Step 1 : Browse your way through the descriptions using the A-Z navigation, and read about Europe's Top 40 greatest football players of all time |
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Alfredo Di Stefano: Forward, Spain
31 caps / 23 goals
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He started with River Plate winning the league while also winning the Copa America with Argentina. He then moved to Los Millionarios in Colombia where he scored 89 goals in 102 matches and won three titles. At Real Madrid he won eight La Liga medals and one Spanish Cup and scored a goal in each of the first five European Cup Finals.. He played 31 times for Spain scoring 23 goals. He was European Footballer of the Year in 1957 and 1959. |
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Bobby Charlton: Midfielder, England
106 caps / 49 goals
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Bobby Charlton served with distinction for Manchester United and England. He made his debut for Manchester United at 17 and went on to form a dazzling partnership with George Best. In 1966 season he was adjudged European footballer of the year, and he capped that by helping England win the World Cup. His goals rank among the all-time best in English football. He was knighted in 1994 |
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Bobby Moore: Defender, England
108 caps / 2 goals
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As a defender Moore was peerless. In 1966 Bobby set a record that will never be beaten when he lifted the World Cup at Wembley. It was the third consecutive season he had lifted a trophy at the stadium following West Ham`s FA Cup win of 1964 and European Cup Winners’ Cup victory in 1965. Moore earned 108 caps for England, and equalled Billy Wright`s record of being captain 90 times |
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Denis Law: Striker, Scotland
55 caps / 30 goals
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Law was the King of Old Trafford in the 1960s, playing alongside George Best and Bobby Charlton in a legendary trio. He was a genius at putting the ball in the back of the net and loved by the fans for his fierce competitive instinct. At United Law won two league titles, the 1963 FA Cup and was voted European Footballer of the Year in 1964. Sadly, a knee injury cost him a place in their 1968 European Cup. Law was also a prolific goal-scorer for Scotland. He scored on his Scotland debut at 18 and most famously when they beat the then World Champions, England, 3-2 in 1967 |
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Dino Zoff: Goalkeeper, Italy
112 Caps
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Zoff became Italy’s then-record international with 112 appearances to his credit including the 3-1 defeat of West Germany in the 1982 World Cup Final, when he became the second Juventus goalkeeper to be presented with the World Cup after Gianpiero Combi in 1934. Zoff’s early career move from AC Mantova to SSC Napoli provided the springboard to help Italy to win the 1968 European Championships. In 1973/74 Zoff set a record of 1,143 international matches without conceding a goal, and went on to win Serie A, the Coppa Italia and the Cup Winner’s Cup with the Turin club |
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Duncan Edwards: Midfielder, England
18 caps / 5 goals
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Edwards, who died in the 1958 Munich air crash, is still revered by generations who never saw him play. He played 18 times and scored 5 goals for England, becoming his country’s then- youngest international. At club level, Edwards was outstanding among Manchester United’s famous Busby Babes. He was a league title winner in 1956 and 1957 |
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