Greatest European footballers In football history

Discussion in 'The Beautiful Game' started by carlito86, Oct 24, 2018.

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Who are your favourite European legends

Poll closed Jul 20, 2021.
  1. Zinedine Zidane

    11 vote(s)
    21.2%
  2. Marco Van Basten

    5 vote(s)
    9.6%
  3. Roberto Baggio

    8 vote(s)
    15.4%
  4. Johan Cruyff

    27 vote(s)
    51.9%
  5. Cristiano Ronaldo

    11 vote(s)
    21.2%
  6. Micheal laudrup

    5 vote(s)
    9.6%
  7. Michel Platini

    10 vote(s)
    19.2%
  8. der Kaiser

    6 vote(s)
    11.5%
  9. Gerd Muller

    6 vote(s)
    11.5%
  10. George best

    4 vote(s)
    7.7%
  11. Dejan savicevic

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  12. Xavi Hernandez

    7 vote(s)
    13.5%
  13. Thierry Henry

    5 vote(s)
    9.6%
Multiple votes are allowed.
  1. Letmepost

    Letmepost Member

    Arsenal
    South Korea
    Apr 11, 2023
    If we expand the conversation to include sequential build-up scenarios, maybe that is not the case, but yes truly an amazing passer of the ball with his direct, fast-tempo, and adventurous forward passing abilities.
     
  2. carlito86

    carlito86 Member+

    Jan 11, 2016
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  3. carlito86

    carlito86 Member+

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    #1978 carlito86, Jun 5, 2025
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    David Beckham vs inter Milan 1998/99

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  4. carlito86

    carlito86 Member+

    Jan 11, 2016
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    Real Madrid
    #1979 carlito86, Jun 10, 2025
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    @Isaías Silva Serafim @SayWhatIWant @Wiliam Felipe Gracek

    What’s the shortest unbroken chain you can create connecting a player active today to a player who was playing in the period before World War II?


    Every link in the chain must be a direct connection meaning each player must have played with or against the next one in the sequence.

    Every player must also be European

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    Stanley Matthews made his professional debut in 1931


    Stanley Matthews played with Wolfgang overath
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    https://www.fourfourtwo.com/feature...res-the-greatest-assembly-of-footballers-ever
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    Wolfgang overath played against Dino Zoff
    https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/spielbericht/index/spielbericht/1022286

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    Dino Zoff played with/against Michel Platini
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    Michel Platini played against Paolo Maldini
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    Paolo Maldini played against Cristiano Ronaldo
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    Cristiano Ronaldo is currently active in 2025


    Sir Stanley Matthews
    Wolfgang Overath
    Dino Zoff
    Michel Platini
    Paolo Maldini
    Cristiano Ronaldo


    6 players

    can you do better?

    Overath was 28 years younger than Stanley Matthews when they played together

    The difference in age between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lamine Yamal is 22 years
     
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  5. Wiliam Felipe Gracek

    Santos FC
    France
    Feb 3, 2024

    A beautiful tribute
    Carlito 86!
    to the players
    with extreme longevity in World Football History .

    This is what separates true Genius

    from pure Talent and dribbling skills only .







    went far beyond the

    "Ordinary"
    and mediocrity

     
  6. Isaías Silva Serafim

    Real Madrid
    Brazil
    Dec 2, 2021
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Matthews
    Charlton
    Shilton
    Irwin
    Ronaldo
     
  7. carlito86

    carlito86 Member+

    Jan 11, 2016
    Club:
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    That’s wicked @Isaías Silva Serafim

    without goalkeepers now and only sticking to outfield players


    So I can’t use Zoff and you can’t use shilton
     
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  8. carlito86

    carlito86 Member+

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    #1983 carlito86, Jun 11, 2025
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    Stanley Matthews played with Bobby Moore
    Yashin, Puskas and Di Stefano: Stanley Matthews' testimonial line-up featured the greatest assembly of footballers ever | FourFourTwo



