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throatybeard
01-05-2014, 04:34 PM
Eusébio has died.

http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1671462/portugal-icon-eusebio-dies-71?cc=5901

Wish he had made it to one more World Cup.
blazindw
01-05-2014, 05:34 PM
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.
JohnGalt
01-06-2014, 06:46 AM
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.

RIP, Rei.
blazindw
01-06-2014, 05:46 PM
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.
JohnGalt
01-09-2014, 05:08 AM
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/post/68305995671/il-fenomeno

He literally made the poor guy do a 360.