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Joga Bonito said:
Can you guys think of any other famous examples of footballers naming their child after another footballer or a footballer being named after a famous predecessor. I can think of Enzo Francescoli by Zidane, our very own Falcao and I know some ex Bayern player named his children Luca and Toni. Olic was the player I think?
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Dennis Bergkamp, whose was named after Denis Law by parents who hadn't looked up how the Manchester United striker actually spells his name. Photograph: Paul McFegan/Sportsphoto, England
There is a Midland Metro tram named after Billy Wright, a leisure centre in Beeston named after John Charles, an unfinished tower block in Dubai named after Steven Gerrard, a beer named after Didier Drogba, a road in Budapest named after Ferenc Puskas and a Chinese brand of condoms named after David Beckham. All over the world, all the time, things are being named after footballers. And a few weeks ago, my wife gave birth to one of them.

The birth of a male child poses three vexing questions to all football fans. One: is naming your son after a footballer a totally ludicrous and deeply idiotic idea? Two: if the answer to question one is no, which footballer would you name him after? Three: the answer to question one was yes, and you know it. So can you ignore question one and go straight to question two?

My answers were: yes; can I write you a list?; and yes. And so it is that my son has a great footballer's name, or at least the name of a great footballer (there's a subtle difference), stamped on his birth certificate.

I'm not alone and I'd like to think I'm at the cooler end of the burgeoning name-your-kid-after-a-sportsman market. I say burgeoning because all the signs show that it's a growing global trend. Last month it was revealed that Beckham had become the 893rd most popular baby name in the US, 1,516 places ahead of Barack, though his flight to Italy may have kyboshed that particular fad.

A year ago Russia was gripped by football fever as their national side, under the stewardship of Guus Hiddink, stormed to the semi-finals of Euro 2008. During the tournament Andrey, as in the team's star, Andrey Arshavin, became the most popular name in the whole of St Petersburg. A zoo in Nalchik named a camel after him. Meanwhile in the Novosibirsk region, one proud father decided the coach deserved a bit of credit and informed the register office of his intention to call his newborn son Guus Gorodnikov. Employees at the office gave him one month to reconsider his decision.

Girls rarely suffer from the football treatment although there are exceptions, such as the fan of this year's losing FA Cup finalists who recently named his daughter Eva-Toni-Ann. "We were going to call her Ciara," said her mum, "but it didn't suit her." And a lifetime spent sounding a bit like Merseyside's second most successful football team will?

But the most important question for all new parents is: does it work? Is a child named after a footballer any more likely to follow the same path himself or at least get a few games in the school team, thereby reducing his chances of being bullied and increasing his chances of being popular with girls? There is anecdotal evidence to suggest it might. Dennis Bergkamp, who was named after Denis Law by his parents – who hadn't looked up how the former Manchester United striker actually spells his name – is perhaps the most famous example. But there are more.

Take Charlie Oatway. The Havant & Waterlooville assistant manager had a decent league career, starring for Cardiff and Brighton. But Charlie is just a nickname, his QPR-supporting parents having christened him Anthony Philip David Terry Frank Donald Stanley Gerry Gordon Stephen James Oatway, after the Hoops' entire 1973 first team. One of the most promising young players in Brazil is a 19-year-old at Pele's old club Santos called Overath Breitner da Silva, after not one but two German World Cup-winning legends. His younger brother, Roberto Prosinecki da Silva (really), is all set for a similarly stellar career and has just been signed by Praia Grande.

But there are always counter-examples. In the 1970s a young man called Tyrone had two sons. One he named after the Brazilian legend Rivelino ("I thought he was a fantastic player who had a great name"), and the other was called Emile. Now adults, Revelino ("We altered the spelling to make it a little bit different") lives a prosaic life in Leicester while Emile Heskey is all set to win his 53rd England cap in Kazakhstan today.

