Legends
The latest Legends stories from the African game.
LEGENDS - FRANCE - THIERRY HENRY RETIRES FROM PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL
Congratulations on an outstanding career - AU REVOIR
COACHES - STARS IN EUROPE - Clarence Seedorf sacked by AC Milan and replaced by Filippo Inzaghi
• AC Milan sack Seedorf and appoint Inzaghi as the club's new manager
LEGENDS - FRANCE - Claude Makélélé - the deep-lying playmaker - the "Makélélé Role" -
In homage to Makélélé, many fans and pundits alike have dubbed the defensive midfield position as the "Makélélé Role".
LEGENDS - NIGERIA - Jay Jay Okocha - the super eagle
Okocha was born in Enugu, Enugu State. He began playing football on the street just like many other football stars, usually with a makeshift ball.
LEGENDS - LIBERIA - George Weah moved from Liberia to Europe in 1988
George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah (born 1 October 1966) is a Liberian humanitarian, politician, and an ex-footballer who played as a striker.
LEGENDS - IVORY COAST - Drogba will leave Galatasaray
The 36-year-old won the Super Lig with Gala in his first half-season. The Ivory Coast international added: "You can't make happy people all the time but I made them happy for 340 days out of 365 a year."
LEGENDS - FRANCE - Thierry Henry - the top-scorer
Thierry Daniel Henry, born 17 August 1977, is a French footballer who plays as a striker for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer. In July 2008, Arsenal fans voted him as Arsenal's greatest player ever in Arsenal.com's Gunners' Greatest 50 Players poll. At Barcelona, Henry was given the number 14 jersey, the same as he had worn at Arsenal.
LEGENDS - FRANCE - Patrick Vieira
He has 107 caps for France, and was part of their 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000-winning sides, as well as their runner-up finish in the 2006 World Cup. Vieira is currently Football Development Executive at Manchester City with a role to oversee aspects such as youth development, commercial partners and the club's social responsibility programme, "City in the Community".
LEGENDS - CAMEROON - Roger Milla loses 20-year record as Africa's oldest internationalist
Roger Milla has lost his record as the oldest footballer to represent an African national team to 43-year-old Mauritius striker Kersley Appou.
LEGENDS - CAMEROON - Roger Milla - one of the first African players to be a major star
Milla returned to the 1994 FIFA World Cup at the age of 42, being the oldest player ever to appear in a World Cup. Cameroon were knocked out in the group stages; however, Milla scored a goal against Russia, setting a record as the oldest goalscorer in a World Cup tournament; a record he set in the previous World Cup edition.
