vania-janet/multiturn-rag-retrieval-data huggingface dataset:
Ballon d'Or
3rd Emilio Butragueño Real Madrid 59 1st Ruud Gullit Milan 106 2nd Paulo Futre Atlético Madrid 91 3rd Emilio Butragueño Real Madrid 61 1988 1st Marco van Basten Milan 129 2nd Ruud Gullit Milan 88 3rd Frank Rijkaard Milan 45 1989 1st Marco van Basten Milan 129 2nd Franco Baresi Milan 80 3rd Frank Rijkaard Milan 43 1990 1st Lothar Matthäus Internazionale 137 2nd Salvatore Schillaci Juventus 84 3rd Andreas Brehme Internazionale 68 1991 1st Jean - Pierre Papin Marseille 141 2nd Dejan Savićević Red Star Belgrade 42 Darko Pančev Red Star Belgrade Lothar Matthäus Internazionale 1992 1st Marco van Basten Milan 98 2nd Hristo Stoichkov Barcelona 80 3rd Dennis Bergkamp Ajax 53 1993 1st Roberto Baggio Juventus 142 2nd Dennis Bergkamp Internazionale 83 3rd Eric Cantona Manchester United 34 1994 1st Hristo Stoichkov Barcelona 210 2nd Roberto Baggio Juventus 136 3rd Paolo Maldini Milan 109 1995 1st George Weah Milan 144 2nd Jürgen Klinsmann Bayern Munich 108 3rd Jari Litmanen Ajax 67 1st Matthias Sammer Borussia Dortmund 144 2nd Ronaldo Barcelona 143 3rd Alan Shearer Newcastle United 107 1997 1st Ronaldo Internazionale 222 2nd Predrag Mijatović Real Madrid 68 3rd Zinedine Zidane Juventus 63 1998 1st Zinedine Zidane Juventus 244 2nd Davor Šuker Real Madrid 68 3rd Ronaldo Internazionale 66 1999 1st Rivaldo Barcelona 219 2nd David Beckham Manchester United 154 3rd Andriy Shevchenko Milan 64 2000 1st Luís Figo Real Madrid 197 2nd Zinedine Zidane Juventus 181 3rd Andriy Shevchenko Milan 85 2001 1st Michael Owen Liverpool 176 2nd Raúl Real Madrid 140 3rd Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich 114 2002 1st Ronaldo Real Madrid 169 2nd Roberto Carlos Real Madrid 145 3rd Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich 110 2003 1st
History of Arsenal F.C. (1966–present)
Arsenal came second again in 1999 -- 2000 ; this time , there was never any real title race and Arsenal finished the season 18 points behind winners Manchester United . Arsenal had another poor season in the Champions League , finishing third in their group ; this won them a consolation place in the UEFA Cup , and Arsenal got all the way to the final , where they faced Galatasaray in Copenhagen , the scene of their 1994 Cup Winners ' Cup triumph . The match was a tepid affair , a 0 -- 0 draw with few chances ; it went to penalties and Arsenal lost after Davor Šuker and Patrick Vieira missed their spot - kicks .
Ballon d'Or
A special Ballon d'Or , under the name Super Ballon d'Or , was awarded to Alfredo Di Stéfano in 1989 , after he surpassed Johan Cruyff and Michel Platini in France Football 's voting . A decade later , France Football elected Pelé the Football Player of the Century after consulting their former Ballon d'Or recipients . Among the 34 previous winners , 30 cast their votes ; Stanley Matthews , Omar Sívori and George Best abstained , and Lev Yashin had died . Each voter was allotted five votes worth up to five points ; however , Di Stéfano only chose a first place , Platini a first and second place , and George Weah two players for fifth place . Pelé was named the greatest by 17 voters , receiving almost double the number of points earned by the runner - up , Diego Maradona .
