Jan Koller: The Gentle Giant
From goalkeeper in rural Czechoslovakia to becaming the Czech Republic’s all-time top scorer.
Miodrag Belodedici: The Libero Who Deserted
He fled Ceaușescu’s dictatorship, was branded a traitor, yet became the only man to win the European Cup with two Eastern clubs.
Abel Xavier: The Hand of Fate
Bleached blond beard and hair. Fierce stare. A peroxide warrior in an age of romantics. And in the summer of 2000, he became the symbol of heartbreak for a nation.