8 of 12 – A Vagtato Nagy

Starting his career in the South of Budapest with his local side Kispest, Hungarian legend Ferenc Puskas notched up an amazing 187 goals in 177 appearances. After the Hungarian Army took control of the team and renamed it Budapest Honved, Puskas kept up his fantastic scoring rate with a further 165 goals in 164 games. Because of the club’s ownership by the Army, each player was given a military rank. This gave Puskas his nickname of “a Vagtato Nagy”, or “The Galloping Major”.

Ferenc was also part of the Magical Magyars Hungarian National team which inflicted England’s biggest defeat at Wembley (6-3), and then in the return game giving them their heaviest ever defeat (a 7-1 victory in Budapest).

His 84 goals in 85 games helped Hungary to the 1947 Balkan Cup, the 1952 Olympic Gold, The 1953 Central European Championships and a 1954 World Cup Runners-Up Medal.

In 1956, Honved travelled to Spain to face Atletico Bilbao in a European Cup tie. After the first leg, the Hungarian Revolution erupted in Budapest. The players decided not to return to Hungary, and played the return leg in Belgium. After summoning their families from Budapest, the players toured Italy, Portugal, Spain and Brazil to raise funds. After the tour, some players returned to Hungary, but after a two-year ban imposed by UEFA for refusing to return, Puskas chose to play in Spain and signed for Real Madrid.

During his time in the Spanish Capital, he scored 157 times in 182 games, helping Real to three European Cups, One Intercontinental Cup, Five Spanish Leagues, and one Spanish Cup.

In 1961, Puskas gained Spanish Citizenship, and went on to make four appearances for the Spanish National Team.

After being pardoned for his defection by the Hungarian Government in 1993, the Népstadion National Stadium in Budapest was renamed in 2002 as the Puskas Ferenc Stadion.

2009 also saw FIFA bring in the FIFA Puskas Award, given to the scorer of the most beautiful goal of the year.

Voted both the European and World Player of the Year in 1953 and named by L’Equipe as the European Player of the 20th Century, along with many other awards, Ferenc Puskas truly deserves his place in the Los Revolucionarios team.

7 of 12 – De Totale Voetballer

Three-time Ballon d’Or winner Hendrik Johannes Cruijff is no doubt one of the first names on the Los Revolucionarios team-sheet.

In his twenty-year senior career, Cruyff bagged 324 goals in 568 appearances, this included a fantastic 33 goals in 48 International games for the Netherlands.

After starting his career at Ajax Amsterdam, Cruyff spent time at Barcelona, Washington Diplomats, LA Aztecs, Levante and Feyenoord, picking up 24 trophies along the way. His impact to the Dutch game was so high, that the KNVB renamed the Super Cup as the “Johan Cruijff-schaal”.

Truly one of the greats of the game, Johan Cruyff is introduced into Los Revolucionarios as “De Totale Voetballer”.

10 of 12 – El Diego

Come on, you didn’t think he’d be forgotten did you? This is surely one man who doesn’t need a case put forward for his introduction into Los Revolucionarios. But just to make sure you are aware, this is why he’s here.

To list the amount of times he has been voted the “Greatest Ever Player” would be pointless as you would give up reading before halfway, but the five-time South American Player of the Year deserved every single one.

After a short spell at Barcelona, helping an unfancied Napoli to its only two Serie A titles in the late 80′s thrust Maradona into the limelight. An Argentinian World Cup victory only cemented his position as the World Player of the year for 1986. The quarter-final saw the famous Hand of God goal overshadowed by his second of the game, since been voted the greatest goal of the 20th century.

Love him or hate him, Diego Maradona was a true genius on the football pitch and thoroughly deserves his spot in Los Revolucionarios. He enters with his nickname “El Diego”.

12 of 12 – The Gaffer

Managing the Los Revolucionarios side is English legend Sir Bobby Robson.

