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Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
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| A substitute was a Dutchman who played for Ajax Amsterdam and A.C Milan. He was voted European Footballer of the Year in 1988, 1989 and 1992. Can you name him? | Greatest Soccer Fantasy Team
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Marco Van Basten. Marco Van Basten was part of the A.C Milan team that won the European Cup in 1989 and 1990 and part of the Holland team that won the 1988 European Championships, with Van Basten scoring one of the greatest goals in the final. Unfortunately his career was cut short by injury.
| One substitute is a player who once scored 4 goals in a European Cup Final, and he also scored 83 goals in 84 games for his national team. Who is this man who was also known as "The Galloping Major"? | Greatest Soccer Fantasy Team
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Ferenc Puskas. Puskas scored 4 goals as Real Madrid beat Eintracht Frankfurt 7-3 in what many consider the greatest European Cup Final of all-time. He was also the star man of the Hungarian national team that won the 1952 Olympics and should have won the 1954 World Cup (They lost in the final).
| A substitute on the bench is a player voted FIFA World Player of the Year 3 times. He also scored one of football's great goals in the European Champions League Final of 2002. Who is he? | Greatest Soccer Fantasy Team
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Zinedine Zidane. Zidane won the World Cup with France in 1998, scoring 2 goals in the final. He also reached the final in 2006 but was sent off in his last ever professional game.
| The first player warming the substitute bench is the captain of England's 1966 World Cup winning team. Can you name him? | Greatest Soccer Fantasy Team
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Bobby Moore. Bobby Moore spent the majority of his club career playing for West Ham United where he won several trophies. He then played for Fulham before playing his final few years in the North American Soccer League. His greatest moment of his 108 England games was the final of 1966.
| At centre forward, we have a man who played for both the Argentinian and Spanish national sides. Who is this striker known as the "Blonde arrow"? | Greatest Soccer Fantasy Team
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Alfredo Di Stefano. After playing club football in Argentina and Colombia, Di Stefano moved to Spain to continue his career. He was supposed to join Barcelona, but after heavy pressure from government he moved to Real Madrid. He won 5 European Cups with Real and was voted European Footballer of the Year twice.
| Playing centre forward is a man who scored over a 1000 goals in his career. He scored 77 goals in 92 games for Brazil and played only for Santos and New York Cosmos in his professional club career. Who is this great? | Greatest Soccer Fantasy Team
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Pele. Edson Arantes do Nascimento, or better known as Pele, is a national hero in his home country of Brazil. He was part of the Brazil teams that won the World Cup 3 times, his first at the tender age of 17. He was also top goalscorer in the Brazilian league at the age of 16, and is known to have his country call a ceasefire during a civil war so people could watch him play.
| Playing in an attacking midfield role is a player who on his day was probably the best ever. He was the outstanding player who captained Argentina to World Cup glory in 1986. Who is this diminutive Argentinian? | Greatest Soccer Fantasy Team
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Diego Maradona. Maradona was voted player of the tournament in the 1986 World Cup and his 2nd goal against England was voted Goal of the Century on a FIFA website. He won trophies while playing club football for Boca Juniors, Barcelona, and Napoli. At Napoli, he turned a club going nowhere into champions of Italy when the Italian league was the strongest in the world.
| In central midfield is a Frenchman who has won European Footballer of the Year 3 times. He played for Nancy and St Etienne in France before moving to Juventus in Italy. Who is he? | Greatest Soccer Fantasy Team
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Michel Platini. Platini was the first player to win the European Footballer of the Year Award 3 years in a row. He won the 1984 European Championships with the French national team where he was leading goalscorer and player of the tournament. He scored 41 goals in 72 games for France, which for a midfielder is outstanding and he won the 1985 European Cup with Juventus.
| On the left wing is probably Holland's best ever player. Who is this player who won 3 European Cups with Ajax Amsterdam before moving to Barcelona in 1973? | Greatest Soccer Fantasy Team
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Johann Cruyff. Cruyff was the outstanding player in the Holland and Ajax teams known for their total football. He was European Footballer of the Year 3 times and scored 33 goals for Holland in just 48 games.
| On the right wing we have someone known for their antics off the pitch as well as on it. Born in Belfast, he scored in the 1968 European Cup Final while playing for his beloved Manchester United. So who is the right winger? | Greatest Soccer Fantasy Team
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George Best. Unfortunately for George Best, playing for Northern Ireland meant he never really figured on the international stage, but his time at Manchester United showed him to be one of the all-time greats. He was voted European Footballer of the Year in 1968.
| Partnering the "Kaiser" in central defence is an Italian who played 81 times for Italy, and spent his entire club career with one club, making 531 appearances with them. Can you name him? | Greatest Soccer Fantasy Team
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Franco Baresi. Baresi spent his entire career with A.C Milan with whom he won 6 Italian league titles and 3 European Cups. He also played in the 1994 World Cup final where Italy lost on penalties to Brazil.
| In central defence is a man who captained and coached his country to World Cup glory. Who is this man who was nicknamed the "Kaiser"? | Greatest Soccer Fantasy Team
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Franz Beckenbauer. Beckenbauer was German captain in 1974 and coach in 1990 of World Cup winning teams. He was mainly known for playing for Bayern Munich during his club career, where he won the European Cup 3 times. He was also European Footballer of the Year twice.
| At left back we have an Italian who played his entire career at A.C Milan, winning the European Cup 4 times and several Italian Championships. So who is the left back for this team? | Greatest Soccer Fantasy Team
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Paolo Maldini. Paolo Maldini was born in Milan and played only with his home town club. He also had 126 Italy caps, a record at the time.
| The right back is an great all-around defender who was captain of the 1970 World Cup winning team. He also scored a great goal in the final of the same tournament against Italy. Can you name him? | Greatest Soccer Fantasy Team
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Carlos Alberto. Carlos Alberto played his club career in Brazil and the North American Soccer League. He played 53 times for the Brazilian national team, scoring 8 goals, one of which was the great goal in the 1970 World Cup Final.
| In goal, we have a goalkeeper who won his home country's National Championship 5 times as well as winning his home country's ice hockey championship. He was also the first goalkeeper to win the European Footballer of the Year Award. Who is our goalkeeper? | Greatest Soccer Fantasy Team
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Lev Yashin. Lev Yashin played his entire club career for Dynamo Moscow and won 78 caps for the USSR national team, winning the 1960 European Championships. His European Footballer of the Year Award was won in 1963.
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