#football-legacy

#football-legacy

Cristiano Ronaldo Jr's call-up to the U-15 national team signals the start of a potential career following in his father's legendary footsteps.

Peter McParland, a Northern Ireland football legend, has passed away at 91, leaving a legacy as the top goalscorer for his country at World Cups.

"In recent weeks it has become clear to me that these will be my last games. This is by no means an easy decision, but it is the right one."

Having seen his two big dreams come true, all that was left for the 34-year-old Italian international to leave an indelible mark on this season's competition while representing the club he loves before his contract expires later this season.

Toto Schillaci, the former Italy striker famous for leading Italy to a third-place finish in the 1990 World Cup, has died at 59 after battling colon cancer.

"When I arrived in the N.F.L., the middle was open. No one was there to stop the pass over the middle. The hardest part was learning to play a position that had not existed." This statement captures the transition the sport went through as well as Schmidt's pioneering spirit in developing the middle linebacker role.