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He was a member of the World Cup squads that finished runners-up in 1966, third place in 1970, and champions in 1974, while also being named to the tournament all-star team in all three editions. He also won the 1972 European Football Championship and finished as runners-up in the 1976 edition .
The history of association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, stretches back to at least medieval times. [1] [2] [3] FIFA cites Cuju in ancient China is the earliest form of a kicking game for which there is scientific evidence, a military manual from the Han dynasty, and it closely
Highest score in an international match: – Australia 31–0 American Samoa, 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC), 11 April 2001 [189] Highest score in an youth international match: – Vanuatu 46–0 Micronesia (u-23), 2015 Pacific Games , 7 July 2015 [ 190 ]
Two of his goals came against Romania in Cameroon's second game, and two more came in extra time against Colombia in the last 16 to carry Cameroon to the quarter-finals, [25] the furthest an African team had ever advanced at the World Cup (Senegal and Ghana matched this feat in 2002 and 2010 respectively, whilst Morocco surpassed it by reaching ...
Subject Father/mother Reason 1:8 radio-controlled off-road buggy: Yuichi Kanai (godfather) [1] [2]: Kyosho's lead designer and lifelong employee; best known for the Inferno series of cars, credited for redefining the class from being unreliable and fragile to being tough and user friendlier that helped his employer to lead the 1/8 buggy renaissance from the 1990s, becoming one of the most ...
2-time World Series champion (1992, 1993) and 5-time division title winner (1985, 1989, 1991–1993) as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Toronto Blue Jays [171] 1975: Tony Golab: Football: Athlete: 1940 Grey Cup champion with the Ottawa Rough Riders; Led the Rough Riders to 3 consecutive Grey Cup finals [172] 2015: Bob Goldham ...
He is often seen as being one of the most innovative and influential football managers of all time. He was the first to experiment with players' nutrition, and invented the 4-4-2 formation , along with the notion of pressing , which, in the words of Jonathan Wilson "may be seen as the birth of modern football". [ 4 ]
IFFHS World's Best Playmaker of All Time: 2006–2022 [82] World Soccer Young Player of the Year: 2006, 2007, 2008 [83] Dongqiudi Player of the Year: 2019, [84] 2021, [85] 2022 [86] Best Player of All Time by Voetbal International: 2017 [87] [88] Best Player of All Time by 90min: 2023 [89] Best Player of All Time by Radio Times: 2023 [90]