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Eusebio made his name in Portugal as a notorious goalscorer for club Benfica. A total of 317 goals in 317 league appearances is a massive tally and just a fantastic score rate, few or almost no one have a chance to reach in modern football. He also shined in the 1966 World Cup, winning Bronze with Portugal. He played 64 times for his nation, scoring 41 goals.

He dominated during his time with Benfica, winning the domestic league 11 times. European Cup winner in 1961-62, and ending runners-up twice, in 1962-63 and 1967-68. He was one of the major names of European soccer during the 60’s and early 70’s, as we look up his latter years as a player, turning out for NASL teams such as Boston Minutemen, Toronto Metros-Croatia and Las Vegas Quicksilvers. He also had spells at New Jersey Americans and Buffalo Stallions.

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Tampa Bay Rowdies are playing in the USL Championship. This league is seen as the 2nd tier in American soccer. However, as we all know, there is no promotion or relegation. They are no longer a major force at the top level. They once were, 50 years ago, in the legendary NASL. John Gorman mostly remembered for his role as a player for Carlisle and Tottenham. He was also a manager at Swindon and served as an assistant to Glenn Hoddle for England and Spurs. Gorman used to play for The Rowdies back in the NASL days.

Rodney Marsh and Frank Worthington are two other well known names. They are proven England internationals who turned out for The Rowdies. Marsh becoming one of their all time favourites, being a prolific player and also later, head coach. He scored 48 goals in 94 outings in NASL action.

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