Alan Ball, one of the greatest midfielders in England's history, passed away 18 years ago
Alan James Ball Jr.
Birth Date: May 12, 1945
Place of Birth: Lancashire, England 🏴
Date of Death: April 25, 2007 (61)
Position: Midfielder
Matches (Goals): 1049 (222)
National Team:
1965-75 England 🏴 72 (8)
Clubs:
1960-61 Ashton United 🏴
1962-66 Blackpool 🏴
1966-71 Everton 🏴
1971-76 Arsenal 🏴
1976 Hellenic (loan) 🇿🇦
1976-79 Southampton 🏴
1978 Philadelphia Fury (loan) 🇺🇸
1979 Vancouver Whitecaps 🇨🇦
1980-81 Blackpool
1981-82 Southampton 🏴
1982 Floreat Athena (loan) 🇦🇺
1982-83 Eastern 🇭🇰
1983 Bristol Rovers 🏴
Honours:
FIFA World Cup: 1966
Football League First Division: 1969–70
FA Charity Shield: 1970
NASL Soccer Bowl: 1979
NASL National Conference Western Division: 1979
Individual:
Rothmans Golden Boots Awards: 1970, 1973
Alan James Ball Jr.
Birth Date: May 12, 1945
Place of Birth: Lancashire, England 🏴
Date of Death: April 25, 2007 (61)
Position: Midfielder
Matches (Goals): 1049 (222)
National Team:
1965-75 England 🏴 72 (8)
Clubs:
1960-61 Ashton United 🏴
1962-66 Blackpool 🏴
1966-71 Everton 🏴
1971-76 Arsenal 🏴
1976 Hellenic (loan) 🇿🇦
1976-79 Southampton 🏴
1978 Philadelphia Fury (loan) 🇺🇸
1979 Vancouver Whitecaps 🇨🇦
1980-81 Blackpool
1981-82 Southampton 🏴
1982 Floreat Athena (loan) 🇦🇺
1982-83 Eastern 🇭🇰
1983 Bristol Rovers 🏴
Honours:
FIFA World Cup: 1966
Football League First Division: 1969–70
FA Charity Shield: 1970
NASL Soccer Bowl: 1979
NASL National Conference Western Division: 1979
Individual:
Rothmans Golden Boots Awards: 1970, 1973
𝘾𝘼𝙈𝙋𝙊𝙎. 🇲🇽
The ultimate wildcard between the posts.
5’7” but played like he was 7 feet tall. Crazy reflexes, fearless dives, and the confidence to dribble past strikers like he was born to play up front. And sometimes? He actually did. Switched from goalie to striker mid-game, like it was nothing.
And let’s talk about the kits—man, those kits. Bright neon, wild patterns, designs he made himself. Every time he stepped on the pitch, it looked like a party. From Club Universidad to the World Cup stage with Mexico, no one rocked a fit like Campos.
The ultimate wildcard between the posts.
5’7” but played like he was 7 feet tall. Crazy reflexes, fearless dives, and the confidence to dribble past strikers like he was born to play up front. And sometimes? He actually did. Switched from goalie to striker mid-game, like it was nothing.
And let’s talk about the kits—man, those kits. Bright neon, wild patterns, designs he made himself. Every time he stepped on the pitch, it looked like a party. From Club Universidad to the World Cup stage with Mexico, no one rocked a fit like Campos.
Tarcisio Burgnich, one of the great defenders of Italian history, was born 86 years ago
Tarcisio Burgnich
Birth Date: April 25, 1939
Place of Birth: Ruda, Italy 🇮🇹
Date of Death: May 26, 2021 (82)
Position: Defender
Matches (Goals): 673 (10)
National Team:
1963-74 Italy 🇮🇹 66 (2)
Clubs:
1958-60 Udinese 🇮🇹
1960-61 Juventus 🇮🇹
1961-62 Palermo 🇮🇹
1962-74 Inter Milan 🇮🇹
1974-77 Napoli 🇮🇹
Honours:
Serie A: 1960–61, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1970–71
European Cup: 1964, 1965
Intercontinental Cup: 1964, 1965
UEFA European Championship: 1968
FIFA World Cup Runner-up: 1970
Anglo-Italian Cup: 1976
Coppa Italia: 1975–76
Individual:
World Soccer World XI: 1964
FUWO European Team of the Season: 1970
Tarcisio Burgnich
Birth Date: April 25, 1939
Place of Birth: Ruda, Italy 🇮🇹
Date of Death: May 26, 2021 (82)
Position: Defender
Matches (Goals): 673 (10)
National Team:
1963-74 Italy 🇮🇹 66 (2)
Clubs:
1958-60 Udinese 🇮🇹
1960-61 Juventus 🇮🇹
1961-62 Palermo 🇮🇹
1962-74 Inter Milan 🇮🇹
1974-77 Napoli 🇮🇹
Honours:
Serie A: 1960–61, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1970–71
European Cup: 1964, 1965
Intercontinental Cup: 1964, 1965
UEFA European Championship: 1968
FIFA World Cup Runner-up: 1970
Anglo-Italian Cup: 1976
Coppa Italia: 1975–76
Individual:
World Soccer World XI: 1964
FUWO European Team of the Season: 1970