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The player Edson Arantes do Nascimiento was better known as _______ ?

Pele. In his whole career Pele scored 1281 goals in 1364 games played. Pele played for the Brazilian club Santos his whole career, before ending it playing in the USA for the New York Cosmos. He's the only soccer player who has won three World Cups.

Who was nicknamed 'The Swan of Utrecht'?

Marco Van Basten. Every soccer fan should remember the goal he scored in the 1988 European Championship Final.

What Italian player was nicknamed 'Schizzo' ('Squirt')?

Marco Tardelli. Remember his face after scoring a goal in the 1982 World Championship final?

Who is 'El Pibe de Oro'?

Diego Armando Maradona. Maradona was a god with his feet, but he could also score goals with his hand ('the hand of God...').

What Welsh player was nicknamed 'The Gentle Giant'?

John Charles. Of course it was John Charles. George Best played for Northern Ireland.

Who was 'Gazza'?

Paul Gascoigne. By the way of nicknames... Does Gazza still goes out with his friend 'Fivebellies'?

Who was 'The Black Spider'?

Lev Yashin. Yashin was born in Moscow in 1929 and died in the same city in 1991. He has been greatest Russian (or Sovietic) goalkeeper ever. He always wore a black shirt, that's where his nickname came from.

Who was 'The Kaiser'?

Franz Beckenbauer. Beckenbauer is the only European to win the World - for the German National Team - cup either as a player (1974)and as a coach (1990).

Who was 'The Black Panther of Mozambico'?

Eusebio. Mozambiquo was a Portuguese colony, that's why Eusebio played for Portugal at the 1966 World Cup. Coluna was a Portuguese player too. Leonidas and Ademir were Brazilian players.

The Brazilian player Manoel Francisco Dos Santos was better known as ______ ?

Garrincha. Zico is Artur Antunes De {Coimbra;} Junior is Leovigildo Lins {Gama;} Socrates is Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira Socrates Brasileiro (I swear it is his real name!). Socrates is also known as 'O' Dotur', being a real doctor.