Football's Greatest
| Football's Greatest | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sport |
| Created by | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Paul McGrath Jon Owen Hans Duikersloot |
| Editors | Matt Bowen Crispin Holland |
| Camera setup | Daniel Vitalis |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sky Sports HD 1/2 |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) & 576i (SDTV) |
| Original release | 10 June – 11 July 2010 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Football's Greatest is a TV series that started on 10 June 2010 and finished on 11 July 2010 on Sky Sports for the World Cup. There are 26 shows in total all narrated by Richard Keys, 25 featuring one footballer for each show. The first episode, The Contenders, is about players that did not make the following shows, though are still notable, including Bobby Moore, Franco Baresi, George Weah, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lothar Matthäus, Gheorghe Hagi, Romário, Dennis Bergkamp, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Eric Cantona, Denis Law, David Beckham, Thierry Henry, Paolo Rossi, Sócrates, Steven Gerrard, Hristo Stoichkov, Ryan Giggs, Hugo Sánchez, Dino Zoff, Emilio Butragueño, Kaká, Roberto Baggio, Luís Figo and Lionel Messi.
The series was then followed by Football's Greatest Managers around Christmas 2011, running to a similar format. This series was narrated by Gabriel Clarke and features shows for José Mourinho, Bill Shankly, Alex Ferguson, Bob Paisley, Giovanni Trapattoni, Fabio Capello, Arrigo Sacchi, Rinus Michels, Mário Zagallo and Ottmar Hitzfeld.[1]
There were additional episodes created of Football's Greatest created in 2014, Andrés Iniesta, Ryan Giggs, Dennis Bergkamp, Steven Gerrard, Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Luís Figo and Clarence Seedorf.[2]
Ten for Football's Greatest International Teams; Netherlands (1974, 1988), West Germany (1972-1974), Brazil (1958/1962, 1970, 1982), France (1984, 1998-2000), Hungary (1954), Spain (2008-2012).[3]
Sixteen for Football's Greatest Club Teams; Chelsea, Manchester United, Barcelona, Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Benfica, Celtic, Juventus, Liverpool, Milan, Santos, Red Star Belgrade, Nottingham Forest, PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord and Ajax (1968–1973 and 1994–1997).[4]
Players featured[]
| Player | Nationality | Date of episode |
|---|---|---|
| Bobby Charlton |  English |
11 June 2010 |
| Gerd Müller |  German |
13 June 2010 |
| Ruud Gullit |  Dutch |
14 June 2010 |
| Eusébio |  Portuguese |
15 June 2010 |
| Rivelino |  Brazilian |
16 June 2010 |
| Michel Platini |  French |
17 June 2010 |
| Peter Schmeichel |  Danish |
19 June 2010 |
| Garrincha | Brazilian |
20 June 2010 |
| Kenny Dalglish |  Scottish |
21 June 2010 |
| Raúl |  Spanish |
22 June 2010 |
| Johan Cruyff | Dutch |
24 June 2010 |
| Ronaldinho | Brazilian |
25 June 2010 |
| Alfredo Di Stéfano |  Argentine |
27 June 2010 |
| Marco van Basten | Dutch |
28 June 2010 |
| Paolo Maldini |  Italian |
29 June 2010 |
| Franz Beckenbauer | German |
30 June 2010 |
| Zinedine Zidane | French |
1 July 2010 |
| Zico | Brazilian |
2 July 2010 |
| Michael Laudrup | Danish |
3 July 2010 |
| Ronaldo | Brazilian |
4 July 2010 |
| Gabriel Batistuta | Argentine |
5 July 2010 |
| Ferenc Puskás |  Hungarian |
6 July 2010 |
| George Best |  Northern Irish |
7 July 2010 |
| Diego Maradona | Argentine |
10 July 2010 |
| Pelé | Brazilian |
11 July 2010 |
| Dennis Bergkamp | Dutch |
18 April 2014 |
| Andrés Iniesta | Spanish |
20 April 2014 |
| Clarence Seedorf | Dutch |
April 2014 |
| Alan Shearer | English |
April 2014 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Portuguese |
April 2014 |
| Thierry Henry | French |
April 2014 |
| Luís Figo | Portuguese |
April 2014 |
| Lionel Messi | Argentine |
April 2014 |
| Steven Gerrard | English |
April 2014 |
| Ryan Giggs |  Welsh |
April 2014 |
Notes[]
- ^ "Football's Greatest Managers". RadioTimes.com. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Football's Greatest II". RadioTimes.com. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Football's Greatest International Teams". RadioTimes.com. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Football's Greatest Teams". RadioTimes.com. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
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