ambassador of football , Bobby Charlton is admired worldwide for all he has done for the game .
Part of the " Busby Babes ," Charlton was one of the survivors of the disastrous 1958 Munich plane crash that claimed the lives of eight of his Manchester United teammates . Three months later , Manchester United was in the FA Cup final , losing 2-1 to Bolton . In his second World Cup , Charlton played a crucial role in England , reaching the 1962 quarterfinals where the team was defeated by powerhouse Brazil . Four years later on home soil , Charlton was part of the squad that hoisted England ' s only World Cup trophy , on a Geoff Hurst hat trick against West Germany . It was Charlton ' s upstaging of Eusebio in the semifinals match against Portugal that lives on as Charlton ' s greatest ever match for England .
Number 8 : Eusebio ( Eusebio da Silva Ferreira ) Eusebio easily occupies the top 10 category of greatest soccer players of all time . He began his career in his native country of Mozambique , playing for the Sporting Clube de Lourenco Marques . This is where he was discovered by a Juventus scout at the age of 15 , but his