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Every football player dreams to taste success at the highest level in this sport. But, very few attain it in practicality. There is one such player who had some memorable playing days with the German football. He is Paul Breitner. He was popularly called “Der Afro” due to his large curly hair.

He became a star player at a young age. He joined Bayern Munich at nineteen years of age in 1970. The next year he debuted for West Germany. Initially in his career he played as a full-back player, but later he played in midfield. He was known to have an excellent right foot shot that he used quite often with amazing results.

He was part of the West Germany team that won European Championship held in 1972. After two years they won their second title of World Cup playing as hosts. Breitner played fantastically scoring three goals in it from the defensive position. These included two long range shots against Yugoslavia and Chile besides one penalty in the final match against Holland. Bayern Munich lifted the European Cup in 1974 to make it a superb year for Breitner. At a young age of 22 years, he had won everything this sport could offer.

Paul did not participate at the next world cup in 1978 at Argentina. He had disagreements with certain players and coaching staff. He stayed out of the West Germany team for many years. He changed his thinking just before the World Cup, 1982 in Spain. Several players including Rummenigge supported him.

Breitner played a crucial midfield role in making West Germany reach the final in 1982 where Italy defeated them. Breitner scored the only goal scored by West Germany in the final. He became the third player after Pele and Vava, who scored in two finals of World Cup.

Sir Bobby Charlton exhibited superb talent during his career with the English team. He played a key role in England winning the 1966 World Cup. He was also chosen as the European Footballer of the Year that time. He played most of his career with Manchester United. He represented it from to 1956 to 1973.

Manchester United became victorious in European Cup in 1968 under his leadership. The final match was very important for him as he scored two goals in it. By this result, Manchester United became first English team to win this competition.

He is the top goal scorer for England in all time. He also has the highest number of goals ever for Manchester United. He represented Manchester United in 758 matches which was a record for this club that stood for a long time. Ryan Giggs overtook this record in May, 2008.

Cricket is a game which is loved by most of the people. They can watch the matches for hours and can play it too. In many countries cricket game enjoys a vital position in sports which is not the case with other games. As there are some rules for each game so is the case with this game.

The world of cricket is really enthusiastic and energetic. People do not like to waste any moment of the game if some special tournament is going on. These keeps keep you active and you can have a strong body if you play such games.

The physical activity is also recommended by the doctors and physicians and they say that everyone should be into sports so that they do not have to worry about their health. If you play games then you would be able to stay fit even if you reach an older age. This can be really helpful in keeping you fresh and healthy.

When you have a healthy body then you would also feel healthy. It will give you a healthy feeling and your mind would also be healthy. Ups and downs are a part of any game and this is also the case with cricket.

The team of the players for any particular country keeps on changing. No matter what it is about cricket. People love to hear about it to have the best entertainment. They enjoy each moment of the match and have a great source of enjoyment in the form of the cricket matches.