Muhammad Ali has undoubtedly been a fixture in world culture since the 1960's. Ali was best known for his fighting style which he described as "Float like a Mark Hateley was a member of the England side that pulled off a legendary victory over Brazil Ally McCoist Alistair Murdoch McCoist (born September 24, 1962) is a former professional fo During his fifteen years with Rangers, McCoist achieved an array of honours, including nine league championship medals, a Scottish Cup medal, and nine League Cup medals. He was Europe's top goal scorer twice (in 1992 and 1993), as well as being named Scotland's "Player of the Year" in 1992. McCoist is Rangers' all-time leading goalscorer (with 251 league goals; 355 in all competitions) and Scotland's fifth-highest scorer, with 19 goals. 34 of these Goals were scored in the 1991-1992 season, when he was awarded the European Golden Boot and named Scotland's Player of the Year. The following season he won the Golden Boot again and helped Rangers to the brink of the European Champions' League Final. His nicknames among Rangers fans include "The Judge" (as during the Graeme Souness era he was often a substitute, or "on the bench"), and the most famous of all: "Super Ally".
Seizing the gold medal at the Olympics in 1960, battling George Foreman in "The Rumble in the Jungle" in Zaire, and going head to head with Joe Frazier in "The Thrilla in Manila" in the Philippines, were highlights of a career that earned Ali the status of world icon. Since his retirement in 1981, Ali has engaged in many humanitarian endeavors, including a 1990 journey to Iraq to negotiate the release of 15 hostages. In the last 20 years, Ali's cultural status has hardly diminished: 3 billion television viewers around the world watched him open the Atlanta Olympics in 1996
butterfly, sting like a bee". His movement is often described as a dance; some go so far as to call it beautiful Throughout his career Ali made a name for himself with great handspeed, as well as fast feet and taunting tactics. While Ali was renowned for his fast, sharp out-fighting style, he also had a great chin, and displayed a great heart and ability to take a punch in his 1974 fight against George Foreman in Zaire, called the Rumble in the Jungle.
in their own backyard. It was June 1984 when John Barnes scored an iconic goal, his surging run through the Brazilian defence being climaxed by a finish of sublime subtlety. And striker Hateley added a second goal to silence the Samba bands in Rio de Janeiro's capacious Maracana Stadium. Hateley's move to Scottish champions Glasgow Rangers in 1990 saw him move to the club where he would play the best football of his career. One of his most memorable goals was a stunning volley at Leeds in the 1992-93 European Cup in a tie dubbed 'The Battle of Britain', with Rangers winning over two legs.
otball player who played as a striker. His first professional club was St. Johnstone. Several clubs wanted McCoist but it was Sunderland who beat off the efforts of Rangers to sign the rising star. His time at Sunderland, however, was unsuccessful; he managed only 8 goals in 56 appearances. It was in 1983 that Rangers manager John Greig signed him.
His face and voice have become familiar on television as co-presenter of McCoist and MacAulay and as a regular football broadcaster on ITV's coverage of the Premiership and Champions League and the World Cup. He has also made his mark on the film industry, starring alongside screen legend Robert Duvall in the football movie A Shot At Glory
Henrik Larsson
born September 20, 1971 in Helsingborg, Skåne a Swedish footballer, best known for winning four titles in seven years with Celtic. Following a contract dispute with Feyenoord, he was signed by Celtic manager Wim Jansen in July 1997 for a fee of £650,000. Few would then have predicted that Larsson would go on to become one of the club's greatest ever players, popularly dubbed the 'King of Kings' Celtic went on to win the Scottish Premier League and League Cup in his first season, ending the run of nine consecutive titles by Old Firm rivals Rangers in the process. Henrik Larsson scored more than 240 goals for Celtic in seven years. In 2003, his home country nominated him as the greatest Swedish football player of the last 50 years. He played his last game for Celtic in May 2004 before joining Barcelona.
He subsequently had a two-year spell at Barcelona, where he won two titles and the Champions League. After his contract had expired at Barcelona, Larsson returned to his home town club of Helsingborgs IF, and joined Manchester United on a brief loan spell between January and March 2007. Prior to his retirement from international football in 2006, Larsson had won 93 caps for Sweden, scoring 36 goals. Henrik Larsson Official Website
Pierre van Hooijdonk noted for his spectacular free kicks Van Hooijdonk has been capped 46
times for the Dutch national team and has played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2000, and Euro 2004. He has scored 14 goals for his country. When Van Hooijdonk arrived at Celtic they had not won any trophies in six years. However with Van Hooijdonk Celtic won the Scottish Cup right away and Van Hooijdonk was the only goalscorer in the final. Van Hooijdonk was popular among the fans, Van Hooijdonk was popular among the fans, but had an argument with the club's president. As a result he ended up at the substitute bench and did not play that much. The manager of the
Dutch national team in these days Guus Hiddink told him he would not be selected for the national team as long as he was no regular first team player at Celtic. In total he scored 57 goals for the club in 68 appearances. While at Feyenoord, he will always be remembered for his free kick abilities and his integral part in the UEFA Cup 2001-02 win. He scored two goals in the final and his performances helped Feyenoord beat Freiburg, Rangers, PSV Eindhoven, Inter and Borussia Dortmund
| Senior clubs1 | ||
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1989-1991 1991-1995 1995-1997 1997-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2003 2003-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 | RBC Roosendaal NAC Breda Celtic Nottingham Forest Vitesse Arnhem SL Benfica Feyenoord Rotterdam Fenerbahçe NAC Breda Feyenoord Rotterdam CAREER | 69 (33) 115 (81) 69 (44) 71 (36) 29 (25) 30 (19) 61 (52) 53 (32) 17 (5) 37 (8) 551 (335) |
| National team | ||
| 1994-2004 | Netherlands | 46 (14) |