5. Eusébio
Suggested Rating 92 After his upsetting death at the start of this year we had felt confident that EA Sports would commemorate the life and legacy of Eusébio by making him a Legend on FIFA 15 Ultimate Team. Perplexingly the great Portuguese striker has still not been included on FIFA 15 and should arguably have been one of the first greats EA Sports chose to honour on their Xbox exclusive. The so-called Black Panther is widely believed to be the greatest Portuguese footballer of all-time, playing exceptionally for both the national side and Benfica (where he spent 15 of his 22 years as a pro-footballer). With his athleticism and a devastating right boot, Eusébio was a ridiculously prolific goal scorer, netting 317 goals in 301 games while at Benfica. The world was a very different place in 1942 when Eusébio was born despite being born in Mozambique he was able to play for Portugal as the African nation was still a Portuguese colony. For this reason many argue that the legendary striker is Africas greatest ever player. At 59 tall, Eusébio was the archetypal small-but-nimble striker. Not being able to see him play alongside the likes of Aguero, Messi and Di Natale who he doubtless inspired is a great shame.
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