Posts Tagged ‘Samuel Kuffour’

The heartache of sport crystalised in an image: Samuel Kuffour after losing the 1999 Champions League final.

30. Anthony Yeboah
Career Span: 1981-2003
Nationality: Ghanaian
International Caps: 59 (29 goals)
Position: Striker
 

The fact that Anthony Yeboah is the only player in the history of Match Of The Day to win back-to-back Goal of the Month competitions highlights his penchant for the spectacular. In many ways, it explains why he is a cult hero to Leeds United fans to this day and why he is so memorable when Premiership fans wear the sandals for nostalgia and reminisce about the thick-fogged, obscurity-filled Premiership of the 1990s.

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