For his achievements and renown, Magico Gonzalez has been considered the best player in CONCACAF history. He lived by and for the party. He could have been Diego Maradona’s replacement at Barcelona and could have played for PSG, but booze and women crossed paths for him. By magic and talent, the artist who painted wonders … 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
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
Ecuadorian footballer Enner Valencia plays for Fenerbahce as a forward and captains the Ecuadorian soccer team. A total of six goals have been scored by him in the finals of the World Cup (three in 2014 and three in the 2022 Qatar World Cup). Enner Valencia is one of the most explosive talents to emerge … Read more
A former professional player and current manager, Pia Sundhage, hails from Sweden. In addition to playing as a forward for most of her career, Sundhage also played as a midfielder and sweeper for the Sweden national team. 10 Greatest Female Soccer Players I… Please enable JavaScript 10 Greatest Female Soccer Players In History Playing Career … 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
After three decades of tedious crisp adverts and 23 years of even more tedious Match of the Day links, it is easy to forget that Gary Lineker was a great striker. Well, he was. In fact, he was not only great but has been discussed as England’s greatest striker. He was renowned more commonly for … Read more
László Kubala (also known as Ladislao Kubala) was an iconic footballer who graced stadiums during the 1950s and 1960s. His life was colored with indescribable struggles, survival, heroics, and glorious triumphs. He was Kubala…footballer, manager, and as he himself once said, ‘citizen of the world’. Serenity In A Time Of Chaos László Kubala Stecz was … Read more
On 4th July 1926, Alfredo Stefano di Stéfano Laulhé was born to a first-generation Italian-Argentine father and an Argentine mother of French-Irish descent. Alfredo’s early years in Buenos Aires, Argentina, were spent working on his parents’ farm and helping other Italian immigrants, Being the eldest son, he had the heaviest workload. Life during the 1020s … Read more
With a career spanning more than 20 years and multiple league titles, Chris Woods played in two FIFA World Cups. In 1976, Woods became an apprentice goalkeeper at Nottingham Forest, learning his craft from Peter Shilton. As Forest reached the 1978 Football League Cup final against Liverpool, he earned the chance to make an impression. … Read more