To be honest, at this stage I'd gladly surrender little Joshua Zico Burnton's chances of ever starring for England if only the sleep-thieving little scamp would stop keeping me awake at night.
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01. Harms:- Giovanni Trapattoni - 1. Platini 2. Scirea 3. Boniek 4. Bergomi 5. Gentile 6. Cuccureddu
02. AngeloHenriquez/Stobzilla:- Fabio Cappello- 1. F. Baresi 2. Gullit 3. Van Basten 4. Hierro 5. Totti 6. Samuel
03. Jayvin:- Carlo Ancelotti - 1. Davids 2. Kaka 3. Cannavaro 4. Shevchenko 5. Ashley Cole
04. Paolo Di Canio:- Louis Van Gaal - 1. Rijkaard 2. Rivaldo 3. Guardiola 4. Ribéry 5. Kluivert
05. Skizzo:- Udo Lattek - 1. Maradona 2. G. Müller 3. Breitner 4. Rummenigge 5. Augenthaler
06. MJJ:- Marcello Lippi - 1. R. Baggio 2. Thuram 3. Del Piero 4. Vieri 5. Ferrara
07. Joga Bonito:- Udo Lattek - 1. Beckenbauer 2. Schuster 3. Vogts 4. Brehme 5. Schwarzenback
08. Balu/PedroMendez:- Béla Guttmann - 1. Bozsik 2. Puskás 3. C. Maldini 4. Grosics 5. Mauro Ramos
09. Raees:- Vicente Del Bosque - 1. Ronaldo 2. Figo 3. M. Laudrup 4. C. Seedorf 5. M. Sanchis
10. Cutch:- Alex Ferguson - 1. Beckham 2. Stam 3. Van Nistelrooy 4. Cantona 5. Ferdinand
11. Gio:- Giovanni Trapattoni - 1. Matthäus 2. Batistuta 3. Tardelli 4. Kohler 5. Cabrini
12. Edgar Allan Pillow:- Fabio Capello - 1. P. Maldini 2. Nedved 3. Redondo 4. Desailly 5. Savićević
13. The Red Viper:- Pep Guardiola - 1. Lahm 2. Robben 3. Puyol 4. Xavi 5. Iniesta
14. DanNistelrooy:- Carlo Ancelotti - 1. C. Ronaldo 2. Nesta 3. Pirlo 4. Gattuso 5. Bale
15. Annahnomoss:- Vanderlei Luxemburgo - 1. Zidane 2. Cafu 3. R. Carlos 4. Raul 5. Gamarra 13. Romario
16. Crappycraperson:- Rinus Michels - 1. Migueli 2. Cruyff 3. Neeskens 4. Krol 5. Asensi

@Jayvin
 
Stobzilla said:
Ok, I guess we'll see if this "peak" thing works.

At his peak under Cappello IMO, earned himself a big money move and was one of the best centre backs in the early part of the 00's.

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Walter Samuel.
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You never cease to amaze me. :) Totally didn't expect that this pick!

And I wanted him :mad:
 
Theon said:
Totti clearly brings a completely different level of passing to Gullit or Van Basten.

It's a fantastic pick in a diamond or a 3-5-2. Less so in other systems.
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Precisely, Gullit and van Basten don't scream either at me.
 
Stobzilla said:
01. Harms:- Giovanni Trapattoni - 1. Platini 2. Scirea 3. Boniek 4. Bergomi 5. Gentile 6. Cuccureddo
02. AngeloHenriquez/Stobzilla:- Fabio Cappello- 1. F. Baresi 2. Gullit 3. Van Basten 4. Hierro 5. Totti
03. Jayvin:- Carlo Ancelotti - 1. Davids 2. Kaka 3. Cannavaro 4. Shevchenko 5. Ashley Cole
04. Paolo Di Canio:- Louis Van Gaal - 1. Rijkaard 2. Rivaldo 3. Guardiola 4. Ribéry 5. Kluivert
05. Skizzo:- Udo Lattek - 1. Maradona 2. G. Müller 3. Breitner 4. Rummenigge 5. Augenthaler
06. MJJ:- Marcello Lippi - 1. R. Baggio 2. Thuram 3. Del Piero 4. Vieri 5. Ferrara
07. Joga Bonito:- Udo Lattek - 1. Beckenbauer 2. Schuster 3. Vogts 4. Brehme 5. Schwarzenback
08. Balu/PedroMendez:- Béla Guttmann - 1. Bozsik 2. Puskás 3. C. Maldini 4. Grosics 5. Mauro Ramos
09. Raees:- Vicente Del Bosque - 1. Ronaldo 2. Figo 3. M. Laudrup 4. C. Seedorf 5. M. Sanchis 13. Makalele
10. Cutch:- Alex Ferguson - 1. Beckham 2. Stam 3. Van Nistelrooy 4. Cantona 5. Ferdinand
11. Gio:- Giovanni Trapattoni - 1. Matthäus 2. Batistuta 3. Tardelli 4. Kohler 5. Cabrini
12. Edgar Allan Pillow:- Fabio Capello - 1. P. Maldini 2. Nedved 3. Redondo 4. Desailly 5. Savićević
13. The Red Viper:- Pep Guardiola - 1. Lahm 2. Robben 3. Puyol 4. Xavi 5. Iniesta
14. DanNistelrooy:- Carlo Ancelotti - 1. C. Ronaldo 2. Nesta 3. Pirlo 4. Gattuso 5. Bale
15. Annahnomoss:- Vanderlei Luxemburgo - 1. Zidane 2. Cafu 3. R. Carlos 4. Raul 5. Gamarra 13. Romario
16. Crappycraperson:- Rinus Michels - 1. Migueli 2. Cruyff 3. Neeskens 4. Krol 5. Asensi

