Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (a.k.a The Black Panther) has passed this morning at 4 a.m. at age 71.

 

Widely considered one of the best football players of the 20th century, the Mozambique-born Portuguese legend won the European Champions Cup in 1962 with SL Benfica and was the top scorer of the 1966 World Cup.

 

Amazing player. Deserved a winner's medal after his efforts in '66, and a shame that he never saw Benfica win another European trophy.

Super player. R.I.P.

R.I.P Eusebio :(

It's sad that there is so little film of him playing compared with the amount available for players today. He was still playing when I started taking an interest in the game but I'm pretty sure I never saw him on a live match or even in highlights of a match.

 

RIP

late RIP but a true legend to the game, never saw him play live, but seeing him online he seemed such a nice bloke with more talent in 1 foot than many modern footballers have in their whole bodies. RIP :(

Legendary player! RIP