Best English Footballers Ever – Top 10 Legends
2. Bobby Moore
The most iconic image in English football is of Bobby Moore holding aloft the World Cup on 30 July 1966. It was a perfect moment in the sporting history of the country, and Moore – composed, immaculate and stylish – was its perfect hero.
Indeed, his manager, Alf Ramsey, said of Bobby in the aftermath of that triumph, “My captain, my leader, my right-hand man. He was the spirit and the heartbeat of the team. A cool, calculating footballer I could trust with my life. He was the supreme professional, the best I ever worked with. Without him England would never have won the World Cup.”
Bobby Moore was the counter stone of a well-organized defence in 1966 world cup. In the next competition, 1970 world cup he produced a memorable challenge to Brazilian Jairzinho in full flow. He is a member of world team the 20th century. Bobby Moore Captained West Ham United for more than 10 years.
1. Bobby Charlton
No-one symbolises English football more than Bobby Charlton. During the 1960s he was the most famous – and popular – Englishman in the world. He was, and remains, English football’s ultimate ambassador of the game.
First in our list of best English footballers ever, Bobby Charlton won the world cup in 1966 and was very successful with his club also. That record is impressive enough: Charlton won three Football League championships, the FA Cup, European Cup and World Cup.
He was Footballer of the Year in both England and Europe; and holds the record for 2nd most goals for Manchester United and England. But it is also the context of his career that made it so unique, poignant and globally admired.
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