Mesut Ozil was a visionary who could run or adjust whole games at will during his first five years in north London. It's all in Arsenal's favour. He was greeted with renewed vigour as he arrived at Emirates Stadium.

Wayne Rooney’s 19-year-old career as a professional footballer was officially over this January when he announced his retirement. Rooney's 208 Premier League goals make him the Premier League's second-top scorer of all time.

Remember Petr Cech's heroic penalty saves against Bayern Munich in 2012? The dexterous performance of the Czech international that night has come to represent one of the most exciting Champions League finals in recent history.

Gianluigi Buffon is an Italian goalkeeper who currently represents Juventus in Serie A. He is generally regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of all time. Here you can read some interesting facts about him.

Diego Armando Maradona was born in the Argentine city of Buenos Aires on October 30, 1960. Maradona scored 34 goals in 91 games for Argentina and was a four-time World Cup winner. Read here the interesting facts about him.

Paolo Maldini is an ex-footballer from Italy who spent his entire career with A.C. Milan. With a career studded with trophies and accolades, here we take a look at some interesting facts about him.

Johan Cruyff was a professional footballer and coach from the Netherlands. Cruyff is regarded as being one of the greatest and most influential players in history. A look here at the interesting facts about him.

Pele the greatest footballer of all time has now been retired for 40 years, his achievements are still remembered today. We're delving deeper into Pele's life and unearthing several interesting facts about him.