| Walter Zenga (New England Revolution) | | | | helm of Toronto FC. |
| The man they nicknamed Uomo Ragno (Spider-Man), | | | | Mo Johnston's last minute winner for Rangers vs |
| was an ever present in the Inter Milan goal through the | | | | Celtic, 1989 |
| 1980's, making no less than 328 appearances and | | | | Denilson (FC Dallas) |
| appearing for his country 58 times. | | | | At 21, Denilson became the most expensive player in |
| Even more impressively, in Italia 90 set a record of | | | | the world when Spanish outfit Real Betis paid |
| keeping 5 consecutive clean sheets, totalling 518 | | | | approximately $32,000,000 to Sao Paulo for his |
| minutes without conceding a goal, a record that still | | | | services. Renowned for his dazzling stepovers and |
| stands today. | | | | skinning opponents on the left flank, he was regarded |
| He is now the manager of Serie A side Catania. | | | | as one of the most promising players the game had |
| Richard Gough (Kansas City Wizards/San Jose Clash) | | | | seen. |
| A no-nonsense centre half and one of Glasgow | | | | Sadly, the promise he showed never really developed, |
| Rangers most successful ever players, winning 9 titles | | | | mostly down to his selfish play by holding on the ball |
| as part of the infamous '9 in a row' team. Gough also | | | | for too long, or as the UK would say, 'ball-hogging'. |
| amassed 61 appearances for the Scottish national | | | | He only played 7 games for Dallas before returning to |
| side. His spell at Rangers was interrupted by a brief | | | | his native Brazil. |
| stint with Tottenham Hotspur, only to return to | | | | Carlos Valderrama (Tampa Bay Mutiny, Miami Fusion, |
| Rangers, becoming the first ever Scottish player to be | | | | Colorado Rapids) |
| sold for over £1,000,000. | | | | Considered the greatest Colombian player of all time, |
| He spent 2 years in the MLS with Kansas City | | | | his creativity and flare was only surpassed by his hair - |
| Wizards and San Jose Cash, being named in the MLS | | | | a curly orange electrified afro. Elegant and intelligent |
| XI of the Year whilst with the Wizards. | | | | with the ball at his feet, El Pibe (The Kid) never actually |
| Lothar Matthaus (Metrostars) | | | | ran anywhere on the pitch, but with his level of skill, |
| Perhaps not just one of the greatest players in the | | | | why bother? His status of legend was confirmed in |
| history of the MLS, but in the history of soccer. Winning | | | | 2006, when a 22 foot bronze statue of him was |
| World Soccer Player of the Year, European Footballer | | | | erected in his home town of Santa Marta. Brilliant. |
| of the year and Fifa World Player of the Year, | | | | Spending 6 years in the US, Valderrama still holds the |
| Matthaus could play in defence or midfield, with a | | | | record for the most assists. |
| rocket right foot that earned him the status of | | | | Youri Djorkaeff (Metrostars) |
| Germany's most capped player. | | | | Aptly nicknamed 'Snake', Djorkaeff was a cultivated |
| His managerial career, however, has not been as | | | | attacking midfielder and formed a crucial partnership |
| successful as his playing days, with short spells in | | | | with Zinedine Zidane, resulting in France winning the 98 |
| Brazil, Austria and Serbia, and as of now in Israel as | | | | World Cup and Euro 2000. |
| the manager of Maccabi Netanya. | | | | Banging the goals in for Monaco, he spent one season |
| Roberto Donadoni (Metrostars) | | | | at Paris St Germain before signing for Italian giants |
| A vital key in AC Milan's success through the 80s and | | | | Inter Milan and Kaiserslautern, when somehow Bolton |
| 90s, when very few could argue against them being | | | | Wanderers persuaded him to sign. |
| the best club side in the world (other than Barcelona's | | | | He became Metrostars 'MVP' during his brief spell in |
| dream team). Notorious for effortlessly running past | | | | the US, before an ankle injury forced him to retire. |
| players on the right flank, Donadoni collected 5 Serie A | | | | Hristo Stoichkov (Chicago Fire, DC United) |
| titles, 3 European Cups, 3 European Super Cups and 2 | | | | Unpredictable and quite possibly insane, this tricky |
| Intercontinental cups before moving on to the | | | | Bulgarian had everything: pace, mesmerizing dribbling |
| Metrostars, where he was named in the Best XI in the | | | | and a devastating shot. Barcelona snapped him up |
| 1996 Season. | | | | from CSKA Sofia, where his temperament, passion |
| Now boss of the Italian national side, Italy are left with | | | | and goal scoring record immortalized him as a |
| a mountain to climb in order to progress to the quarter | | | | Barcelona great. |
| finals after disastrous results against Holland and | | | | He was also instrumental in Bulgaria's unexpected run |
| Romania. | | | | in the 94 World Cup, during which time they made it to |
| Maurice 'Mo' Johnston (Kansas City Wizards) | | | | the semi final, losing to Italy. Stoichkov also earned the |
| Mo Johnston was a Scottish centre forward starting | | | | Golden Boot, finishing joint-top with Russia's Oleg |
| his career with Partick Thistle, and then spending a | | | | Solenko. |
| couple of seasons at Watford before his move to | | | | David Beckham (LA Galaxy) |
| Celtic that would later earn him hatred across | | | | The man who needs no introduction, 'Goldenballs' is the |
| Glasgow. | | | | most famous soccer player on the planet, who's brand |
| Leaving Celtic for Nantes, vowing to never return to | | | | is more renowned than his free kicks and |
| Scotland, Johnston reconsidered and done a U-Turn, | | | | defence-splitting passes. |
| claiming to sign for Celtic again at the end of the | | | | A style icon for every male in Britain whilst playing for |
| season. As the summer approached, Johnston | | | | Manchester Utd, Beckham's commitments to his life |
| changed his mind once more, this time signing for arch | | | | away from soccer meant that his relationship with Sir |
| rivals Rangers. This infuriated Rangers fans as | | | | Alex Ferguson was likely to deteriorate, as it did to the |
| Johnston is an ex Celtic player and supporter, but | | | | extent that Ferguson managed to kick a soccer boot |
| worse still, he was Roman Catholic. Celtic fans turned | | | | at Beckham's eye, requiring stitches. |
| on him, opting for the nickname of Judas, replacing his | | | | Fast forward a couple of years, Beckham joins 'Los |
| former moniker of MoJo, Rangers fans disliked him | | | | Galacticos', winning the Supercup in his first season. He |
| from the start. | | | | had to wait until 2007 for a major honour though, when |
| Nevertheless, he scored 46 goals in 100 games, | | | | Real won the Primera league. |
| before moving back to England with Everton. This | | | | Whilst at Galaxy, his career has seen a couple of |
| unsuccessful spell was followed by brief stints with | | | | milestones, a 100th cap for the England national team, |
| Falkirk and Hearts, before joining the Kansas City | | | | and a stunning 70 yard goal against Kansas City |
| Wizards, spending 5 seasons there. | | | | Wizards, almost mirroring his efforts for Man Utd |
| Hw was more recently head coach of Metrostars, | | | | against Wimbledon in 1996. |
| before being given his marching orders, taking over the | | | | |