Puskas dies
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- jamble
Hungarian football legend Ferenc Puskas died in hospital on Friday, following a long illness, his biographer Gyorgy Szollosi told Reuters. He was aged 79.
Puskas, dubbed "The Galloping Major", was one of the game''s all-time greats, winning league titles with Hungarian club Honved and with Spanish giants Real Madrid, with whom he also won three European Cups.
He was the inspiration behind the "Magical Magyars", the Hungarian national side that sensationally beat England 6-3 in 1953, the first foreign side to win at Wembley.
His international goal scoring record of 83 goals in 84 games for Hungary has been eclipsed recently, but remains among the most prolific in the world.
As the last millennium drew to a close, Puskas was voted the 20th century's fourth best player by the International Federation for Football History and Statistics.
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A true great of the game.
- lofielectronic0
Thats a shame.
Definitely time for an eye test for me though as I misread the thread as
- conroy0
I like the title of this thread.
I think we should get rid of The "R.I.P" and call it what it is.
Old way:
RIP Mr TNew way:
Mr T dies