Zinedine Zidane
Among his playing peers , Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimović commented , `` Zidane was from another planet . When Zidane stepped onto the pitch , the ten other guys just got suddenly better . It is that simple . '' David Beckham has described Zidane as `` the greatest of all time '' , Barcelona star Xavi has stated in a 2010 interview that Zidane was `` best player in the ' 90s and early 2000s '' , while Brazilian defender and former Madrid teammate Roberto Carlos has said of Zidane , `` He is the best player I 've seen . Supporters arrived earlier at the Bernabéu just to see him warm - up . '' Brazilian playmaker Ronaldinho stated , `` Zidane is one of the best footballers of all time , one of my idols . He had such elegance and grace , a wonderful touch and superb vision . '' Belgian playmaker Eden Hazard regards Zidane as `` the best ever '' , and growing up he learned from his idol by '' watching him on television and online for hours . '' Zidane
Cristiano Ronaldo
Ronaldo is widely regarded as one of the two best players of his generation , alongside Lionel Messi , and as one of the best players to ever play the game . Acclaimed for his prolific and consistent goalscoring ability , he is considered a decisive player , who stands out in games and who can be a game changer . Ronaldo is noted for his work ethic and dedication to improvement on the training pitch . His drive and determination to succeed are fuelled by a desire to carve his name in history alongside football players such as Pelé and Diego Maradona .
Zinedine Zidane
Zidane has been named FIFA World Player of the Year three times , a feat achieved only by Ronaldo , Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo . In 2002 , ESPN described Zidane as `` the greatest player in the world in the world 's biggest game '' . In a 2002 FIFA poll , Zidane was selected in the FIFA World Cup Dream Team . In 2004 , he was voted UEFA Best European Player of the Past 50 Years , and was named in the FIFA 100 list of the world 's greatest living players . In 2011 , when UEFA polled players , journalists and their users to crown the best player in the UEFA Champions League of the past 20 years , Zidane topped the vote . In a 2004 poll conducted by French newspaper Journal du Dimanche , Zidane was voted as `` the most popular Frenchman of all time '' . In 2014 , in a poll carried out by French TV channel TF1 , Zidane was voted as the best player in the history of the French league . In 2016 , in a study led by French newspaper Le Parisien , Zidane was named `` best French player of all time '' .
Zinedine Zidane
In terms of ball retention he was probably the greatest player of all time , blessed with such grace and supernatural awareness that he could play a game of real - life Pac - Man and never be caught . --
Ballon d'Or
Football Player of the Century Player Pts 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Pelé ( BRA ) 122 17 5 Diego Maradona ( ARG ) 65 6 5 5 Johan Cruyff ( NED ) 62 7 9 Alfredo Di Stéfano ( ESP ) 44 Michel Platini ( FRA ) 40 5 6
FIFA World Cup
Players with more than 10 goals at World Cup tournaments Rank Nation Player Goals scored Miroslav Klose 16 Ronaldo 15 Gerd Müller 14 Just Fontaine 13 5 Pelé 12 6 Jürgen Klinsmann 11 Sándor Kocsis 11
Cristiano Ronaldo
Both players have scored in at least two UEFA Champions League finals and have regularly broken the 50 - goal barrier in a single season . Sports journalists and pundits regularly argue the individual merits of both players in an attempt to argue who they believe is the best player in modern football . It has been compared to sports rivalries such as the Muhammad Ali -- Joe Frazier rivalry in boxing , the Borg -- McEnroe rivalry in tennis , and the Ayrton Senna -- Alain Prost rivalry from Formula One motor racing . ``
Ballon d'Or
Key Indicates player also won the FIFA World Player of the Year ( 1991 -- 2009 ) or The Best FIFA Men 's Player ( 2016 -- ) in the same year Cristiano
Cristiano Ronaldo
A Portuguese international , Ronaldo was named the best Portuguese player of all - time by the Portuguese Football Federation in 2015 . Ronaldo made his senior international debut in August 2003 , at age 18 . He is Portugal 's most capped player of all - time with over 140 caps , and has participated in seven major tournaments . He is Portugal 's all - time top goalscorer . He scored his first international goal at Euro 2004 and helped Portugal reach the final . He took over full captaincy in July 2008 , leading Portugal to their first - ever triumph in a major tournament by winning Euro 2016 , and received the Silver Boot as the second - highest goalscorer of the tournament . One of the most marketable sportsmen , he was ranked the world 's highest - paid athlete by Forbes in 2016 and 2017 , as well as the world 's most famous athlete by ESPN in 2016 and 2017 .
