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Di Stefano with his five European Cups Alfredo Di Stefano is considered one of the greatest players of all-time. His preferred role was as a forward and scored a hugely impressive 487 goals in 669 matches over the course of his career. His playing career began at River Plate in Argentina at the age of […]
Read More… from The Far Post Header ‘Hall of Fame’ No.10 – Alfredo Di Stefano
Dino Zoff makes it into the ‘Far Post Header Hall of Fame’, becoming the third goalkeeper and second Italian on the list.Zoff won 112 caps for Italy, winning the European Championships in 1968 and 1982 World Cup. His illustrious career lasted 22 years, starting in 1961 for Udinese before finally retiring aged 41 in 1983 […]
Charles being carried off the pitch by some of his adoring Juventus fans ‘The Gentle Giant’ John Charles was always going to feature in this Hall of Fame. He is considered by many as one the finest British players of all-time. Charles could play as either Centre-Half or up front as a Centre Forward, equally […]
Read More… from The Far Post Header ‘Hall of Fame’ No.8 John Charles
Zinedine Zidane rightfully gets a place in the Far Post Header Hall of Fame. Many former players and managers regard Zidane as one of the greatest players of all-time. The current Real Madrid boss had an illustrious playing career, being part of the French side that won the World Cup in 1998 and Euro 2000. […]
Read More… from The Far Post Header ‘Hall of Fame’ No.7 – Zinedine Zidane
Paolo Maldini on his AC Milan debut, 20th January 1985 If you ask any football fan to name three of the greatest left-backs of all-time, the name Paolo Maldini will almost certainly get a mention.The Italian was only ever played for one club, playing 902 times for AC Milan between 1985 and 2009. Paolo Maldini […]
Read More… from The Far Post Header ‘Hall of Fame’ No.6 – Paolo Maldini
Gordon Banks was one of the greatest goalkeepers in the history of the game. He was the England goalkeeper when they lifted the World Cup in 1966, going down in English footballing history in the process. Four years later, England were defending their crown in Mexico. Banks made a world-class save from Brazil’s Pele in […]
Read More… from The Far Post Header ‘Hall of Fame’ No.5 Gordon Banks
Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima. He was, without doubt, one of the greatest players of his generation.Diego Maradona, who many consider the greatest player to have played the game, once said of Ronaldo:“Ronaldo is the greatest striker of all-time. Without injuries, he would’ve been the best player of all-time, I have absolutely no doubt about […]
Read More… from The Far Post Header ‘Hall of Fame’ No.4 – Ronaldo
Yashin in action at the 1966 World Cup This is the first in a new series where I list my top 100 footballers of all-time. The players aren’t from any set era and I have players from different times in the game’s history.I will number each of the articles as I write them. They are […]
Read More… from The Far Post Header ‘Hall of Fame’ No.1 – Lev Yashin