World Cup Heroes

Before football became content... it was mythology. #WorldCup

On This Day 1974 BBC1…LIVE 6:40-9:30pm The talents of The Netherlands Johan Cruyff and the Cruyff turn against Sweden. Commentator David Coleman. #Cruyff

He didn’t just play the game. Total Football personified. The Cruyff Turn. Three Ballon d'Or crowns. A revolutionary who changed how the world thinks about the beautiful game. #WorldCup #Cruyff #Holland

Der Kaiser ❤️❤️🇩🇪 #Beckenbauer

Der Kaiser. The Emperor. Libero, captain, champion. The man who won the World Cup as both player and manager. #WorldCup #Beckenbauer #Germany

Roberto Baggio on his penalty miss 🗣️ “I had dreamt of playing in a World Cup final since I was a little boy, but I never thought it could end like that. To this day, I still haven’t truly accepted that it happened. It haunts me.”

Maradona “God”, Pelé “King”, Baggio is beautiful sadness! Il Divin Codino. The Divine Ponytail. A poet in boots who transformed matches into masterpieces! Italy's greatest ever No. 10. #WorldCup #Baggio

17 days to go - Pelé is the only 17-year-old to score at a @FIFAWorldCup. He is also the youngest player to appear in a World Cup final, scoring a brace against Sweden in 1958 aged 17 years and 249 days. Legend. #OptaWorldCupCountdown

I refuse to believe Maradona was sober during these warm-ups

O Rei. The King of Football. Three World Cups, over a thousand goals, and a grace on the ball that seemed to defy the laws of physics. #WorldCup #Pelé

Some men played football. The Hand of God. The Goal of the Century. El Pibe de Oro who carried a nation on his shoulders and bewitched the world with both feet. #Worldcup #Maradona