Zinedine Zidane
Many authoritative voices have acclaimed Zidane 's skills and importance in the history of football , such as Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira , who called Zidane `` a monster '' for his performance and abilities . German coach Franz Beckenbauer stated , `` Zidane is one of the greatest players in history , a truly magnificent player . '' Italy manager Marcello Lippi , who also coached Zidane , opined , `` I think Zidane is the greatest talent we 've known in football these last twenty years . '' Former England manager Kevin Keegan said , `` You look at Zidane and think ' I 've never seen a player quite like that . ' What sets Zidane apart is the way he manipulates a football , buying himself space that is n't there . Add his vision and it makes him very special . '' At the 1998 World Cup , Italian manager Cesare Maldini said , `` I would give up five players to have Zidane in my squad . ''
Cristiano Ronaldo
On 31 August 2017 , Ronaldo scored a hat - trick in a 5 -- 1 win in a World Cup qualifier over the Faroe Islands , which saw him overtake Pelé and equal Hussein Saeed as the joint - fifth - highest goalscorer in international football , with 78 goals . These goals brought his tally in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers to 14 , equalling Predrag Mijatović 's record for most goals in a single UEFA senior men 's qualifying campaign , and also saw him break the record for the most goals scored in a single European qualifying group , overtaking the previous record of 13 goals set by David Healy and Robert Lewandowski ; Ronaldo 's hat - trick took his World Cup qualifying goals total to 29 , making him the highest scorer in European World Cup qualifiers , ahead of Andriy Shevchenko , and the highest goalscorer in World Cup qualifying and finals matches combined , with 32 goals , ahead of Miroslav Klose .
Cristiano Ronaldo
Guinness World Record for Most Liked Person on Facebook : 2015 Only player in the world who has scored in 7 consecutive major international tournaments : the 2004 , 2008 , 2012 and 2016 editions of the European Championship ; and the 2006 , 2010 and 2014 editions of the World Cup Only player to score more than 50 goals in six different seasons ( did it consecutively ) Only player to score a hattrick in a Club World Cup or Intercontinental Cup final ( 2016 ) ( shared with Pelé ) Most hat tricks in the Club World Cup or Intercontinental Cup ( shared with Luis Suárez and Pelé ) Europe Most career goals in Europe 's top six leagues : 372 goals Most goals scored in all UEFA competitions : 140 goals First player to reach 100 career goals in European competitions ( club football ) First player to reach 100 goals in the UEFA Champions League Most goals scored in European competitions ( club football ) : 113 goals ( including UEFA Super Cup and Champions League qualifiers ) Most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League : 110 goals Most assists in the UEFA Champions League : 36 assists Most goals scored in a UEFA Champions League / European Cup season : 17 goals in 2013 -- 14 Most goals scored in group stage of a UEFA Champions League season : 11 goals in 2015 -- 16 Most goals scored in UEFA Champions League knockout phase : 54 goals Most goals scored in knockout phase of a UEFA Champions League season : 10 goals in 2016 -- 17 Most UEFA Champions League goals scored in a calendar year : 16 goals in 2015 Only player to score 15 or more UEFA Champions League goals in two different seasons : in 2013 -- 14 and 2015 -- 16 The first player in the history of UEFA Champions League to score three hat - tricks in a single season : in 2015 -- 16 The first & only player to have scored two back - to - back hat - tricks in UEFA Champions League knockout phase .
FIFA World Cup
Miroslav Klose of Germany ( 2002 -- 2014 ) is the all - time top scorer at the finals , with 16 goals . He broke Ronaldo of Brazil 's record of 15 goals ( 1998 -- 2006 ) during the 2014 semi-final match against Brazil . West Germany 's Gerd Müller ( 1970 -- 1974 ) is third , with 14 goals . The fourth placed goalscorer , France 's Just Fontaine , holds the record for the most goals scored in a single World Cup ; all his 13 goals were scored in the 1958 tournament .
Cristiano Ronaldo
Athlete : 2014 , 2016 GSA Best Media Attraction : 2011 GSA Greatest Media Attraction : 2011 GSA Fans Favorite Player : 2013 GSA Goodwill Award : 2016 Facebook FA La Liga Player of the Year : 2016 Facebook FA La Liga Best Striker : 2016 Orders Officer of the Order of Prince Henry Medal of Merit , Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa ( House of Bragança ) Grand officer of the Order of Prince Henry Commander of the Order of Merit Cordão Autonómico de Distinção Records As of 12 December 2016 World The most expensive footballer in history : 2009 -- 2013 Top goalscorer in the history of FIFA Club World Cup : 5 goals ( shared with Lionel Messi , César Delgado and Luis Suárez ) Most international goals in a calendar year ( club and country ) : 26 ( 2017 ) First footballer to reach 40 goals in a professional league for two consecutive seasons First player to score in every minute of an official football game Only player to win the League title , Domestic Cup , Domestic Supercup , Champions League , Club World Cup , League Player of the Year , Golden Shoe and Ballon d'Or at two different clubs ( Manchester United and Real Madrid ) Only player to win the League title , Domestic Cup , Domestic Supercup , Champions League , Club World Cup , League Player of the Year , Golden Shoe and Ballon d'Or at two different leagues ( England Premier League and La Liga ) Most appearances in the FIFPro World XI : 10 times ( 2007 -- 2016 ) ( shared with Lionel Messi ) First and only player to appear in the FIFPro World XI for two different clubs Only player to have won more than one FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball .
