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Eusebio: Portugal Football Legend Dies
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Eusebio: Portugal Football Legend Dies
Pedro Silva Sun Jan 05, 2014 2:28 pm
My friends, this was taken from Sky News:
http://news.sky.com/story/1190439/eusebio-portugal-football-legend-dies
http://news.sky.com/story/1190439/eusebio-portugal-football-legend-dies
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Re: Eusebio: Portugal Football Legend Dies
bb1 Sun Jan 05, 2014 2:39 pm
Eusebio: Portugal Football Legend Dies
Ronaldo and Luis Figo pay tribute to the prolific forward who guided his country to third place in the 1966 World Cup.
Former Portugal footballer Eusebio, often ranked as one of the best players ever, has died at the age of 71, his former club has confirmed.
The forward was the top scorer in the 1966 World Cup as he guided his team to third place in the tournament.
The 71-year-old reportedly died early on Sunday morning of cardiac failure.
Portuguese state television channel RTP quoted his his biographer, Joao Malheiro, as saying: "Having followed his life close up and on a daily basis, I was a witness to his health having become very fragile and there were clear signs of this in recent years.
"At the moment though this isn't the most important thing, what's most important is to remember the man who was, and always will be, in the place of the imortals of this country and was clearly of emblematic importance for Portuguese in the 20th century, above all during the 1960s when Portugal lived under a dictatorship."
Nicknamed the Black Panther or the Black Pearl, Eusebio spent most of career with Benfica in Portugal after moving from the then Portuguese territory Laurenco Marquez, now Mapatu in Mozambique.
The club's fans will be offered the chance to pay their final respects to the player at the Estadio da Luz later on Sunday.
"Eusebio's body will be brought to the stadium later today and all fans will be able to say goodbye," the spokesman said.
"It's a very sad day for all of us."
Sad news, Pedro - Eusebio was rightly admired all over the world, and was a real gentleman, unlike many of today's players.
Ronaldo and Luis Figo pay tribute to the prolific forward who guided his country to third place in the 1966 World Cup.
Former Portugal footballer Eusebio, often ranked as one of the best players ever, has died at the age of 71, his former club has confirmed.
The forward was the top scorer in the 1966 World Cup as he guided his team to third place in the tournament.
The 71-year-old reportedly died early on Sunday morning of cardiac failure.
Portuguese state television channel RTP quoted his his biographer, Joao Malheiro, as saying: "Having followed his life close up and on a daily basis, I was a witness to his health having become very fragile and there were clear signs of this in recent years.
"At the moment though this isn't the most important thing, what's most important is to remember the man who was, and always will be, in the place of the imortals of this country and was clearly of emblematic importance for Portuguese in the 20th century, above all during the 1960s when Portugal lived under a dictatorship."
Nicknamed the Black Panther or the Black Pearl, Eusebio spent most of career with Benfica in Portugal after moving from the then Portuguese territory Laurenco Marquez, now Mapatu in Mozambique.
The club's fans will be offered the chance to pay their final respects to the player at the Estadio da Luz later on Sunday.
"Eusebio's body will be brought to the stadium later today and all fans will be able to say goodbye," the spokesman said.
"It's a very sad day for all of us."
Sad news, Pedro - Eusebio was rightly admired all over the world, and was a real gentleman, unlike many of today's players.
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Re: Eusebio: Portugal Football Legend Dies
Pedro Silva Sun Jan 05, 2014 2:43 pm
Yes bb1, I agree with you.
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