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  1. 01-05-2014, 04:34 PM #1
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    Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (1942-2014)

    Eusébio has died.

    http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/16...ies-71?cc=5901

    Wish he had made it to one more World Cup.

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    I obviously didn't get to see him play, but watching highlights of him is the genuine definition of a man among boys. It seemed like he dominated every single game he played. Soccer has lost one of its legends.
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    Agreed; this is a big deal. Although he probably doesn't quite make the top XI all-time he's almost assuredly on the bench. The fact that he's so intimately connected with Bela Guttmann's curse of Benfica only builds on his legend, IMO.

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    Didn't he make FIFA's all-time XI that he put out a few years ago? Doesn't really matter as no matter where you put him, it doesn't diminish his legacy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by blazindw View Post
    Didn't he make FIFA's all-time XI that he put out a few years ago? Doesn't really matter as no matter where you put him, it doesn't diminish his legacy.
    I didn't see it if he did. But I agree...arguing Di Stefano over Pele or over Eusebio or over Gerd Muller, et al is an endless debate. And then there's il Fenomeno:

    http://futbolintellect.tumblr.com/po...71/il-fenomeno

    He literally made the poor guy do a 360.
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