After leading Ipswich Town to FA Cup glory, he went on to amazingly give the Suffolk club a fantastic UEFA Cup success, beating AZ Alkmaar in the final.

As England boss, Robson was knocked out of the 1986 World Cup by the two sides of Maradona, and then the 1990 World Cup on penalties at the hands of eventual champions West Germany.

At PSV he brought a young Brazilian forward known as Ronaldo over to Europe, and led Eindhoven to two Dutch League titles before leaving for Sporting Lisbon.

In Lisbon, Robson hired a young Jose Mourinho as his interpreter, but despite taking Sporting to the top of the table, he was fired.

It didn’t take long before FC Porto requested his services, and along with Mourinho (now his assistant), he made the short trip to Oporto. There he led Porto to two successive league titles as a Portuguese cup. He also brought current Porto manager Andre Villas Boas into his management set-up before departing to Catalan giants Barcelona.

After bringing Ronaldo to the Nou Camp, Robson went onto lead the Blaugrana to a Copa Del Rey, a Super Copa and a European Cup Winners Cup.

Ronaldo still cites Robson as one of the best managers he has worked for.

After leaving the Camp Nou, Robson headed back for another short spell at PSV, before returning to England with Newcastle United.

Unfortunately, Sir Bobby lost his battle with lung cancer in 2009, but leaves behind a fantastic legacy. Quite rightly, he enters the Los Revolucionarios dugout as “The Gaffer”.

4 of 12 – O Rei Da Curva

The only member of the Los Revolucionarios team still playing, Roberto Carlos da Silva should be considered no less of a legend.

In the last week he has signed a 2-and-a-half year contract with Russian Premier League side Anzhi Makhachkala, which will surely bring the curtain down on a fantastic career.

Although spending time at Palmeiras, Internazionale and Fenerbahce, his 11 years at Real Madrid will be what he is remembered for.

An amazing 24 team trophies, including 3 UEFA Champions Leagues, 4 La Liga titles, 2 Copa Américas, and one World Cup show that he was an integral part of both the Galacticos and the Brazilian team.

His power, accuracy and ability to make the ball move like no-one else has led to a number of stand out goals.

Despite a high-profile spat with goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert, all of the above is plenty for Roberto Carlos to secure his spot in Los Revolucionarios as “O Rei da Curva”, or “The King of Curve”.

2 of 12 – Der Kaiser

Possibly Germany’s finest, and most famous, player in their history.

Credited with inventing the role of the “libero”, Franz Beckenbauer is the only man to lift the World Cup as both Captain and Manager. Also captaining Bayern Munich to three European Cups in a row, there is no doubt that he is one of the greatest players ever.

On top of the aforementioned World Cup and 3 European Cups,as a player Beckenbauer also won 5 Bundesliga titles, 4 German Cups, One UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, One Intercontinental Cup, Three NASL Championships and One European Championship.

Welcome to Los Revolucionarios, Der Kaiser.

5 of 12 – Zizou

Two Intertoto Cups, 2 Serie A titles, One Supercoppa Italiana, Two UEFA Super Cups, Two Intercontinental Cups, One La Liga title, 2 Supercopa de Espana, One Champions League Trophy, One UEFA European Championship and One World Cup. I won’t even go into the individual awards as I will be here forever.

Capped 108 times for Les Bleus, Zidane scored an impressive 31 goals in his 12-year international career.

Widely regarded as the greatest French player of all-time, Zinedine Zidane was also known for his fiery temper. The famous World Cup red-card for headbutting Marco Materazzi being the most prominent example of this.

Zinedine also was the focus of the documentary film “Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait” where 17 cameras focused on the Midfielder during Real Madrid’s game against Villarreal in 2005. During the final few minutes of the game, he was dismissed following a fight on the pitch. If you haven’t watched this movie, it is compelling viewing.

Zinedine Zidane truly deserves his place in Los Revolucionarios, and he enters under his nickname “Zizou”.