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🎙️⚽️ FOOTBALL GOATS WHO RELEASED SONGS 🐐 🎶

Did you know some of football’s most iconic names have also released songs of their own?

🇳🇱 Ruud Gullit
🇳🇱 Johan Cruyff
🇪🇸 Sergio Ramos
🇺🇸 Clint Dempsey
🇩🇪 Franz Beckenbauer
🇧🇷 Pelé

Different eras. Different countries. Different sounds.

From the vintage days of Cruyff, Beckenbauer and Pelé, to Gullit behind the microphone, Dempsey on a rap track and Ramos bringing his Spanish roots into music.

A side of football history you don’t see too often. 💿⚽️

Legends, captains and icons who left something behind beyond the pitch.

Did you know about any of these? And which footballer’s song are you playing first? 👇

🇳🇱 RUUD GULLIT || 64 🎂 || TROPHY CABINET 🏆🗄️

Happy 64th Birthday to the legendary Ruud Gullit!

One of football’s greatest all-rounders. Power, technique, elegance and personality. Gullit could dominate almost anywhere on the pitch.
Captain of the Netherlands’ Euro 1988 champions, a key figure in AC Milan’s legendary Dutch trio and the winner of the 1987 Ballon d’Or.

TOTAL TROPHIES (PLAYER): 18 🏆🗄️
🔴⚪ FEYENOORD 🇳🇱
🏆 Eredivisie x1
🏆 KNVB Cup x1

🔴⚪ PSV EINDHOVEN 🇳🇱
🏆 Eredivisie x2

🔴⚫ AC MILAN 🇮🇹
🏆 European Cup x2
🏆 Serie A x3
🏆 UEFA Super Cup x2
🏆 Supercoppa Italiana x2
🏆 Intercontinental Cup x1

🔵⚪ SAMPDORIA 🇮🇹
🏆 Coppa Italia x1

🔵 CHELSEA 🏴
🏆 FA Cup x1
🏆 League Cup x1

🟠 NETHERLANDS 🇳🇱
🏆 UEFA European Championship x1

⭐ MAJOR INDIVIDUAL HONOURS
🥇 Ballon d’Or x1
🥇 Dutch Footballer of the Year x2
🥇 World Soccer Player of the Year x2

The Black Tulip. European champion. Ballon d’Or winner. One of the most complete footballers the game has ever seen.

Happy Birthday, Ruud Gullit! 🎂🇳🇱

⚽️ THE ART OF THE CHIP SHOT || PART 2 💫

The perfect combination of vision, confidence and delicate technique.

One look at the goalkeeper’s position. One perfectly measured touch. Then the ball floats over them and drops into the net. 🎯

From audacious lobs outside the box to composed finishes under pressure, these players made one of football’s most difficult finishes look effortless.

Which chip shot was your favourite? 🗳️👇

🇩🇪 THOMAS TUCHEL || 53 🎂 || PLAYING DAYS⚽️

Happy 53rd Birthday to Thomas Tuchel!

Before becoming one of football’s most respected tactical minds, Tuchel was a young central defender playing for Stuttgarter Kickers and SSV Ulm.

His playing career ended in 1998 at only 25 years old after a serious knee cartilage injury forced him to retire. But while one football journey ended early, another was just beginning.

From a young defender to a Champions League-winning manager and England head coach.

Sometimes the game closes one door and opens an even bigger one. 🧠🏆

🇪🇸 CÉSAR AZPILICUETA || 37 🎂 || TROPHY CABINET 🏆🗄️

Happy 37th Birthday to César Azpilicueta! 🎉

From Osasuna to Marseille, Chelsea, Atlético Madrid and Sevilla, Azpilicueta built his career through consistency, versatility and leadership.

