The man they nicknamed Uomo Ragno (Spider-Man), was an ever present in the Inter Milan goal through the 1980′s, making no less than 328 appearances and appearing for his country 58 times.
Even more impressively, in Italia 90 set a record of keeping 5 consecutive clean sheets, totalling 518 minutes without conceding a goal, a record that still stands today. He is now the manager of Serie A side Catania.
Richard Gough (Kansas City Wizards/San Jose Clash)
A no-nonsense centre half and one of Glasgow Rangers most successful ever players, winning 9 titles as part of the infamous '9 in a row' team. Gough also amassed 61 appearances for the Scottish national side. His spell at Rangers was interrupted by a brief stint with Tottenham Hotspur, only to return to Rangers, becoming the first ever Scottish player to be sold for over £1,000,000.
He spent 2 years in the MLS with Kansas City Wizards and San Jose Cash, being named in the MLS XI of the Year whilst with the Wizards.
Lothar Matthaus (Metrostars)
Perhaps not just one of the greatest players in the history of the MLS, but in the history of soccer. Winning World Soccer Player of the Year, European Footballer of the year and FIFA World Player of the Year, Matthaus could play in defence or midfield, with a rocket right foot that earned him the status of Germany's most capped player.
His managerial career, however, has not been as successful as his playing days, with short spells in Brazil, Austria and Serbia, and as of now in Israel as the manager of Maccabi Netanya.
Roberto Donadoni (Metrostars)
A vital key in AC Milan's success through the 80s and 90s, when very few could argue against them being the best club side in the world (other than Barcelona's dream team). Notorious for effortlessly running past players on the right flank, Donadoni collected 5 Serie A titles, 3 European Cups, 3 European Super Cups and 2 Intercontinental cups before moving on to the Metrostars, where he was named in the Best XI in the 1996 Season.
Now boss of the Italian national side, Italy are left with a mountain to climb in order to progress to the quarter finals after disastrous results against Holland and Romania.
Maurice ‘Mo' Johnston (Kansas City Wizards)
Mo Johnston was a Scottish centre forward starting his career with Partick Thistle, and then spending a couple of seasons at Watford before his move to Celtic that would later earn him hatred across Glasgow.
Leaving Celtic for Nantes, vowing to never return to Scotland, Johnston reconsidered and done a U-Turn, claiming to sign for Celtic again at the end of the season. As the summer approached, Johnston changed his mind once more, this time signing for arch rivals Rangers. This infuriated Rangers fans as Johnston is an ex Celtic player and supporter, but worse still, he was Roman Catholic. Celtic fans turned on him, opting for the nickname of Judas, replacing his former moniker of MoJo, Rangers fans disliked him from the start.
Nevertheless, he scored 46 goals in 100 games, before moving back to England with Everton. This unsuccessful spell was followed by brief stints with Falkirk and Hearts, before joining the Kansas City Wizards, spending 5 seasons there.
He was more recently head coach of Metrostars, before being given his marching orders, taking over the helm of Toronto FC.
Mo Johnston's last minute winner for Rangers vs Celtic, 1989
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