Ballon d'Or
To coincide with the 60th anniversary of the Ballon d'Or in 2016 , France Football published a reevaluation of the awards presented before 1995 , when only European players were eligible to win the award . 12 out of the 39 Ballons d'Or presented during this time period would have been awarded to South American players ; in addition to Pelé and Diego Maradona , Garrincha , Mario Kempes , and Romário were retrospectively recognized as worthy winners . The original recipients , however , remain unchanged . Maradona and Pelé received honorary Ballons d'Or for their services to football in 1996 and 2013 , respectively .
Ballon d'Or
Ham United 70 3rd Luigi Riva Cagliari 65 1971 1st Johan Cruyff Ajax 116 2nd Sandro Mazzola Internazionale 57 3rd George Best Manchester United 56 1972 1st Franz Beckenbauer Bayern Munich 81 2nd Gerd Müller Bayern Munich 79 Günter Netzer Borussia Mönchengladbach 1973 1st Johan Cruyff Barcelona 96 2nd Dino Zoff Juventus 47 3rd Gerd Müller Bayern Munich 44 1st Johan Cruyff Barcelona 116 2nd Franz Beckenbauer Bayern Munich 105 3rd Kazimierz Deyna Legia Warsaw 35 1st Oleg Blokhin Dynamo Kyiv 122 2nd Franz Beckenbauer Bayern Munich 42 3rd Johan Cruyff Barcelona 27 1976 1st Franz Beckenbauer Bayern Munich 91 2nd Rob Rensenbrink Anderlecht 75 3rd Ivo Viktor Dukla Prague 52 1977 1st Allan Simonsen Borussia Mönchengladbach 74 2nd Kevin Keegan Hamburg 71 3rd Michel Platini Nancy 70 1978 1st Kevin Keegan Hamburg 87 2nd Hans Krankl Barcelona 81 3rd Rob Rensenbrink Anderlecht 50 1979 1st Kevin Keegan Hamburg 118 2nd Karl - Heinz Rummenigge Bayern Munich 52 3rd Ruud Krol Ajax 41 1980 1st Karl - Heinz Rummenigge Bayern Munich 122 2nd Bernd Schuster Barcelona 34 3rd Michel Platini Saint - Étienne 33 1981 1st Karl - Heinz Rummenigge Bayern Munich 106 2nd Paul Breitner Bayern Munich 64 3rd Bernd Schuster Barcelona 39 1982 1st Paolo Rossi Juventus 115 2nd Alain Giresse Bordeaux 64 3rd Zbigniew Boniek Juventus 39 1st Michel Platini Juventus 110 2nd Kenny Dalglish Liverpool 26 3rd Allan Simonsen Vejle 25 1984 1st Michel Platini Juventus 110 2nd Jean Tigana Bordeaux 57 3rd Preben Elkjær Hellas Verona 48 1985 1st Michel Platini Juventus 127 2nd Preben Elkjær Hellas Verona 71 3rd Bernd Schuster Barcelona 46 1986 1st Igor Belanov Dynamo Kyiv 84 2nd Gary Lineker Barcelona 62
Zinedine Zidane
The most expensive footballer in history : 2001 -- 2009 Oldest player to win the FIFA World Cup Golden Ball : 34 years and 17 days Most goals scored in FIFA World Cup Final matches : 3 goals ( shared with Pelé , Vavá and Geoff Hurst ) Most FIFA World Cup Final matches scored in : 2 matches ( shared with Pelé , Vavá and Paul Breitner ) Most red cards received in FIFA World Cup matches : 2 ( shared with Rigobert Song ) Only player in history to be named player of the year in 3 of the Top 5 Leagues : Division 1 Player of the Year ( 1996 ) , Serie A Footballer of the Year ( 2001 ) , Don Balón Award ( 2002 ) Only player in history to win the World Cup and the European Championship while being named best player of both competitions Most Onze d'Or awards : 7 in total Most FIFA World Player of the Year awards : 6 in total Best winning streak in the history of La Liga : 16 games ( shared with Pep Guardiola ) Most consecutive away wins in the history of La Liga : 13 games Manager