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Facts

Also Known As Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore
Born April 12, 1941 • Barking and Dagenham • England
Died February 24, 1993 (aged 51) • London • England
Awards And Honors FIFA World Cup (1966)

Photos

Black and white image of Bobby Moore, captain of the England national football team, holding up the Jules Rimet Trophy as he is carried on the shoulders of his teammates after Englands victory over the West Germany national football team in the FIFA World Cup Final at Wembley Stadium in London on July 30, 1966.
England captain Bobby Moore, Martin Peters holding the World Cup trophy, and Geoff Hurst parade on the pitch at Wembley Stadium after winning the 1966 FIFA World Cup final, with goalkeeper Gordon Banks waving behind them.
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Bobby Robson, in a blue and black Newcastle United training outfit, gestures while speaking to players standing around him on a football field before a UEFA Champions League match.
Bobby Robson
British football (soccer) player and manager
Bobby Charlton kneels on a grass soccer field wearing a red jersey and white shorts, holding a vintage brown football with both hands.
Bobby Charlton
British football (soccer) player and manager
Lionel Messi, wearing Argentina number 10 jersey, looks upward with his hands raised in prayer as he celebrates scoring his team second goal during a FIFA World Cup 2026 group-stage match against Algeria at Kansas City Stadium in Missouri.
Lionel Messi
Argentine-born football (soccer) player
Ronaldinho
Ronaldinho
Brazilian football (soccer) player
French soccer player Kylian Mbappe, wearing jersey number 10, takes a shot on goal during the FIFA World Cup quarter final against England at Al Bayt Stadium.
Kylian Mbappé
French football (soccer) player
Pelé
Pelé
Brazilian football (soccer) player
Miroslav Klose lifts the World Cup trophy surrounded by jubilant German teammates, including Bastian Schweinsteiger and Benedikt Howedes, after winning the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Miroslav Klose
German football (soccer) player
FIFA president Gianni Infantino stands with United 2026 bid officials, all in suits, holding a framed certificate after announcing Canada, Mexico, and the US as 2026 World Cup hosts.
Gianni Infantino
Swiss football (soccer) administrator
Il Fenomeno
Ronaldo Nazário
Brazilian football (soccer) player
World Cup glory
Romário
Brazilian football (soccer) player and politician
Sepp Blatter, president of FIFA, stands at a podium gesturing with one hand while speaking, with international flags and a soccer ball visible in the background.
Sepp Blatter
Swiss sports executive
Aitana Bonmati and Rodri, both in formal attire, hold their Ballon d'Or trophies on stage, with Rodri kissing his award and Bonmati smiling at the camera.
Rodri
Spanish football (soccer) player
Kaka, wearing an AC Milan jersey with red and black stripes, stands on the field before a football also called soccer match, with blurred spectators in the background.
Kaká
Brazilian football (soccer) player
Frances Ousmane Dembele (11) runs after the ball during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group D match against Australia at Al Janoub Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on November 22, 2022.
Ousmane Dembélé
French football (soccer) player
FC Barcelona player Thierry Henry in a red team jacket shakes hands with a teammate before a match at Camp Nou stadium.
Thierry Henry
French football (soccer) player and manager
Zinedine Zidane of France dribbles the ball while being closely pursued by Andrea Pirlo of Italy during the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final in Berlin.
Zinedine Zidane
French football (soccer) player
German footballer Juergen Klinsmann, wearing jersey number 18, prepares to kick the ball during a match, with the field and blurred spectators in the background.
Jürgen Klinsmann
German football (soccer) player and coach
In control of the football
Diego Maradona
Argentine football (soccer) player
Carli Lloyd of the United States, wearing jersey number 10, kicks a penalty shot during the FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 semifinal against Germany, with a referee and players in the background.
Carli Lloyd
American football (soccer) player
German football (soccer) player Franz Beckenbauer is one of only three people to win the World Cup as a player and as a coach (1974 and 1990, respectively)
Franz Beckenbauer
German football (soccer) player

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