@harms
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I've added Claude Makalele..

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At Real, Makélelé substantially added to his medal tally, winning two Spanish La Liga championships, the UEFA Champions League, the Spanish Super Cup, the European Super Cup, and the Intercontinental Cup (now replaced by the FIFA World Club Championship). As an ever-present in Vicente del Bosque's Real Madrid side, Makélelé also established himself as one of the best holding midfielders in the world.

However, despite his value to the team, Makélelé was one of its most (relatively) under-paid members, earning a fraction of that paid to teammates likeZinédine Zidane, Luís Figo, Raúl, Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos, Steve McManaman, and Guti. In the summer of 2003, feeling that his position at the club was insecure after the shock sacking of del Bosque and the arrival of David Beckham, and encouraged by teammates Zidane, Raúl, McManaman and Fernando Morientes, Makélelé decided to ask for an improved contract. The Real management flatly refused to consider his request.[5] Upset, Makélelé handed in a transfer request, whereupon he was signed by Chelsea. Club president Florentino Pérez infamously poured scorn on Makélelé's footballing abilities and proclaimed that Makélelé would not be missed.

His opinion differed from that of players like Zidane, who remarked the following after Makélelé was sold and Beckham was bought

“Why put another layer of gold paint on the Bentley when you are losing the entire engine?”

In his autobiography, published in 2006, McManaman described Makélelé as the most important and yet least appreciated midfielder at Real. Retired former Real Madrid player and captain Fernando Hierro also criticised Pérez for both Makélélé's departure and the manner of his departure, saying:

“I think Claude has this kind of gift – he's been the best player in the team for years but people just don't notice him, don't notice what he does. But you ask anyone at Real Madrid during the years we were talking about and they will tell you he was the best player at Real. We all knew, the players all knew he was the most important. The loss of Makélelé was the beginning of the end for Los Galacticos… You can see that it was also the beginning of a new dawn for Chelsea. He was the base, the key and I think he is the same to Chelsea now.

Chelsea

Following the sacking of Ranieri and his succession by José Mourinho, Makélelé was a key player in Chelsea's successful 2004–05 season, winning both the Premiership and the League Cup. His defensive qualities allowed the likes of Frank Lampard, Joe Cole, Arjen Robben, Damien Duff, Eiður Guðjohnsen, and Didier Drogba to parade their attacking skills. Makélelé's importance was recognized by Mourinho, who declared him Chelsea's "Player of the Year."

The 2007–08 season was a period of renaissance for the 35-year-old Makélelé, as he played in the majority of Chelsea's fixtures. Despite an ear infection that made him miss an early part of the season, he regained his place and forced Michael Essien into the right-back position, effectively pushing Juliano Belletti out of the team. Makélélé was instrumental in Chelsea's run to the2008 UEFA Champions League Final under the guidance of manager Avram Grant, but they were defeated by Manchester United in a penalty-shootout after a tie 1-1 in the regular time and kept after extra-time.

France

As a member of the France national football team competing at the 2006 World Cup, Makélélé's performances as a tireless midfield spoiler were invaluable to France's progress to the final as they defeated Spain, the defending champions Brazil and Euro 2004 finalists Portugal in the knock-out rounds. His partnership with Patrick Vieira in the defensive midfield proved effective as the team conceded only three goals in seven games, a tally only bested by world champions Italy.
@Stobzilla
 
Theon said:
Nah that's not true at all, of course it gets the best out of him. I think people are so used to seeing Totti up front as he's gotten older that they've forgotten what he was like in his prime. Totti was absolutely fantastic as a #10 and it's the role he played for the majority of his career. His best quality is his passing.