with the lowest number of defeats after 100 games ( in Spanish football ) : 8 losses Manager with most trophies after 100 games ( in Spanish football ) : 7 titles Longest unbeaten run in Real Madrid history : 40 games Longest unbeaten run in Spanish football : 40 games First French manager , except the French - Argentinian Helenio Herrera , to win UEFA Champions League : 2015 -- 16 Longest scoring run ( all major competitions ) in European football : 73 games Only manager in history to win 3 consecutive UEFA Champions League trophies in its modern format : 2015 -- 16 , 2016 -- 17 , and 2017 --
Ballon d'Or
Year Rank Player Team Points Ballon d'Or ( 1956 -- 2009 ) 1956 1st Stanley Matthews Blackpool 47 2nd Alfredo Di Stéfano Real Madrid 44 3rd Raymond Kopa Real Madrid 33 1957 1st Alfredo Di Stéfano Real Madrid 72 2nd Billy Wright Wolverhampton Wanderers 19 3rd Duncan Edwards Manchester United 16 Raymond Kopa Real Madrid 1958 1st Raymond Kopa Real Madrid 71 2nd Helmut Rahn Rot - Weiss Essen 40 3rd Just Fontaine Stade de Reims 23 1959 1st Alfredo Di Stéfano Real Madrid 80 2nd Raymond Kopa Real Madrid 42 3rd John Charles Juventus 24 1960 1st Luis Suárez Barcelona 54 2nd Ferenc Puskás Real Madrid 37 3rd Uwe Seeler Hamburg 33 1961 1st Omar Sívori Juventus 46 2nd Luis Suárez Internazionale 40 3rd Johnny Haynes Fulham 22 1962 1st Josef Masopust Dukla Prague 65 2nd Eusébio Benfica 53 3rd Karl - Heinz Schnellinger Köln 33 1963 1st Lev Yashin Dynamo Moscow 73 2nd Gianni Rivera Milan 53 3rd Jimmy Greaves Tottenham Hotspur 33 1964 1st Denis Law Manchester United 61 2nd Luis Suárez Internazionale 43 3rd Amancio Real Madrid 38 1965 1st Eusébio Benfica 67 2nd Giacinto Facchetti Internazionale 59 3rd Luis Suárez Internazionale 45 1966 1st Bobby Charlton Manchester United 81 2nd Eusébio Benfica 80 3rd Franz Beckenbauer Bayern Munich 59 1967 1st Flórián Albert Ferencváros 68 2nd Bobby Charlton Manchester United 40 3rd Jimmy Johnstone Celtic 39 1968 1st George Best Manchester United 61 2nd Bobby Charlton Manchester United 53 3rd Dragan Džajić Red Star Belgrade 46 1969 1st Gianni Rivera Milan 83 2nd Luigi Riva Cagliari 79 3rd Gerd Müller Bayern Munich 38 1970 1st Gerd Müller Bayern Munich 77 2nd Bobby Moore West
Eden Hazard
On 26 May 2015 , Hazard was voted as Chelsea 's Player of the Year for the second year in a row . There are only four other players that have done it in the past ; Juan Mata , Frank Lampard , Ray Wilkins , and John Hollins . 2015
FIFA World Cup
In November 2007 , FIFA announced that all members of World Cup - winning squads between 1930 and 1974 were to be retroactively awarded winners ' medals . This made Brazil 's Pelé the only player to have won three World Cup winners ' medals ( 1958 , 1962 , and 1970 , although he did not play in the 1962 final due to injury ) , with 20 other players who have won two winners ' medals . Seven players have collected all three types of World Cup medals ( winners ' , runner - ups ' , and third - place ) ; five players were from West Germany 's squad of 1966 -- 1974 including Franz Beckenbauer , Jürgen Grabowski , Horst - Dieter Höttges , Sepp Maier and Wolfgang Overath ( 1966 -- 1974 ) , Italy 's Franco Baresi ( 1982 , 1990 , 1994 ) and the most recent has been Miroslav Klose of Germany ( 2002 -- 2014 ) with four consecutive medals .
