Simplify the following text for a Grade 4 native English-speaking person.
Original: Alan James Ball , Jr. , MBE ( 12 May 1945 â `` 25 April 2007 ) was an professional English footballer and football club manager .
Simplified: Alan James Ball , Jr. , MBE ( 12 May 1945 â `` 25 April 2007 ) was an English world cup winning football player .