Also he did score goals from that position. Lot's of #10's get forward to score goals and Totti was no different - His goal record is fantastic there. It was only 2005/06 that he started playing up top IIRC.
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I did watch Totti in his prime.
In Euro2000, he mainly played as a second forward for Italy alongside Inzaghi. For Roma the same year he alternated between the role you specify in 352 or play as one of the two forwards. So yes, he can play that role in a 352. Regardless of that era, I rate his later incarceration more so naturally prefer that role for him. It's the same reason why I don't like Rooney in his role in our diamond. I would rather a purer no.10 like Laudrup play such a role.
 
Raees said:
I've added Claude Makalele..

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That's handy. Question for Annah here though. Managers obviously can't play their NT-only players just yet, but can they start picking them to secure them for the second round?
 
crappycraperson said:
I did watch Totti in his prime.
In Euro2000, he mainly played as a second forward for Italy alongside Inzaghi. For Roma the same year he alternated between the role you specify in 352 or play as one of the two forwards. So yes, he can play that role in a 352. Regardless of that era, I rate his later incarceration more so naturally prefer that role for him. It's the same reason why I don't like Rooney in his role in our diamond. I would rather a purer no.10 like Laudrup play such a role.
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Was he any good in jail?
 
antohan said:
That's handy. Question for Annah here though. Managers obviously can't play their NT-only players just yet, but can they start picking them to secure them for the second round?
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I doubt it because that would be a rule change surely? i didn't pick Xavi/Iniesta because I thought I couldn't?
 
antohan said:
That's handy. Question for Annah here though. Managers obviously can't play their NT-only players just yet, but can they start picking them to secure them for the second round?
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The op is quite clear on that point:
Annahnomoss said:
Rules: Only players from the club managing are available until the reinforcement rounds(after the first match is won) - by then all players from the National teams who the manager managed, will as well be available.
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01. Harms:- Giovanni Trapattoni - 1. Platini 2. Scirea 3. Boniek 4. Bergomi 5. Gentile 6. Cuccureddo
02. AngeloHenriquez/Stobzilla:- Fabio Cappello- 1. F. Baresi 2. Gullit 3. Van Basten 4. Hierro 5. Totti 6. Samuel
03. Jayvin:- Carlo Ancelotti - 1. Davids 2. Kaka 3. Cannavaro 4. Shevchenko 5. Ashley Cole
04. Paolo Di Canio:- Louis Van Gaal - 1. Rijkaard 2. Rivaldo 3. Guardiola 4. Ribéry 5. Kluivert
05. Skizzo:- Udo Lattek - 1. Maradona 2. G. Müller 3. Breitner 4. Rummenigge 5. Augenthaler
06. MJJ:- Marcello Lippi - 1. R. Baggio 2. Thuram 3. Del Piero 4. Vieri 5. Ferrara
07. Joga Bonito:- Udo Lattek - 1. Beckenbauer 2. Schuster 3. Vogts 4. Brehme 5. Schwarzenback
08. Balu/PedroMendez:- Béla Guttmann - 1. Bozsik 2. Puskás 3. C. Maldini 4. Grosics 5. Mauro Ramos
09. Raees:- Vicente Del Bosque - 1. Ronaldo 2. Figo 3. M. Laudrup 4. C. Seedorf 5. M. Sanchis 13. Makalele
10. Cutch:- Alex Ferguson - 1. Beckham 2. Stam 3. Van Nistelrooy 4. Cantona 5. Ferdinand
11. Gio:- Giovanni Trapattoni - 1. Matthäus 2. Batistuta 3. Tardelli 4. Kohler 5. Cabrini
12. Edgar Allan Pillow:- Fabio Capello - 1. P. Maldini 2. Nedved 3. Redondo 4. Desailly 5. Savićević
13. The Red Viper:- Pep Guardiola - 1. Lahm 2. Robben 3. Puyol 4. Xavi 5. Iniesta
14. DanNistelrooy:- Carlo Ancelotti - 1. C. Ronaldo 2. Nesta 3. Pirlo 4. Gattuso 5. Bale
15. Annahnomoss:- Vanderlei Luxemburgo - 1. Zidane 2. Cafu 3. R. Carlos 4. Raul 5. Gamarra 13. Romario
16. Crappycraperson:- Rinus Michels - 1. Migueli 2. Cruyff 3. Neeskens 4. Krol 5. Asensi

