut, Benetiz spent the night …
Christian Benitez: Ecuador Goal Scorer Passed Away At 27 Read More »
From Ademir to Zico, we celebrate and remember the best forwards in soccer to have played in a World Cup tournament since its inauguration in Uruguay in 1930. This Hall of Fame represents a shamelessly subjective selection that will inevitably …
Forwards In Soccer: The 50 Greatest In World Cup History Read More »
A forward for Bolton Wanderers for the entirety of his career, Nat Lofthouse was an English professional footballer. His goals-per-game ratio was among the highest among all England players between 1950 and 1958, during which he won 33 caps for …
Graham Taylor served as an English football player, manager, pundit, and chairman. He was England’s manager from 1990 to 1993. Aston Villa, Watford, and Lincoln City were three great English clubs managed by Graham Taylor during the post-war era. Following …
Graham Taylor: Former Manager With Brillant Football Brain Read More »
Sir John Charles Clegg, commonly known as Charles Clegg, was a prominent figure in English football. Not only did he play in the first international match between England and Scotland in 1872, but he also served as the chairman and …
Charles Clegg: Soccer Player, Referee, Founder, FA President Read More »