    Bobby Moore played against Gaetano Scirea
    When Pele and Bobby Moore took on the world's best – for Team America | NASL | The Guardian



    Gaetano Scirea played against Paolo Maldini
    Juventus FC - AC Milan, Apr 20, 1986 - Serie A - Match sheet | Transfermarkt


    Paolo Maldini played against Cristiano Ronaldo



    Stanley Matthews (made his debut in 1932)
    Bobby Moore(made his debut in 1958)
    Gaetano Scirea(made his debut in 1972)
    Paolo Maldini(made his debut in 1985)
    Cristiano Ronaldo (is currently active in 2025)
     
  9. carlito86

    carlito86 Member+

    Jan 11, 2016
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    Real Madrid
    #1984 carlito86, Jun 13, 2025
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    Highest peak by a British player between
    2000-2025 IMO
     
  10. carlito86

    carlito86 Member+

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    #1985 carlito86, Jun 14, 2025
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    And Ruud van Nistelrooy was a stone cold killer
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  11. Wiliam Felipe Gracek

    Santos FC
    France
    Feb 3, 2024
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  12. carlito86

    carlito86 Member+

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  13. Wiliam Felipe Gracek

    Santos FC
    France
    Feb 3, 2024
  14. Wiliam Felipe Gracek

    Santos FC
    France
    Feb 3, 2024
  15. Wiliam Felipe Gracek

    Santos FC
    France
    Feb 3, 2024
  16. carlito86

    carlito86 Member+

    Jan 11, 2016
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    Real Madrid
    #1991 carlito86, Jun 20, 2025
    Last edited: Jun 20, 2025
    There isn’t a single expert or journalist worth his salt who would suggest that the level of Brazilian football is comparable to the European top leagues in 2025

    Not one.


    And yet Botafogo just beat PSG 1-0 in the club World Cup
    Club World Cup: PSG stunned by Brazilian champions Botafogo - BBC Sport

    PSG the same side that demolished Inter Milan 5-0 in the Champions League, the biggest margin of victory in a European Cup/Champions League final ever.



    Don’t be surprised when some lunatic posts here in the year 2045 that Brazilian football was comparable to European football in the 2020s citing this exact result


    Exactly how they did when Brazilian teams had some favourable results vs European teams in the intercontinental cup during the 1990s

    This is how football myths are birthed
    One off results are weaponized decades later to rewrite history.

    if you look on ‘shitter’ it has already begun


    The absolute worst victory of all time (and in a cup of tertiary importance)
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    This tournament is a cash grab and completely rigged anyways
    These facts should be blatantly obvious to anyone with a single functioning eye.
     
  17. carlito86

    carlito86 Member+

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    Real Madrid
    #1992 carlito86, Jun 20, 2025
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    https://vocal.media/cleats/european-clubs-maintain-dominance-despite-south-american-s-growth

    This record of 33 consecutive games completely embarrassing South American/Asian/Arabian clubs has now been broken but let’s not pretend as if it never happened


    Chelsea is a paper tiger(champions of the UEFA conference league lol)
    PSG had one of the most gruelling seasons ever winning a quadruple and playing in excess of 60 games
     
  18. Wiliam Felipe Gracek

    Santos FC
    France
    Feb 3, 2024
  19. carlito86

    carlito86 Member+

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    #1994 carlito86, Jun 20, 2025
    Last edited: Jun 20, 2025
    No it is not “shameful” it just matters a lot more to you than it does to any European club.


    This is your badge of honour to parade
    For European clubs it is a pre season friendly


    Still your heavyweights will get smoked in the KO rounds just wait and see
     
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  20. Wiliam Felipe Gracek

    Santos FC
    France
    Feb 3, 2024

    i agree with you Carlito 86 ! yes for sure ,



    But

    Examples for you ..


