Legends of World Football
Legends of World Football
Football is perhaps one of the most popular sports in the world. And about the legendary players who went down in history, heard even those who have never been particularly interested in football.
Pele
Edson Arantis do Nascimento, better known asthe great Pele - perhaps, one of the most famous players in the history of football. This Brazilian striker had a total of 92 matches and sent 77 goals to the opponent's net as part of the national team. In total for the career has hammered in 1289 goals on 1363 matches. The only three-time world champion as an active football player to this day. Many different publications and organizations called Pele the best footballer of the 20th century.Diego Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona - the legendary ArgentineanA football player who played on the positions of the attacker and the attacking midfielder. During his career he changed many clubs. In the national team of his country held 91 matches, in which scored 34 goals. According to the vote on the official website of FIFA, was named the best player of the century. In the quarterfinals of the World Cup, a goal scored that was voted "goal of the century" - while the player alone went around six players of the opposing team, including their goalkeeper."Golden Ball" - The annual award given to the best player of the year on the results of the World Championship. Awarded by the International Football Federation (FIFA).
Messi
Lionel Messi - captain of the Argentine national team,stands for the Spanish "Barcelona" in the position of the striker. The youngest athlete in this list is, however, no less significant from this. To date, Messi is only 26 years old, and his career is still in full swing. Messi - the first football player in history, who managed four times to become the best player of the year by FIFA and the owner of the "Golden Ball". During 2012, this athlete managed to score 86 goals. Thus, the previous world record, delivered by Gerd Müller in 1972, was broken. In addition, in the season 2011-2012 he became the champion of the Champions League in the number of balls sent to the opponent's goal. Messi is also the only three-time holder of the Golden Boot."Golden Boot" - an annual football award, which receives the best scorer of the national championships of the countries of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).
