Bronze Age - Forwards/Strikers

Milla - Let's be clear - Roger is not really the first to celebrate his goals. But while Pele, Maradona or Johan Cruyff were previously content to salute the public, raise their fist or jump on the backs of their teammates, the Old Lion elevated the celebration to the level of art that evening. "It came to me at the time, instinctively," - he told the BBC.
Milla, officially retired in 1988, had already celebrated his jubilee, which attracted nearly 150,000 spectators. But under popular pressure, the Cameroon President Paul Biya finally convinced him to be the number 9 of the Indomitable Lions in Italy (1990 WC). Milla scored two goals in two minutes in extra time in the round of 16 as Colombia was dispatched -- prompting his famous hip-swinging corner-flag shimmy.
And thanks to Cameroon's more than honorable performance, Roger Milla would have the opportunity to dance similarly four times.

 

Van Basten - "It's dark. I'm crawling on all fours. I need to go to the bathroom... In the middle of the night, the painkillers wear off... I was a professional a football player and became a simple man who can’t even walk. Now I’m just a cripple...
Milan invites me to matches, but I don’t want to appear in public on crutches. It’s better to sit at home, like a wounded animal...
Two years ago, I was a professional footballer. The best in the world. I'm crawling on all fours now and suffering from pain... Almost. Here's the bed. I hope to sleep a little. Sometimes it doesn't work out, I can't sleep for a long time. Although what difference does it make? Tomorrow there's nothing to do - I'll lie down all day again" - From the autobiography of Marco van Basten
"If God doesn't want Marco to play football, then he doesn't want to see any more beautiful goals" - Diego Maradona