Showing posts with label Eusebio Da Silva Ferreira. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eusebio Da Silva Ferreira. Show all posts
05 January 2014
EUSEBIO DA SILVA: Portugal football legend dies aged 71
Portugal football legend Eusebio, who was top scorer at the 1966 World Cup, has died aged 71 from a heart attack.
Born in Mozambique in 1942 when it was still a Portuguese colony, Eusebio da Silva Ferreira went on to play 64 times for Portugal, scoring 41 goals.
The Benfica striker's nine goals at the 1966 World Cup in England included four against North Korea.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Eusebio - photo was posted on Ronaldo's Twitter account on Sunday
Widely considered one of the best players of all time, he scored 733 times in 745 professional matches.
He had been admitted to hospital several times over the past year for the treatment of heart and respiratory problems.
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