Hendrik Johannes Cruyff was born on April 25, 1947 in Amsterdam and grew up near the stadium of AFC Ajax. As a young boy he […]
Month: November 2014
Gerd Muller
Gerhard ‘Gerd” Muller, a prolific striker known for his clinical finishing, he is regarded as one of the greatest goalscorers of all times. Nicknamed ‘Der […]
Bobby Charlton
Robert ‘Bobby’ Charlton is regarded as being one of the best football players in the world, certainly the best football player in England. Born on […]
Michel Platini
Michel Francois Platini was born on June 21, 1955 and by 11 years old he was playing for the AS Jeouf youth team. At 17 […]
Zinedine Zidane
Born on June 23, 1972, Zidane learned playing football as a youngster on the streets of La Castellane, a rough section of Marsille. At 14 […]
Eusebio
Eusebio da Silva Ferreira, nicknamed “Black Panther”, is considered to be one of the best footballers of all time. The Mozambican-born Portuguese striker was known […]
Ronaldo
Ronaldo Ruiz Nazario de Lima or more commonly known as Ronaldo was one of international football’s greatest stars of the 1990’s and became Brazil’s biggest […]
Franz Beckenbauer
The only person in the world to have won the World Cup both as a player and as a coach, Franz Beckenbauer or ‘Der Kaiser’, […]
Maradona
Born on 30 October 1960 on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Diego Armando Maradona grew up with playing football and was nicknamed ‘the golden boy’. […]
Pelé
Edson Arantes do Nascimento or better known as Pele was the most famous footballer of his generation. Growing up in poverty Growing up in poverty […]
Most important football players of all time
Football, the game we all came to know and love has become something more than a simple sport, played for the fun of it. It […]
Bill Goldberg
World Championship Titles: 3 Finishing Move: Jackhammer William Scott Goldberg, known to the wrestling world as Bill Goldberg, or just Goldberg, is a former football […]
Ric Flair
World Championship Titles: 16 Finishing Move: Figure-four leglock Considered to be one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, with over 40 years dedicated to […]
Steve Austin
World Championship Titles: 6 Finishing Move: Stone Cold Stunner “Stone Cold” Steve Austin gained popularity in the late ‘90s as being one of the most […]
The Undertaker
World Championship Titles: 8 Finishing Move: Chokeslam Mark William Calaway, known to the wrestling public as The Undertaker is the wrestler to have the longest […]
Shawn Michaels
World Championship Titles: 4 Finishing Move: Sweet Chin Music Born as Michael Shawn Hickenbottom, Shawn “The Heartbreak Kid” Michaels wrestled for WWE from 1988 until […]
Bret Hart
World Championship Titles: 7 Finishing Moves: Sharpshooter Bret Hart comes from a Canadian family of wrestlers, perhaps one of the most well-known professional wrestling families […]
Sting
World Championship Titles: 15 Finishing Move: Scorpion Deathlock/ Scorpion Death Drop Steve Borden aka Sting has won fifteen World Championships for various wrestling organizations. He’s […]
Ultimate Warrior
World Championship Titles: 3 Finishing Move: Ultimate Splash Ultimate Warrior, by his real name James Brian Hellwig, is the only wrestler to hold the WWF […]
Randy Savage
World Championship Titles: 6 Finishing Moves: Savage Elbow Drop, Diving Double Axe Handle “Macho Man” Randy Savage had an impressive career as a wrestler being active for 32 […]