Profiles

Legends

The players who grew bigger than their clubs: careers, records, trophies and the matches nobody forgets.

Samuel Eto'o in Cameroon's green number 9 shirt with the captain's armband, facing a Morocco defender in November 2009Legends

Samuel Eto'o: the striker who won back-to-back trebles

Two Champions Leagues with Barcelona, a third with Inter and the only back-to-back trebles with two clubs: the career of the Cameroonian striker who made big games his own.

Guriball Newsroom · Oct 03, 2026 · 10 min read
Zlatan Ibrahimović in the Paris Saint-Germain number 10 shirt, about to take a penalty against Saint-Étienne in January 2015Legends

Zlatan Ibrahimović: the striker who never did things quietly

Twelve league titles in four countries, an overhead kick that won the Puskás Award and a retirement at 41: the career of the Swedish striker who played for Ajax, Juventus, Inter, Barcelona, Milan, PSG and Manchester United.

Guriball Newsroom · Oct 03, 2026 · 10 min read
Xavi Hernández in the Barcelona shirt, wearing the captain's armband, during a La Liga match in November 2012Legends

Xavi Hernández: the Puppet Master of Barcelona and Spain

Four Champions Leagues, eight league titles, a World Cup and two European Championships: the career of the midfielder who set the tempo for the best Barcelona and Spain sides of their era.

Guriball Newsroom · Oct 03, 2026 · 10 min read
Marco van Basten celebrating with arms raised after scoring for the Netherlands against England at Euro 1988Legends

Marco van Basten: the striker whose career ended too soon

Three Ballons d'Or, a Euro 1988 final volley still replayed today, a Milan side that won everything and an ankle that ended it all: the Dutch striker known as the Swan of Utrecht.

Guriball Newsroom · Oct 03, 2026 · 9 min read
Zinedine Zidane in France's white shirt, number 10 and captain's armband, during the 2006 World Cup final in BerlinLegends

Zinedine Zidane: the maestro from Cannes to Berlin

From Cannes and Bordeaux to Juventus and Real Madrid, via the 1998 World Cup, a Champions League volley and the Berlin headbutt: the career of the playmaker the game still admires.

Guriball Newsroom · Oct 03, 2026 · 9 min read
Gianluigi Buffon, Juventus captain, adjusting his gloves during a Champions League match against Malmö at Juventus Stadium in September 2014Legends

Gianluigi Buffon: the goalkeeper who said goodbye twice

From a Parma debut at 17 to the 2006 World Cup, three lost Champions League finals and a Juventus farewell that was not the end, the career of Italy's most capped player.

Guriball Newsroom · Oct 03, 2026 · 9 min read