    Super Mundialito Of clubs from Fifa in 1981 , 1983, 1985 and 1987


    Altobelli's
    Inter from Milan won 1981
    Platini's JUventus won 1983
    Claudio Borghi and Frank Rijkaard's Ac Milan won 1987




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    If you have a competitive spirit, courage, bravery and soul's workRate


    you want to win every possible match, always; a winning mentality is built like this




    equally win even in a game of marbles









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    Coppa Super Clubs (Mundialito de Clubs) 1983
    San Siro, Milano, 24 June- 2 July 1983

    [NB: teams invited by Canale 5, a TV Channel]

    Participants:
    FC Internazionales (Italy)
    AC Milan (Italy)
    Juventus FC (Italy)
    CA Peñarol (Uruguay)
    CR Flamengo(Brazil)

    [Jun 24]
    CR Flamengo 2-1 FC Internazionale
    CA Peñarol 1-0 AC Milan

    [Jun 26]
    AC Milan 2-2 Juventus FC
    CA Peñarol 2-1 FC Internazionale

    [Jun 28]
    Juventus FC 0-0 CA Peñarol
    AC Milan 1-1 CR Flamengo

    [Jun 30]
    CR Flamengo 2-0 CA Peñarol
    [1-0 Junior 21´, 2-0 Baltazar 75´].
    Juventus FC 1-0 FC Internazionale
    [1-0 Storgato 27´].

    [Jul 2]
    Juventus FC 2-1 CR Flamengo
    [1-0 Platini 12´, 1-1 Adilio 18´, 2-1 Boniek 62´].
    AC Milan 2-1 FC Internazionale
    [Serena 2; Altobelli].

    1.Juventus 4 2 2 0 5- 3 6
    2.Flamengo 4 2 1 1 6- 4 5
    3.Peñarol 4 2 1 1 3- 3 5
    4.Milan 4 1 2 1 5- 5 4
    5.Internazionale 4 0 0 4 3- 7 0

    Topscorer: Aldo Serena (Milan) 4 goals
    Best Player: Michel Platini (Juventus)
     
  21. Wiliam Felipe Gracek

    Santos FC
    France
    Feb 3, 2024
    they are just excuses Carlito 86 of your part !


    Ronaldinho Gaucho

    himself always says here in Brazil


    that the most embarrassing game of his entire career was against Inter Brazil in 2006 Fifa Club World Cup, since he played for Gremio FBA in the youth ranks " subs -15 ..17 ",


    he knew very well the rivalry between him and Inter Brazil.

    This game against Inter was the biggest defeat of my entire career, totally embarrassing on my part. What happened in this match, the second worst game, was against Cameroon in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. Cameroon was robbed by the refereeing, with several unfair expulsions, such as Geremi from Chelsea. Even so, we lost badly and in a totally embarrassing way and i have spoken this with Samuel Eto'o at Barcelona years about this Match .Eto'o always laughing this .


    by Ronaldinho Gaucho . !
     
  22. Wiliam Felipe Gracek

    Santos FC
    France
    Feb 3, 2024

    well, we will see that thing

    sooner or Later at all !


    until now What a Shame at all !
     
  23. Wiliam Felipe Gracek

    Santos FC
    France
    Feb 3, 2024

    June 20, 2025
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    Flamengo [​IMG] 3–1 [​IMG] Chelsea
    Neto [​IMG] 13'
    Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
    Attendance: 54,619[66]
    Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
     
  24. Wiliam Felipe Gracek

    Santos FC
    France
    Feb 3, 2024

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  25. Wiliam Felipe Gracek

    Santos FC
    France
    Feb 3, 2024

    the only one European Club

    that I believe personally is the PSG ...yet

    playing


    with more higher intensity and more desire to win

    using the main starting lineup PSG can still win this competition

    using the main senior Team

    ...
    ...
    ..
    but, it shows that European clubs
    have gotten used
    to playing against easier teams in Europe all the time
    because of their financial power
    and nowadays
    no longer having a limit on foreigners... this makes things muchmore+++ easier always . !
     

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