@Jayvin
 
Raees said:
I doubt it because that would be a rule change surely? i didn't pick Xavi/Iniesta because I thought I couldn't?
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Depends of whether the rule means available for selection/playing or picking. Plenty of times we've had rules whereby you couldn't play someone but could still pick him as part of a future plan.

Also @Balu
 
Stop looking for loopholes through creative interpretations of the rules, antohan :lol:. It was obvious for everyone that the rule is about the draft, not about the games.
 
Annahnomoss said:
Balu is correct. They are not available picks at all and I think everybody has drafted with that in mind.
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Spoilsport :mad:, would be a brilliant curveball seeing as bar a handful of managers there's zero tension as to who may pick what. At least it got a few of you momentarily hot under the collar for a change :p
 
Didier Drogba

01. Harms:- Giovanni Trapattoni - 1. Platini 2. Scirea 3. Boniek 4. Bergomi 5. Gentile 6. Cuccureddo
02. AngeloHenriquez/Stobzilla:- Fabio Cappello- 1. F. Baresi 2. Gullit 3. Van Basten 4. Hierro 5. Totti 6. Samuel
03. Jayvin:- Carlo Ancelotti - 1. Davids 2. Kaka 3. Cannavaro 4. Shevchenko 5. Ashley Cole 6. Drogba
04. Paolo Di Canio:- Louis Van Gaal - 1. Rijkaard 2. Rivaldo 3. Guardiola 4. Ribéry 5. Kluivert
05. Skizzo:- Udo Lattek - 1. Maradona 2. G. Müller 3. Breitner 4. Rummenigge 5. Augenthaler
06. MJJ:- Marcello Lippi - 1. R. Baggio 2. Thuram 3. Del Piero 4. Vieri 5. Ferrara
07. Joga Bonito:- Udo Lattek - 1. Beckenbauer 2. Schuster 3. Vogts 4. Brehme 5. Schwarzenback
08. Balu/PedroMendez:- Béla Guttmann - 1. Bozsik 2. Puskás 3. C. Maldini 4. Grosics 5. Mauro Ramos
09. Raees:- Vicente Del Bosque - 1. Ronaldo 2. Figo 3. M. Laudrup 4. C. Seedorf 5. M. Sanchis 13. Makalele
10. Cutch:- Alex Ferguson - 1. Beckham 2. Stam 3. Van Nistelrooy 4. Cantona 5. Ferdinand
11. Gio:- Giovanni Trapattoni - 1. Matthäus 2. Batistuta 3. Tardelli 4. Kohler 5. Cabrini
12. Edgar Allan Pillow:- Fabio Capello - 1. P. Maldini 2. Nedved 3. Redondo 4. Desailly 5. Savićević
13. The Red Viper:- Pep Guardiola - 1. Lahm 2. Robben 3. Puyol 4. Xavi 5. Iniesta
14. DanNistelrooy:- Carlo Ancelotti - 1. C. Ronaldo 2. Nesta 3. Pirlo 4. Gattuso 5. Bale
15. Annahnomoss:- Vanderlei Luxemburgo - 1. Zidane 2. Cafu 3. R. Carlos 4. Raul 5. Gamarra 13. Romario
16. Crappycraperson:- Rinus Michels - 1. Migueli 2. Cruyff 3. Neeskens 4. Krol 5. Asens

@Paolo Di Canio
 
:lol: Jayvin's picks are like watching paint dry :lol:

Sorry mate, but I just spat my coffee all over the table. So many greats, such great stories... you must be bored stiff.
 
Apparently will be Romario-Raul in the end after checking(Anto telling me) Bebeto's joining dates. Luxemburgo is a bitch to research, four clubs in '95 alone and wikipedia being off.
 
harms looking ridiculously strong

Defensive spine of Scirea-Gentile and Bergomi. Platini combining with Boniek.
 
Even the other Trap team looks belting...

