The Oldest Players in World Cup History
“5 players that were over 40 and playing in the World Cup”
How Pablo Escobar changed Colombian football forever.
“Escobar bankrolled Nacional for years”
Jean-Pierre Papin, football’s first £10 million pound player.
“£10.8m was a monster fee in 1992”
Mohammed Salim: The “Barefooted juggler” who’s Feet Defied Colonialism.
“The first of very few Indians to play Football in Europe”
Élton José Xavier Gomes: the smallest professional footballer of all time.
“‘Elton Arabia’ is small but mighty”
Celtic’s Lisbon Lions - European Cup 1967
“All but 2 of the players were born 10 miles from Celtic Park”
Dejan Stankovic - 3 World Cups for 3 different countries
“Stankovic played for Yugoslavia, Serbia & Montenegro and Serbia”
Lutz Pfannenstiel - The Goalkeeper who has played on 6 continents
“Probably the only Footballer to have stolen a Penguin”
The Mac Allister's - From Fife to Buenos Aires
“Carlos Mac Allister played 3 times for Argentina”