Trying to find the right thread to put this in. The best players in the French top flight in 1976-77 according to France Football Most stars:...
Sorry, I've seen that you've already posted some of those I've found. For 1964 here are some more names: 1. Moore, 2. Hurley, 3. Law, 4. Gordon...
1962 1. Adamson, 2. Jimmy McIlroy, 3. Haynes
1961 1. D. Blanchflower, 2. Johnny Haynes, 3. Jimmy Greaves
For 1959: 1. Syd Owen, 2. Billy Wright, 3. Bobby Charlton
For 1952 FWA: 1. Billy Wright, 2. Jackie Milburn, 3. Joe Harvey, 4. Ron Burgess
This is a World XI from Brian Glanville in the Sunday Times from 29 May 1966: Yashin; Schnellinger, Facchetti; Voronin, Bellini, Orlando;...
Apologies if this has already been posted and I haven't seen it. FWA Player of the year for 1965. 1. Bobby Collins (nearly 50% of the vote), 2....
I've spent an incredible amount of time thinking about this question and have written lots of mini pieces for future inclusion on a blog (yet to...
I'll start here because the rationale is really important. This was what I put on Twitter: "The period under consideration runs from the end of...
Thanks all for your comments. Will work through gradually. I had thought I'd done this for all the positions (clearly didn't), but these were the...
Strikers 30. Michael Owen (England) 89 caps, 40 goals Burst onto the scene with his electric pace and desire to run in behind defences. A...
Forwards 30. Marco Reus (Germany) 48 caps, 15 goals Pacy and versatile German who can play on the flanks, attacking midfield or off a striker....
Wingers 30. Finidi George (Nigeria) 62 caps, 6 goals Pacy Nigerian who was an important part of Ajax’s superb mid-90s side on the right flank,...
Attacking Midfielders 30. Tomas Rosicky (Czech Republic) 105 caps, 23 goals Graceful and elegant midfield playmaker whose career was badly...
Central Midfielders 30. Ilkay Gundogan (Germany) 60 caps, 15 goals Hugely intelligent schemer who has been beset by injuries in a...
Defensive Midfielders 30. Jeremy Toulalan (France) 36 caps, 0 goals Unfussy Frenchman who did the simple things particularly well. Grey hair...
Centre-backs 30. Walter Samuel (Argentina) 56 caps, 5 goals Tough as nails Argentine who earned the nickname “the wall”. Enjoyed a sublime...
Full-backs 30. Giovanni van Bronckhort (Netherlands) 106 caps, 6 goals Incredibly versatile player who was a forward thinking midfielder for...
In 2022 I started a series of posts on Twitter to try and rank the 30 best players of the prior 30 years for each position. This roughly aligns...
Sorry, what match ratings are you referring to?
Well I don't think there is much between Muller and Ronaldo. The Brazilian was the more individual and exciting player but the German was a more...
I think it feels like a very orthodox top 50. There aren't any real surprises there so nothing to massively disagree with. At the same time, I...
Interesting selection. Fahrudin Jusufi of Yugoslavia (also very highly regarded at this time by World Soccer), Hans Buzek of Austria and Rudolf...
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