Football changed in the 1990s. The decade saw the European Cup revamped and the Champions League born. In the same season, the Premier League also replaced the old First Division in England. Before all that, there was an entertaining World Cup in Italy, which was the last major tournament won by the old West Germany, a year after the fall of the Berlin wall. Brazil and France also won World Cups in the 1990s and there was plenty of fantastic football throughout the decade.
Karel Poborsky's lob against Portugal at Euro 96 was a thing of beauty and the Czech winger was Man of the Match in the final despite defeat against Germany at Wembley. He was less consistent after moving to Manchester United that same summer, but a fine player nevertheless in the second half of the 1990s with the Czech Republic, Slavia Prague and later Benfica.
Enzo Francescoli played well into his 30s and continued to impress in the twilight of an extraordinary career. The elegant playmaker helped Marseille to the semi-finals of the European Cup in 1990, before moving to Italy with Cagliari. Later, he led Uruguay to the Copa America (his third) in 1995 and won the Copa Libertadores the following year after an emotional return to River Plate.
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