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- Where Are They Now? Ambassadorial Work is so Important to Pele
- By Simon Redfern 09/6/2010 3:13 AM GMT
The greatest footballer of time? Few would argue against such a title for Edson Arantes do Nascimento - or Pele as he is better known - after a 21-year playing career laden with honours.
The only ... More »
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- Where Are They Now? Johan Cruyff Strengthens His Ties With Barcelona
- By Phil Ascough 03/6/2010 3:47 AM GMT
West Germany had home advantage, the neutrals were with the Netherlands and the final of the 1974 World Cup produced something of a classic contest. The match had drama and controversy - and it had ... More »
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- Where Are They Now? Franz Beckenbauer Presiding Over His Bayern Legacy
- By Simon Redfern 27/5/2010 4:05 AM GMT
For over 40 years Franz Beckenbauer has been a leading figure on football's world stage and even at the age of 64, when most men of his age would be thinking about retirement, Germany's greatest ever ... More »
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- Where Are They Now? Gary Lineker the Face of BBC's TV Sports Coverage
- By Phil Ascough 20/5/2010 3:05 AM GMT
If there's one legend of international football who promises to dominate the TV screens even more this summer than when he was playing, it's Gary Lineker.
Once again he'll be the face of the BBC's ... More »
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- Where Are They Now? Record-breaker Dino Zoff in Demand as a Pundit
- By Phil Ascough 13/5/2010 8:30 AM GMT
Emmanuel Sanon of Haiti was the player who succeeded, in June 1974, where the stars of West Germany, Brazil, Sweden and England (twice) had failed. He managed to score against Italian goalkeeper Dino ... More »
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- Where Are They Now? Zinedine Zidane Advises Real Madrid on Next Galacticos
- By Phil Ascough 06/5/2010 5:00 AM GMT
Classy and controversial, Zinedine Zidane was a major influence in three successive French World Cup campaigns. He lifted the trophy in 1998 and might have had a second triumph but for the assault ... More »
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- Where Are They Now? Archie Gemmill Back on Familiar Ground at Derby
- By Phil Ascough 29/4/2010 3:33 AM GMT
Flying Dutchmen launched themselves at Archie Gemmill as Scotland's midfield dynamo cut inside from the right wing and darted into the penalty area. He twisted and turned, they stretched and ... More »
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- Where Are They Now? Roberto Rivelino Trying to Pass on His Samba Skills
- By Simon Redfern 22/4/2010 3:54 AM GMT
Imitation is said to be the sincerest form of flattery - so it just shows in how high regard Brazilian midfield master Roberto Rivelino must be held in the game today. The 64-year-old invented the ... More »
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- Where Are They Now? Doctor Socrates Quite Content to Practise in Brazil
- By Simon Redfern 15/4/2010 4:37 AM GMT
There are not many World Cup footballers who can boast the initials MD PhD after their name and even fewer who have achieved a medical degree while still playing, but Socrates Brasileiro Sampaio de ... More »
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- Where Are They Now? Bobby Charlton Flying the Flag for England on Global Stage
- By Phil Ascough 08/4/2010 6:41 AM GMT
Bobby Charlton: The name is synonymous with English football's most momentous achievements - hugely influential when England won the World Cup in 1966 and captain when Manchester United became the ... More »
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- Where Are They Now? Geoff Hurst Still in Demand Over Famous Hat-trick
- By Phil Ascough 01/4/2010 3:21 AM GMT
The man who sparked one of the greatest debates in World Cup football didn't even see the incident that started all the fuss.
As Geoff Hurst's shot flew towards the West Germany crossbar at Wembley ... More »
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- Where Are They Now? Michel Platini Happy to Stay at Uefa for Time Being
- By Phil Ascough 25/3/2010 4:58 AM GMT
With a World Cup triumph at home in 1998 and a narrow defeat in the final in Germany in 2006, it's perhaps now difficult to believe that for many years France didn't really make any mark on the ... More »
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- Where Are They Now? Grzegorz Lato is Still a Force in Poland Football
- By Phil Ascough 18/3/2010 6:18 AM GMT
Barely used as Poland won the gold medal in the football tournament at the 1972 Olympic Games, Grzegorz Lato became a key player for the Poles during a golden age that lasted 10 years.
He was ... More »
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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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