Archive for March 2011

William Ralph 'Dixie' Dean

William Ralph 'Dixie' Dean was born on 22nd January 1907 in Birkenhead, Merseyside. He began his professional football career at Tranmere Rovers in 1923, where he showed early signs of his remarkable ability, scoring 27 goals in just 29 appearances for the club. Two years later he moved across the River Mersey to Everton, the club he loved and is most famously associated with, for a fee of £3000.Dean’s impact at the Toffees was immediate. He scored 32 goals in his first full season at the club....
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Dino Zoff

Dino Zoff is among the greatest goalkeepers that world ever seen. He kept 1142 minutes without conceding goals in International matches during 1972-1974 period and it’s a  the world record .Zoff led Italy to world cup glory in 1982 and he was the oldest player to win world cup.Italian giants like Juventus and Internazionale found Zoff to be shorter to their liking, at the age of 14. Zoff started his senior career with Serie A side Udinese, in 1963.In his first season he played only four matches....
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Ferenc Puskás

Ferenc Puskás is regarded as the greatest Hungarian footballer of all time and was part of the legendary international team known as the Mighty Magyars and the equally legendary Real Madrid team of the late 1950s and early 1960s, which included Alfredo Di Stefano.Puskás was a prolific left footed striker, or inside forward, and scored 514 goals in 529 league games, and 84 goals in 85 internationals for Hungary. He also made four international appearances for Spain, without scoring. Nicknamed the...
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