MF of Lothar and Tardelli with Batigol up top and another CM incoming...
 
antohan said:
In a false 9 formation like Tito's from aprior draft, maybe. I don't really see what Totti brings to the table here though, would have preferred widemen in Stobz team tbh.
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That is true.

Though I think he would have been ideal for EAP's team.
 
Soren Lerby was at the height of his powers in the mid 80's, representing a terrifying cocktail of an impressive psyche, footballing ability and a will to win bordering on the brink of insanity. With this man you could count on every last inch of blood being sacrificed for the sake of the victory. Nothing was more important. And if the team mates wouldn't follow him to the end and obey his every order as the leader he was born to be, they might as well just feck off for all he cared. A strutting ego of pride and determination encapsuled this midfield viking who never backed down for anyone. Playing without shin pads as it was still possible in the 80's, he would come charging into anyone who would stand in his way to the final victory.
It says it all really that when Bayern Munich in 1983 were looking for a replacement for their captain and leader, the fearsome Paul Breitner, the choice to be the new engine and Kampfschwein in the German club's central midfield fell on Lerby. Truly a sign upon which to mark how fearsome qualities the Danish midfielder possessed to be chosen as Bayern Munich's leading man, even more so at a time when foreigners in domestic leagues still were a rarity and especially the Germans still held their homegrown players in higher regard when it came to selecting players for a team's most vital leading positions. But for three years, Lerby dominated the Bundesliga from his role as midfield instigator with the South German giants. Never ever giving up an inch of the field. It was his to command, and only his.
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01. Harms:- Giovanni Trapattoni - 1. Platini 2. Scirea 3. Boniek 4. Bergomi 5. Gentile 6. Cuccureddo
02. AngeloHenriquez/Stobzilla:- Fabio Cappello- 1. F. Baresi 2. Gullit 3. Van Basten 4. Hierro 5. Totti 6. Samuel
03. Jayvin:- Carlo Ancelotti - 1. Davids 2. Kaka 3. Cannavaro 4. Shevchenko 5. Ashley Cole 6. Drogba
04. Paolo Di Canio:- Louis Van Gaal - 1. Rijkaard 2. Rivaldo 3. Guardiola 4. Ribéry 5. Kluivert 6. Blind
05. Skizzo:- Udo Lattek - 1. Maradona 2. G. Müller 3. Breitner 4. Rummenigge 5. Augenthaler 6. Lerby
06. MJJ:- Marcello Lippi - 1. R. Baggio 2. Thuram 3. Del Piero 4. Vieri 5. Ferrara
07. Joga Bonito:- Udo Lattek - 1. Beckenbauer 2. Schuster 3. Vogts 4. Brehme 5. Schwarzenback
08. Balu/PedroMendez:- Béla Guttmann - 1. Bozsik 2. Puskás 3. C. Maldini 4. Grosics 5. Mauro Ramos
09. Raees:- Vicente Del Bosque - 1. Ronaldo 2. Figo 3. M. Laudrup 4. C. Seedorf 5. M. Sanchis 13. Makalele
10. Cutch:- Alex Ferguson - 1. Beckham 2. Stam 3. Van Nistelrooy 4. Cantona 5. Ferdinand
11. Gio:- Giovanni Trapattoni - 1. Matthäus 2. Batistuta 3. Tardelli 4. Kohler 5. Cabrini
12. Edgar Allan Pillow:- Fabio Capello - 1. P. Maldini 2. Nedved 3. Redondo 4. Desailly 5. Savićević
13. The Red Viper:- Pep Guardiola - 1. Lahm 2. Robben 3. Puyol 4. Xavi 5. Iniesta
14. DanNistelrooy:- Carlo Ancelotti - 1. C. Ronaldo 2. Nesta 3. Pirlo 4. Gattuso 5. Bale
15. Annahnomoss:- Vanderlei Luxemburgo - 1. Zidane 2. Cafu 3. R. Carlos 4. Raul 5. Gamarra 13. Romario
16. Crappycraperson:- Rinus Michels - 1. Migueli 2. Cruyff 3. Neeskens 4. Krol 5. Asens

@MJJ
 
Awesome pick, he's almost a regular in fantasy drafts this year. Just one minor detail, Breitner retired in '83, when we replaced him with Lerby. He fecked off to Real in '74.
 
