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- Where Are They Now? Goodison Holds Fond Memories for Florian Albert
- By Simon Redfern 11/3/2010 3:47 AM GMT
It has been a long time since Hungary graced the World Cup Finals - 24 years to be exact - and even longer since they could be regarded as a real power in the game.
Indeed, with first-round exits ... More »
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- Where Are They Now? Charity Begins at Home for Cameroon Icon Roger Milla
- By Simon Redfern 04/3/2010 3:58 AM GMT
There could not be a more appropriate ambassador for Africa's first World Cup Finals than Cameroon icon Roger Milla.
Voted Best African Player of the Last 50 Years in 2007, he is undoubtedly the ... More »
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- Where Are They Now? Billy Bingham is Still Searching for New Talent
- By Phil Ascough 25/2/2010 4:04 AM GMT
Think of Northern Ireland's World Cup history and you think of bustling striker Gerry Armstrong, world-class goalkeeper Pat Jennings, inspirational captain Martin O'Neill and teenage sensation Norman ... More »
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- Where Are They Now? A Quiet Life for England Legend Gordon Banks
- By Phil Ascough 18/2/2010 6:46 AM GMT
He was England's goalkeeper when they won the World Cup in 1966, but Gordon Banks still generates more column inches and pub chat for events of four years later.
His save from Pele's header during ... More »
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- Where Are They Now? Media Lures Mario Kempes After Coaching Flops
- By Simon Redfern 11/2/2010 3:12 AM GMT
Mario Kempes, the forward whose goalscoring achievements at the 1978 World Cup had the excitable Argentinian television commentators - and many others from the host country - in raptures, is now ... More »
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- Where Are They Now? German Genius Gerd Muller Back From the Brink
- By Simon Redfern 04/2/2010 4:41 AM GMT
The world has turned full circle for West Germany legend Gerd Muller.
The striker who made his name with Bayern Munich by heading the Bundesliga scoring charts seven times in the 1960s and 1970s is ... More »
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- Where Are They Now? Teofilo Cubillas Charts a Brighter Future for Peru
- By Simon Redfern 28/1/2010 1:16 AM GMT
Teofilo Cubillas, the midfield maestro who almost single-handedly inspired Peru's golden era in the 1970s, is now ready to lead them out of the World Cup wilderness.
Cubillas, still Peru's record ... More »
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- Where Are They Now? The Life and Times of Italian Legend Paolo Rossi
- By Phil Ascough 21/1/2010 5:00 AM GMT
It may sound a crazy thing to say about a player who won the World Cup once, the Golden Shoe once, reached the World Cup Finals twice and made an impact with nine goals, but with Paolo Rossi there was ... More »
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- Eusebio: A True Legend Who Says Goodison Park is a Special Place
- By Phil Ascough 17/12/2009 6:00 AM GMT
Algeria, Cameroon and Nigeria have all made Africa's mark on the history of the World Cup, but none as indelibly as Eusebio, arguably that continent's finest footballing export.
Born in Mozambique ... More »
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- Jimmy Armfield Had That Winning Feeling in 1966
- By Andy Elliott 07/12/2009 12:46 PM GMT
Former England captain Jimmy Armfield can never be accused of being one of those ex- players who always focus on the past. At the age of 74 and with a recent cancer fight thankfully behind him, he is ... More »
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- Just Fontaine Record May Never Be Broken
- By Phil Ascough 07/12/2009 6:47 AM GMT
Announcing his arrival on the world stage with a hat-trick and signing off with a four-goal haul, Just Fontaine achieved a record that has stood for more than 50 years and may never be broken. The ... More »
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- Jurgen Klinsmann Could Return to Premier League
- By Phil Ascough 07/12/2009 6:19 AM GMT
Evidence of Jurgen Klinsmann's impact on English football can be seen most weekends and at most levels of the game.
Players from Steven Gerrard at the very top to youngsters playing in the park ... More »
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