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Xabi Alonso- Former Footballer

Xabi Alonso- Former Footballer (In a Nutshell)

  • Xabi Alonso was born in Spain November 25th, 1981.
  • He was a Midfielder.
  • Alonso has played for Real Sociedad, Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.
  • Having represented Spain 114 times and scoring 16 goals is pretty impressive.
  • The decision to retire was made by him in 2017.
  • “I don’t think I will stop learning about football. There are certain parts we will never understand, like what happens in the brain of a player or makes a team fear.”- Xabi Alonso

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Franck Ribery- Former Footballer

Franck Ribery- Former Footballer (In a Nutshell)

  • Franck Ribery was born in France on April 7th, 1983.
  • The position he played was winger.
  • Ribery most notably played for Galatasaray, Marseille, Bayern Munich and Florentina.
  • He played for France on 81 occasions.
  • The decision to retire was made by him in October, 2022.
  • “Football is my life, I love it.”- Franck Ribery

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Lothar Matthaus- Former Footballer

Lothar Matthaus- Former Footballer (In a Nutshell)

  • Lothar Matthaus was born in West Germany on March 21st, 1961.
  • The positions he played were Midfielder, sweeper.
  • Most notably Matthaus played for Bayern Munich and Inter Milan.
  • The decision to retire was made by him in 2000.
  • “When I was a player, and since then, we have never been so snobbish as to go into a tournament saying, ‘We will win this World Cup.’ We aren’t like that.”- Lothar Matthaus
  • “Winning the World Cup was the most emotional experience.”- Lothar Matthaus

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