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Copa Libertadores 1979: Won by Olimpia Asunción after defeating Boca Juniors on an aggregate score of 2–0. European Cup 1979: Won by Nottingham Forest after defeating Malmö FF 1–0 in the Final. Intercontinental Cup 1979: Won by Olimpia Asunción after defeating Malmö FF by an aggregate score of 3–1. This was the last time the ...
The 1979 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was awarded to the English forward Kevin Keegan on 25 December 1979. [1]
The Best FIFA Men's Player is an association football award presented annually by the sport's governing body, FIFA, since 2016, to honour the player deemed to have performed the best over the previous calendar year. [1]
A total of 471 players have been in the winning team in the World Cup. Brazil's Pelé is the only one to have won three times, while another 20 have won twice. Only players from Brazil and Italy, and one player from Argentina, have won the World Cup more than once. No player has won two World Cups both as captain.
Won the 1978 FIFA World Cup, best player and top scorer of the tournament. Won the Pichichi Trophy. Named South American Footballer of the Year and Onze d'Or. 10: 1979: Diego Maradona: Argentinos Juniors: Won the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship (MVP), top goalscorer of the Torneo Metropolitano 1979 and Torneo Nacional 1979. Won Olimpia de Oro.
The World Cup Golden Ball has been given by FIFA to the best player at the World Cup since 1982; Argentina players have won it thrice; Maradona in 1986 and Messi in 2014 and 2022. [17] World Cup top goalscorer. Guillermo Stábile in 1930 and Mario Kempes in 1978 were both the top-scoring players at their respective World Cups. [18] World Cup ...
Best player(s) Diego Maradona: Fair play award Poland: ← 1977. 1981 → . The 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship, the second staging of the ...
NASL Best Midfield: 1981; Fort Lauderdale Strikers top scorer, all time: 1984 [18] France Football: World Cup top 100 1930–1990: 2000 [39] World Soccer The 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time: 2000 [40] Placar The 100 Players of the Century: 2000 [41] Placar The 100 Players FIFA World Cup: 2000 [42] FIFA 100: 2004; IFFHS' Best Players of the ...