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Your support makes all the difference.Twenty-five footballers to enter the International Football Hall of Fame, supported by the Independent, the Independent on Sunday and the Professional Footballers' Association, were announced last week. The first five were elected by more than 500,000 people from 120 countries. The next 20 were elected by a panel of international football legends and sports writers. Remarkably, three goalkeepers were among those chosen, Lev Yashin, Gordon Banks and Dino Zoff. Here are the 25 listed in order of votes received:
1 Pele
2 George Best
3 Bobby Charlton
4 Johan Cruyff
5 Bobby Moore
6 Franz Beckenbauer
7 Alfredo di Stefano
8 Stanley Matthews
9 Michel Platini
10 Ferenc Puskas
11 Eusebio
12 Lev Yashin
13 Garrincha
14 Duncan Edwards
15 Gordon Banks
16 John Charles
17 Kenny Dalglish
18 Tom Finney
19 Gerd Muller
20 Roberto Rivelino
21 Marco Van Basten
22 Dino Zoff
23 Jairzinho
24 Zico
25 Billy Wright
DREAM TEAM WINNERS
We asked you the readers to pick your favourite all-time dream team from a list of 250 players. The team had to comprise a goalkeeper, four defenders, three midfielders, and three forwards. The winning team is comprises the top-voted goal keeper, the top four defenders, top three midfielders and top three forwards.
Winning team: Goalkeeper Gordon Banks. Defenders Franz Beckenbauer, Carlos Alberto, Bobby Moore, Alan Hansen. Midfielders Johan Cruyff, Bobby Charlton, Michel Platini. Forwards Pele, George Best, Eusebio.
The five winners listed below will share the pounds 1,500 prize between them.
Mr L Pudifet, St Albans; Mr C Elliot, Belfast; Mr I Bishop, Bangor, Co Down; Mr R Collier, London; Mr R Chidlow, Edinburgh.
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