EUSEBIO The BLACK PANTHER DEAD!

Eusebio The Black Panther and one of the greatest players to ever play Football has died this morning Sunday 5th January.He had been ill for sometime.I remember my dad always talking about Eusebio how he destroyed defences and scored great goals especially in the 1966 World Cup in England where his goals led Portugal to third place.Eusebio was an African who was born in Mozambique
in 1942 when it was still a Portuguese colony, Eusebio da Silva Ferreira went on to play 64 times for Portugal, scoring 41 goals.

Playing against Arsenal in Europe

The Benfica striker's nine goals at the 1966 World Cup in England included four against North Korea.

Eusebio, the 1965 European Footballer of the Year, won the European Cup with Benfica in 1962 and was in the side that lost to Manchester United in the 1968 Wembley final.

Eusebio in tears in 1966 after losing to England 2-1 in the world Cup

He won 10 league championships and five Portuguese cups in his 15 years at the club and was Portugal's top league scorer between 1964 and 1973.

His goals in the 1966 World Cup helped his country to third place, after they were beaten 2-1 by eventual winners England in the semi-finals.

Eusebio and his old rival Bobby Charlton

Portugal's current top striker Cristiano Ronaldo was among those to pay tribute following the news of Eusebio's death.May his soul rest in Peace.