Just to keep the formatting...

01. Harms:- Giovanni Trapattoni - 1. Platini 2. Scirea 3. Boniek 4. Bergomi 5. Gentile 6. Cuccureddo
02. AngeloHenriquez/Stobzilla:- Fabio Cappello- 1. F. Baresi 2. Gullit 3. Van Basten 4. Hierro 5. Totti 6. Samuel
03. Jayvin:- Carlo Ancelotti - 1. Davids 2. Kaka 3. Cannavaro 4. Shevchenko 5. Ashley Cole 6. Drogba
04. Paolo Di Canio:- Louis Van Gaal - 1. Rijkaard 2. Rivaldo 3. Guardiola 4. Ribéry 5. Kluivert 6. Blind
05. Skizzo:- Udo Lattek - 1. Maradona 2. G. Müller 3. Breitner 4. Rummenigge 5. Augenthaler 6. Lerby
06. MJJ:- Marcello Lippi - 1. R. Baggio 2. Thuram 3. Del Piero 4. Vieri 5. Ferrara
07. Joga Bonito:- Udo Lattek - 1. Beckenbauer 2. Schuster 3. Vogts 4. Brehme 5. Schwarzenback
08. Balu/PedroMendez:- Béla Guttmann - 1. Bozsik 2. Puskás 3. C. Maldini 4. Grosics 5. Mauro Ramos
09. Raees:- Vicente Del Bosque - 1. Ronaldo 2. Figo 3. M. Laudrup 4. C. Seedorf 5. M. Sanchis 13. Makalele
10. Cutch:- Alex Ferguson - 1. Beckham 2. Stam 3. Van Nistelrooy 4. Cantona 5. Ferdinand
11. Gio:- Giovanni Trapattoni - 1. Matthäus 2. Batistuta 3. Tardelli 4. Kohler 5. Cabrini
12. Edgar Allan Pillow:- Fabio Capello - 1. P. Maldini 2. Nedved 3. Redondo 4. Desailly 5. Savićević
13. The Red Viper:- Pep Guardiola - 1. Lahm 2. Robben 3. Puyol 4. Xavi 5. Iniesta
14. DanNistelrooy:- Carlo Ancelotti - 1. C. Ronaldo 2. Nesta 3. Pirlo 4. Gattuso 5. Bale
15. Annahnomoss:- Vanderlei Luxemburgo - 1. Zidane 2. Cafu 3. R. Carlos 4. Raul 5. Gamarra 13. Romario
16. Crappycraperson:- Rinus Michels - 1. Migueli 2. Cruyff 3. Neeskens 4. Krol 5. Asens
 
01. Harms:- Giovanni Trapattoni - 1. Platini 2. Scirea 3. Boniek 4. Bergomi 5. Gentile 6. Cuccureddu
02. AngeloHenriquez/Stobzilla:- Fabio Cappello- 1. F. Baresi 2. Gullit 3. Van Basten 4. Hierro 5. Totti 6. Samuel
03. Jayvin:- Carlo Ancelotti - 1. Davids 2. Kaka 3. Cannavaro 4. Shevchenko 5. Ashley Cole 6. Drogba
04. Paolo Di Canio:- Louis Van Gaal - 1. Rijkaard 2. Rivaldo 3. Guardiola 4. Ribéry 5. Kluivert 6. Blind
05. Skizzo:- Udo Lattek - 1. Maradona 2. G. Müller 3. Breitner 4. Rummenigge 5. Augenthaler 6. Lerby
06. MJJ:- Marcello Lippi - 1. R. Baggio 2. Thuram 3. Del Piero 4. Vieri 5. Ferrara
07. Joga Bonito:- Udo Lattek - 1. Beckenbauer 2. Schuster 3. Vogts 4. Brehme 5. Schwarzenbeck
08. Balu/PedroMendez:- Béla Guttmann - 1. Bozsik 2. Puskás 3. C. Maldini 4. Grosics 5. Mauro Ramos
09. Raees:- Vicente Del Bosque - 1. Ronaldo 2. Figo 3. M. Laudrup 4. C. Seedorf 5. M. Sanchis 13. Makelele
10. Cutch:- Alex Ferguson - 1. Beckham 2. Stam 3. Van Nistelrooy 4. Cantona 5. Ferdinand
11. Gio:- Giovanni Trapattoni - 1. Matthäus 2. Batistuta 3. Tardelli 4. Kohler 5. Cabrini
12. Edgar Allan Pillow:- Fabio Capello - 1. P. Maldini 2. Nedved 3. Redondo 4. Desailly 5. Savićević
13. The Red Viper:- Pep Guardiola - 1. Lahm 2. Robben 3. Puyol 4. Xavi 5. Iniesta
14. DanNistelrooy:- Carlo Ancelotti - 1. C. Ronaldo 2. Nesta 3. Pirlo 4. Gattuso 5. Bale
15. Annahnomoss:- Vanderlei Luxemburgo - 1. Zidane 2. Cafu 3. R. Carlos 4. Raul 5. Gamarra 13. Romario
16. Crappycraperson:- Rinus Michels - 1. Migueli 2. Cruyff 3. Neeskens 4. Krol 5. Asensi