His greatest chapter came at Stamford Bridge. Across 11 seasons and more than 500 appearances, “Dave” became Chelsea captain, a club legend and the first Chelsea player to win every major trophy available. 🔵🏆

TOTAL TROPHIES: 12🏆🗄️

🔵⚪ OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE 🇫🇷
🏆 Coupe de la Ligue x2
🏆 Trophée des Champions x1

🔵 CHELSEA 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
🏆 UEFA Champions League x1
🏆 UEFA Europa League x2
🏆 Premier League x2
🏆 FA Cup x1
🏆 League Cup x1
🏆 UEFA Super Cup x1
🏆 FIFA Club World Cup x1

🇪🇸 SPAIN YOUTH
🏆 UEFA European U21 Championship x1
🏆 UEFA European U19 Championship x1

A captain. A leader. A champion in England and Europe.

One of the most complete trophy cabinets of his generation. 🏆🇪🇸

🇧🇷 BRAZIL’S NUMBER 🔟 SINCE PELÉ 👑

More than a shirt number. In Brazil, the No. 10 represents creativity, responsibility and the expectation to produce magic.
Since Pelé’s final World Cup, some of the Seleção’s greatest talents have carried its weight:

🇩🇪 1974 — Rivellino
🇦🇷 1978 — Rivellino
🇪🇸 1982 — Zico
🇲🇽 1986 — Zico
🇮🇹 1990 — Silas
🇺🇸 1994 — Raí
🇫🇷 1998 — Rivaldo
🇯🇵🇰🇷 2002 — Rivaldo
🇩🇪 2006 — Ronaldinho
🇿🇦 2010 — Kaká
🇧🇷 2014 — Neymar
🇷🇺 2018 — Neymar
🇶🇦 2022 — Neymar

Pelé - Rivellino - Zico - Silas - Raí - Rivaldo - Ronaldinho - Kaká - Neymar.

Different generations, different styles, but the same iconic number on their backs.

Who is Brazil’s greatest No. 10 after Pelé? 🇧🇷👇

#10

⚽️ THE ART OF THE CHIP SHOT 💫

It’s not just a finish, it’s a masterpiece of timing and touch. A chip shot requires vision, confidence and the perfect amount of control.
From delicately lifting the ball over an onrushing goalkeeper to producing the unexpected from an impossible angle, this is football at its most elegant.

Which chip shot stole the show for you? 🗳️👇

🔵 CHELSEA ICONIC ATTACKING 3️⃣ || FOUR ERAS ⚔️⭐️

Different eras. Different styles. The same Chelsea blue.

🔵 2026–PRESENT
Morgan Rogers - João Pedro - Cole Palmer
The new generation. Creativity, movement and goals with the potential to create their own history.

🏆 2015–2017
Eden Hazard - Diego Costa - Pedro
Costa’s aggression. Hazard’s magic. Pedro’s intelligent movement. A trio built for winning.

🔥 2008–2012
Florent Malouda - Didier Drogba - Nicolas Anelka
Power, pace and experience. The attacking force that reached its peak during Chelsea’s record-breaking 2009/10 season.

⚡ 2004–2006
Damien Duff - Didier Drogba - Arjen Robben
Drogba leading the line, with Robben and Duff causing chaos from the wings. One of the Premier League’s original devastating front threes.

Four attacking trios. Four different Chelsea eras.

Which Chelsea trio are you choosing? 🔵

🔵🔴 MSN & BBC ⚪️🟣 || TAKE ME BACK || PEAK EL CLÁSICO 🥹

Messi, Suárez and Neymar.
Bale, Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Two iconic attacking partnerships that brought even more magic to an already legendary rivalry.

The goals, the chemistry, the individual brilliance and the unforgettable moments made every El Clásico feel like the biggest match in football.

Six of the world’s greatest attackers sharing the same pitch, representing two eternal rivals during one of football’s most unforgettable eras.

Take us back to the anticipation before every match, the legendary line-ups, the packed stadiums and the feeling that anything could happen once the game began.

This was peak El Clásico. An era that will always be missed. 🥹⚽️

🇵🇹 CRISTIANO RONALDO || THE SHOULDER PASS 🎯✨

Creativity has always been part of Cristiano Ronaldo’s game.

Backheels. Feints. No-look passes. Shoulder passes, even finding ways to play the ball with his back.

Sometimes for the show. Sometimes for practicality. Often both.
Always unpredictable. Always willing to try something different.

Football is an art & entertainment and Cristiano has never been afraid to entertain. ✨