Paul Trevillion – Icons of Football – ARGENTA fine art agency

Marodona was recognised as joint FIFA Player of the Century with Pele. Maradona 's vision, passing dribbling skills and low centre of gravity allowed him to dribble past multiple players on exciting runs. He played 91 times for Argentina and scored 34 goals playing in the 10 position. He played in four FIFA World Cup Tournamounts. In 1986 he captained the team to victory over West Germany he also won the Golden ball for being player of the tournamount. It was in these finals that Maradona scored two Quater Final Goals against England. The first goal is remembered as the Hand of God as the officials failed to see a handling foul and the second was voted Goal of the Century as Maradona went on a run dribbling past five England players over 66 yards before passing the ball into the corner of the goal.

Marodona – The Golden Boy

Messi

Gullit recognisable for his dreadlocks and moustache captained the Netherlands national team to victory in the UEFA Euro 88. He played 68 times for his Country scoring 17 goals from midfield. In 1987 he moved from PSV to AC Milan for a world record transfer fee teaming up with dutch colleagues Marco Van Basten and Frank Rijkaard. The formidable trio helped Milan win three Serie A titles and Two European Cups. In 1996 he signed and won an FA Cup with Chelsea before becoming the clubs player manager preaching Sexy Football. Gullit won the Balon d'or in 1987

Ruud Gullit

Paolo Rossi

Buffon is an Italian Goalkeeper and considered as one of the best goalkeepers of all time. With 679 appearences of which 509 were for Juventus he has won 24 trophies including all the domestic and european competitions. Buffon has played 176 times for Italy where he achieved winning the Fifa World Cup. He holds the Serie A record number of clean sheets and the longest streak of not conceding a goal 974 consequative minutes during the 2015/16 season.

Gian Buffon

The Cruyff Turn

Gerd Muller was a prolific German Striker who earned the nickname Der Bomber( The Nations Bomber). At international level with West Germany he scored 68 goals in 62 appearances and at club level with Bayern Munich he scored 365 goals in the Bundesliga games and 66 goals in 74 European club games. Muller won the European Footballer of the Year in 1970 the same year he scored 10 goals in the 1970 FIFA World Cup Finals winning the tournamount Golden Boot. Four years later he scored the winning goal in the Fifa World Cup Final.

Gerd Muller “Der Bomber”

Cristiano Ronaldo

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Englands performance in the Italia 90 Fifa World Cup will be remembered for the goals of Gary Linekar and the skills and emotion of England midfielder Paul Gascoinge. Gazza brought England to life when manager Bobby Robson changed the formation in Englands second game of the tournament. They reached the semi final for the first time on foreign soil. The game against Germany was full of emotion and Gazza the clown of the dressing room broke down in tears as he realised when booked he would miss the final. As it was England lost the game on penalties and finally ended the competition in fourth place. The competition was heralded a great success and brought football back to the English people

Paul Gascoinge – World Cup 90 Montage

Bobby Moore was regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all time. Moore captained the England Team that won the Fifa World Cup in 1966 and represented his country on 108 occasions. Moore was an inaugural inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 which is housed at the National Football Museum. The World Cup Winning Captain died from bowel and liver cancer on February 24th at the age of 51. The Bobby Moore Fund was formed in 1993 to raise money for research and raise awareness into bowel cancer

Bobby Moore – England World Cup 66 Captain

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Charlton regarded as one of the greatest midfield players of all time, and an essential member of the England 1966 Fifa World Cup winning team and was also the year he won the Balon d'Or. Charlton appeared in four Fifa World Cup Finals and won three league championships and an FA Cup with Manchester United. His biggest domestic honour was to win the European Cup in 1968 beating Benfica 4-1 after extra timewith Charlton scoring twice in the Wembley Final. This happened 10 years after the tragic Busby Babes Munich Air disaster in 1958. Charlton played 106 times for England scoring 49 goals and is 2nd in the highest English goalscorers of international goals

Bobby Charlton

Pele

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Brazilian footballer Pele is regarded as the greatest player ever and in 1999 was voted World Player of the Century and joint winner of Fifa Player of the Century. Pele represented Brazil at full international level at 16 years old and is the only player to win three Fifa world Cups in 1958,1962 and 1970. Pele is still Brazil’s record International goalscorer with 77 goals in 92 games. Since retiring from football in 1977 Pele has been a worldwide ambassador for football and also featured in the Film Escape to Victory.

New book by Paul Trevillion is out “You are the Ref 2019” view now.

Paul Trevillion on BBC 3 Counties talking about his life drawing many of the biggest names in sport. Pele had told Paul that his hands had been kissed by God.

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