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Dennis Bergkamp, whose was named after Denis Law by parents who hadn't looked up how the Manchester United striker actually spells his name. Photograph: Paul McFegan/Sportsphoto, England
There is a Midland Metro tram named after Billy Wright, a leisure centre in Beeston named after John Charles, an unfinished tower block in Dubai named after Steven Gerrard,

One of the most promising young players in Brazil is a 19-year-old at Pele's old club Santos called Overath Breitner da Silva, after not one but two German World Cup-winning legends. His younger brother, Roberto Prosinecki da Silva (really), is all set for a similarly stellar career

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Cheers @Edgar Allan Pillow . Nice article
 
Seeing that my pick isn't overlapping with MJJ's and to speed things along a wee bit I pick

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Uli Hoeneß (Hoeness) was on the path to greatness until a cruel injury against Leeds in the European Cup final virtually ended his career. He was just 23 at that time. Even by then he had achieved things that few players could dream of in an entire career. Hoeness was an integral part of the team since 1970 as a 20 year old and went on to win 3 Bundesliga trophies on the trot, a period in which he contributed 48 goals in 102 matches. That is extremely impressive given that he had to play both as a midfielder and a wide forward at times with Muller being the focal point. Hoeness was generally the secondary goalscoring threat after Muller for that brilliant Bayern side. He was part of the team that won WC and featured in the final, giving away an early penalty before bouncing back typical German style to ultimately win the match. Prior to winning the WC, Hoeness paved their way for Bayern's first European Cup in their history, with a brilliant counter-attacking performance, scoring 2 goals in an European Cup final replay against Atletico Madrid.

Hoeness was extremely rapid and could do 100m in just 10-11 seconds. He was pretty complete as a player with great technique, passing, dribbling, searing pace, finishing and tactical awareness. In line with the unique total football revolution at Bayern in the early 70s, his extreme versatility meant that he could play anywhere in a flat midfield trio, as a wide forward and also as a strike partner to Muller. The partnership and understanding which he forged with Muller was absolutely vital for Bayern's success in the early 70s.

Hoeness never fully recovered from that fateful injury he suffered against Leeds and he ultimately retired just aged 27. He was meant to take his place in the pantheon of German greats, had his career not ended so cruelly. However, his love for Bayern didn't just stop there, he became their Commercial/General Manager of Bayern after his retirement.

''Immediately after retiring as a player, Hoeneß was appointed commercial/general manager of Bayern Munich, overseeing a period in which the club enjoyed continued sporting success, winning the Intercontinental Cup, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup, 15 German leagues and seven domestic cups (before his arrival, the club had won only seven major trophies in its history).

During his reign, the club also experienced strong growth: revenue increased approximately by twenty-fold and membership of the club increased more than twenty-fold to over nearly 230,000, the second largest membership a football club has in the world. Between 2000 and 2005 Bayern also built a state of the art stadium, the Allianz Arena, at a cost of€340m. It was also one of the venues during the 2006 World Cup. 2012, FC Bayern had an equity of 249 Mio Euro''

Hoeness was later sent to jail for tax evasion. The FC Bayern München AG supervisory board had a "unanimous opinion" that Hoeneß should continue in his role despite being sent to trial. Such was his stature and importance to Bayern Munich. Hoeness is part of Bayern's rich heritage and is rightly considered a Bayern legend. The Bayern that you are seeing right now is heavily due to the leadership of Uli Hoeness.
 
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