ARGENTINA & MOROCCO & ENGLAND

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became known as The Matthews Final - even though team-mate Stan Mortensen scored a hat-trick.The overhead kick against Valencia that completed a hat-trick and rescued Barcelona’s Champions League qualification in 2001.The first Frenchman to win the European Cup, Little Napoleon then won the Ballon d’Or in 1958.Captaining an impossibly suave West Germany side to victory in the 1990 World Cup, getting the ball rolling himself with two sumptuous individual goals against Yugoslavia in the opening game.Dazzling the world with his performances at the 1982 World Cup.An extraordinary sweeper-keeper performance against Algeria, en route to lifting the 2014 World Cup with Germany.Netting the crucial first goal in the Euro 88 final, then the 1989 European Cup final. Sexy football.His 30-goal 2003-04 for Arsenal, making the Gunners the Invincibles.Breaking the Messi-Ronaldo duopoly on the Ballon d’Or, after guiding Croatia to a first World Cup final in 2018.Winning the 1993 Ballon d’Or, during his days with Juventus.His stunning finish in the World Cup final against Italy, rounding off a stellar team move, is rated by many as the greatest ever scored.In the 1989 Milan derby, Baresi played on with a broken arm, in a 3-0 victory.Guiding home the goal that won the 2010 World Cup, a strike whose chaotic build-up was punctuated momentarily by a cigar-puffing backheel from the man himself.Often seemingly joined at the hip to Iniesta, Xavi was the heartbeat of arguably the greatest club team of all time, and a Spain side that lifted three successive trophies. This century, only three players have made the Ballon d’Or top three on at least three occasions - he’s one of them.Signing off as a Barcelona player with his fourth Champions League triumph in 2015. Becoming the only goalkeeper to have ever won the Ballon d'Or, back in 1963.Winning the 2002 World Cup as part a formidable trio with Ronaldo and Rivaldo dubbed by Brazilian commentator Galvao Bueno as ‘the three Rs’.Starring in the Italy team that won back-to-back World Cups in 1934 and 1938.Helping Milan go unbeaten to win Serie A in 1991/92.His pivotal role in the 1968 European Cup final - heading United in front, then scoring again in extra time.After the Selecao lost Pele to injury early in the .The midfielder’s four goals in five appearances at the in the team of the tournament. He also played in the 1986 World Cup, but was far from Santos. In Nigeria, a two-day truce was declared in the war with Biafra as a ngel Di Maria, Diego Maradona
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