Many teams win the World Cup, and many players win the Best Player award. But only a handful of matches are remembered as some of the best in history. Zidane is one of the rare players with more than one iconic World Cup match.
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Being first is always important, but the greats often set themselves far apart from second place, and Alex Ferguson achieved that in many ways.
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Eusébio’s influence on Portuguese football cannot be overstated. He was instrumental in taking Portugal to their first World Cup and making them a competitive force on the international stage.
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In terms of legacy, George Best is often seen as a ‘what if’ story. Despite his tumultuous career, Best’s name is etched into the fabric of football, and in many ways, he remains an iconic figure—one whose talent shone brighter than most, yet was never fully realized.
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Platini has never won the Golden Ball, Silver Ball or Bronze Ball at a World Cup. Despite this, he is still ranked 10th in the list of the best players in World Cup history by the Guardian newspaper in 2014.
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Of course, the comparison between Wasim and McGrath should be a bit easier in that regard. Because there are two factors. Both are opening bowlers, both have gone through a lot of careers around the same time, the cricketing rules were also fairly similar during the time of both.
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Despite doing his job well throughout his life, he could never bring the spotlight on himself. But most people probably don’t know Michael Ballack’s contribution in that way.
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If we remember Baggio even today, the first thing that comes to mind is that penalty miss. However, he is not considered a villain. History will remember him as a hero.
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Pele-Maradona’s inability to top the all-time greats is never attributed to his lack of skill or talent, but rather to his eccentricities.
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