2018 FIFA World Cup
Sergio Agüero Mile Jedinak Philippe Coutinho Neymar Luka Modrić Mohamed Salah John Stones Takashi Inui Ahmed Musa Son Heung - min Andreas Granqvist Wahbi Khazri Luis Suárez
List of Arsenal F.C. records and statistics
Thierry Henry is the all - time top goalscorer for Arsenal . He passed Ian Wright 's eight - year record after scoring twice in a European tie against Sparta Prague in October 2005 . Henry was Arsenal 's leading goalscorer for seven consecutive seasons , from 1999 -- 2000 to 2005 -- 06 .
Height in sports
However , height is considered advantageous for forwards who aim to score with their heads . Forwards who are particularly noted for their strength in the air include Lacina Traoré 2.03 m ( 6 ft 8 in ) , Jan Koller , Nikola Žigić 2.02 m ( 6 ft 7 ⁄ in ) , Peter Crouch 2.01 m ( 6 ft 7 in ) , Fernando Llorente and Andy Carroll 1.93 m ( 6 ft 4 in ) . Many of the world 's best forwards and midfielders are taller than average , while still possessing a high all round level of technical ability , such as Zlatan Ibrahimović 1.95 m ( 6 ft 5 in ) , Nemanja Matić 1.94 m ( 6 ft 4 ⁄ in ) , Luca Toni , Patrick Vieira 1.93 m ( 6 ft 4 in ) , Sócrates 1.92 m ( 6 ft 3 ⁄ in ) , Paul Pogba 1.91 m ( 6 ft 3 in ) , Ruud Gullit , Frank Rijkaard , Romelu Lukaku 1.90 m ( 6 ft 3 in ) , Didier Drogba , Yaya Touré , Sergio Busquets 1.89 m ( 6 ft 2 ⁄ in ) , Thierry Henry , Eric Cantona , Robert Pirès , Michael Ballack , Marco van Basten , Ruud van Nistelrooy , Robin van Persie 1.88 m ( 6 ft 2 in ) , Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang 1.87 m ( 6 ft 1 ⁄ in ) , Kaká , Rivaldo , Fernando Torres 1.86 m ( 6 ft 1 in ) , Zinedine Zidane , Cristiano Ronaldo , Robert Lewandowski and Gabriel Batistuta 1.85 m ( 6 ft 1 in ) , with their height being seen as an added bonus for their heading and physical ability , which adds to their completeness , it is seen as something desirable in modern top - level football forwards and midfielders .
Zinedine Zidane
The next season , Zidane helped Real Madrid to win the 2002 -- 03 La Liga , starring alongside Luís Figo in midfield , and was named the FIFA World Player of the Year for the third time . In 2004 , fans voted him as the best European footballer of the previous 50 years in UEFA 's fiftieth - anniversary Golden Jubilee Poll .
Zinedine Zidane
Zidane received many individual accolades as a player , including being named the FIFA World Player of the Year three times , in 1998 , 2000 and 2003 , and also winning the 1998 Ballon d'Or . He was Ligue 1 Player of the Year in 1996 , Serie A Footballer of the Year in 2001 , and La Liga Best Foreign Player in 2002 . In 2004 , he was named in the FIFA 100 , a list of the world 's greatest living players compiled by Pelé , and in the same year was named the best European footballer of the past 50 years in the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll . Zidane is one of eight players to have won the FIFA World Cup , the UEFA Champions League and the Ballon d'Or . He was the ambassador for Qatar 's successful bid to stage the 2022 FIFA World Cup , the first Arab country to host the tournament .
England at the FIFA World Cup
No . Name Goals World Cups Gary Lineker 10 1986 ( 6 ) and 1990 ( 4 ) Harry Kane 6 2018 Geoff Hurst 5 1966 ( 4 ) and 1970 ( 1 ) Bobby Charlton 1962 ( 1 ) and 1966 ( 3 ) Michael Owen 1998 ( 2 ) and 2002 ( 2 ) 6 Nat Lofthouse 1954 Roger Hunt 1966 David Platt 1990 David Beckham 1998 , 2002 and 2006 Steven Gerrard 2006 ( 2 ) and 2010 11 Nine players