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Soccer-Eusebio dies from heart attack aged 71 - reports
* Top-scored with nine goals at 1966 World Cup * Named European Player of the Year in 1965 LISBON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Portugal football legend Eusebio, who was top scorer at the 1966 World Cup, has died from a heart attack at the age of 71, Portuguese media reported on Sunday. Eusebio, whose full name was Eusebio da Silva Ferreira, was European Footballer of the Year in 1965 but won global acclaim a year later at the World Cup in England, where his nine goals helped Portugal reach the semi-finals. He won 64 caps and scored 41 goals for Portugal, records that stood for almost two decades before being broken. Nicknamed the 'Black Panther', Eusebio was a European Cup winner with Benfica in 1962 and played in three other finals, including the loss to Manchester United at Wembley in 1968. More...
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