How did Santi Cazorla, whose football career came to an end, manage to return to football? Easy to say... Considering today's professional football world, you cannot expect a football player who is away from the green fields for 636 days to adapt to football and regain his old form in a short time. But...
While everything was going well at Benfica under Guttmann's management, which became Europe's biggest by overthrowing Barcelona in his first year and Real Madrid with Eusebio in his second year... Guttmann asks for a raise in his salary but cannot get it. This is how the truly remarkable story begins.
Hilton, who was a 24-year-old football player when he came to Europe from Brazil in 2001, I am sure he did not imagine that he would be competing in a top-level league until he was 42.
Do you know the story of legendary goalkeeper Sam Bartram, who played for Charlton Athletic for 22 years between 1914 and 1981, and was forgotten on the field?
Steven Hassan is one of America's most famous cult experts. Hassan's latest book, a former cult member who chooses to use his experiences for those who want to get rid of harmful cults, is about a political cult.
Rui Costa, the stormy midfielder, became the 34th president of the Benfica club in October 2021. Rui Costa won major trophies after transferring to AC Milan in 2001. However, the charismatic Portuguese midfielder's best years were spent at Fiorentina.
Free-kick artist: When Juninho took the ball to take a free-kick, you would settle into your seat nicely. His scoring a free-kick goal was both as ordinary as the normal flow of life and too good to be true.
If you were to make a list of the most charismatic football players seen on green fields, Juan Roman Riquelme would be the first name you would put at the top, everyone who watches him knows this. He was the eldest son of a poor family, born by starlight.
A football player from the family! He is a phenomenon in the midfield with his passes and game vision. Juan Sebastian Veron was a phenomenon in Europe in the mid-90s and early 2000s. He was always a big star in Argentina, but after returning to his country, he achieved incredible things.
Patrick Vieira described him in his biography as follows: “Ruud is a liar and a coward. "Everyone thinks he is a great person, but thanks to his secretive stance, he makes everyone forget the mess he does on the field."
