Just Fontaine is 80 today. He is a former French football player who can be regarded as the finest striker the FIFA world cup has ever seen. He is the record holder for most goals scored in a single edition of the World Cup, with 13 in 1958. Despite the fact that the Moroccan born only played in one world cup, He has scored the fourth most goals for any player in the World Cup finals overall, after Ronaldo (15 goals in four World Cup tournaments), Gerd Müller (14 goals in two tournaments) and Miroslav Klose (14 goals in three tournaments).
He also had a more than perfect goal scoring ratio for France as he scored 30 goals in 21 appearances, but forced to retire early because of a recurring injury
César Delgado
César Delgado is 32 years old today. He is an Argentine footballer who plays as a winger for Mexican club Monterrey. Delgado who also played for Lyon will famously be remembered for coming on as a substitute against Liverpool in a UEFA Champions League match and scored an important 90th minute winner after only being on the pitch for 5 minutes to help his team comeback from a goal down and settle the score at 2–1 to Lyon. This was an important moment for him and his team because this was Lyon's first win in the UEFA Champions League against English opposition.
Robert Huth
Robert Huth is 29 years old today. He is a German footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club Stoke City. Huth who also played for the likes of Chelsea and Middlesbrough will be remembered for being a ball boy at the 1997 DFB-Pokal Final.
Bryan Ruiz
Bryan Ruiz is 28 today. He is the Costa Rican national team captain who plays for Fulham in the Premier League. The right sided attacking midfielder who can play as a second striker has over 100 career goals to his name.
What a Legend!! To think I was stll talkin abt this man to my friend some days back
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