Legendary Players
150 of the world's most legendary footballers, from the Victorian pioneers to the modern greats, from every corner of the globe. Every one with their story.
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Majed Abdullah
Striker
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Florian Albert
Forward
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Carlos Alberto
Right-back
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Enrico Albertosi
Goalkeeper
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Paulino Alcántara
Forward
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Ivor Allchurch
Inside forward
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Klaus Allofs
Striker
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Amarildo
Forward
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Osvaldo Ardiles
Midfielder
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Jimmy Armfield
Right-back
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Abedi ‘Pele’ Ayew
Midfielder
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Roberto Baggio
Forward
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Gordon Banks
Goalkeeper
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Franco Baresi
Sweeper
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Jim Baxter
Midfielder
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Vladimir Beara
Goalkeeper
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Franz Beckenbauer
Sweeper
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Igor Belanov
Forward
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Lakhdar Belloumi
Midfielder
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Dennis Bergkamp
Forward
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Giuseppe Bergomi
Defender
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George Best
Winger
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Roberto Bettega
Forward
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Josef Bican
Striker
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Franz Binder
Striker
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Laurent Blanc
Centre-back
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Danny Blanchflower
Wing-half
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Oleg Blokhin
Winger
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Steve Bloomer
Inside forward
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Zbigniew Boniek
Forward
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Giampiero Boniperti
Forward
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Jozsef Boszik
Wing-half
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Andreas Brehme
Left-back
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Paul Breitner
Left-back
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Emilio Butragueño
Striker
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Cafu
Right-back
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Eric Cantona
Forward
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Antonio Carbajal
Goalkeeper
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Careca
Striker
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Amandeo Carrizo
Goalkeeper
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Pedro Cea
Inside forward
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Jan Ceulemans
Midfielder
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Cha Bum-Kun
Striker
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John Charles
Centre-forward
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Bobby Charlton
Midfielder
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Jack Charlton
Centre-half
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José Luis Chilavert
Goalkeeper
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Héctor Chumpitaz
Centre-back
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Brian Clough
Centre-forward
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Mario Coluna
Midfielder
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Gianpiero Combi
Goalkeeper
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Johan Cruijff
Forward
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Luís Cubilla
Winger
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Teofilo Cubillas
Attacking midfielder
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Zoltán Czibor
Winger
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Ademir da Guia
Midfielder
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Ali Daei
Striker
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Kenny Dalglish
Forward
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Rinat Dasaev
Goalkeeper
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William “Dixie” Dean
Centre-forward
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Alfredo Di Stefano
Forward
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Didi
Midfielder
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Eder
Winger
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Duncan Edwards
Wing-half
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Arsenio Erico
Striker
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Eusébio
Forward
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Giacinto Facchetti
Left-back
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Paulo Roberto Falcão
Midfielder
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Luís Figo
Winger
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Ubaldo Fillol
Goalkeeper
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Just Fontaine
Striker
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Hughie Gallacher
Centre-forward
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Garrincha
Winger
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Johnny Giles
Midfielder
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Ruud Gullit
Midfielder
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Gheorghe Hagi
Playmaker
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Nándor Hidegkuti
Deep-lying forward
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Geoff Hurst
Forward
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Jairzinho
Winger
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Pat Jennings
Goalkeeper
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Mario Kempes
Striker
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Jürgen Klinsmann
Striker
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Sandor Kocsis
Striker
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Hans Krankl
Striker
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Ruud Krol
Defender
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Grzegorz Lato
Winger
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Michael Laudrup
Midfielder
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Denis Law
Striker
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Leonidas
Striker
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Nils Liedholm
Midfielder
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Gary Lineker
Striker
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Nat Lofthouse
Centre-forward
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Valeriano López
Centre-forward
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Sepp Maier
Goalkeeper
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Paolo Maldini
Defender
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Diego Armando Maradona
Forward
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Lothar Matthäus
Midfielder
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Stanley Matthews
Winger
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Paul McGrath
Centre-back
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Giuseppe Meazza
Forward
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Roger Milla
Striker
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Luis Monti
Centre-half
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Bobby Moore
Defender
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Gerd Müller
Striker
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Thomas N’Kono
Goalkeeper
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Jose Nasazzi
Captain full-back
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Johann Neeskens
Midfielder
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Poul Nielsen
Inside forward
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Wolfgang Overath
Midfielder
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Daniel Passarella
Defender
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Pelé
Forward
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Michel Platini
Midfielder
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Ferenc Puskas
Forward
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Alf Ramsey
Right-back
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Rob Rensenbrink
Winger
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Luigi Riva
Striker
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Roberto Rivelino
Midfielder
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Arjen Robben
Winger
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George Robledo
Centre-forward
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Romario
Striker
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Paolo Rossi
Striker
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Oscar Ruggeri
Defender
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Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Forward
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Héctor Scarone
Inside forward
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Juan Schiaffino
Inside forward
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Enzo Scifo
Midfielder
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Gaetano Scirea
Sweeper
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Uwe Seeler
Striker
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Lennart Skoglund
Winger
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Socrates
Midfielder
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Mordechai Spiegler
Forward
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Guillermo Stábile
Striker
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Hristo Stoitchkov
Forward
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Hakan Şükür
Striker
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Jan Tomaszewski
Goalkeeper
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Tostão
Forward
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Walter Tull
Inside forward
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Carlos Valderrama
Midfielder
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Marco van Basten
Striker
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Obdulio Varela
Centre-half
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Berti Vogts
Defender
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Fritz Walter
Inside forward
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George Weah
Striker
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Charles Wreford-Brown
Centre-half
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Lev Yashin
Goalkeeper
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Zico
Midfielder
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Zinedine Zidane
Midfielder
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Dino Zoff
Goalkeeper
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Gianfranco Zola
Forward
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Andoni Zubizarreta
Goalkeeper
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