In England, West Ham have retired the number six in tribute to World Cup winner Bobby Moore, while Manchester City retired the number 23 following the tragic death of Marc-Vivien Foe. Won 20 games three times, in 1978 (25-3), 1983 (21-9) and 1985 (22-6). In that case, number 5 shirt was often given to a midfielder. Number Three: Asamoah Gyan feels that three is a very strong number and has therefore picked the number over the years. Two years later, he was named AC Milan Player of the Century. As the lists below will show, Italian clubs seem to be more fond of the tradition, with the likes of Paolo Maldini, Roberto Baggio and Diego Maradona among the notable figures to be honoured. What was more remarkable was his goalscoring record - famous for taking set pieces, he scored 131 goals. Unfortunately, the number was banned by the Scottish Premier League the next year. Sep 14, 2020 08:30 PM 22 shirt last worn by Jude Bellingham, who has joined Borussia Dortmund. The Italian defender’s shirt number was retired as a tribute to his contributions over the years. Bellingham is not the only player to have had his shirt number retired, however. Downs To Trim Squad – At Least 9 In Danger? Number 10 shirt of Honvéd – for Ferenc Puskas. in Bafana, 1 in Messi/Ronaldo/Neymar Watch, 22 But now the likes of Ronaldo and Bale who are playing as inverted wingers are using the number 7 shirt on the left and the number 11 on the right. Player-specific squad numbers have become a normal part of football since the abandonment of a simple one to 11 numbering system and some players are forever associated with certain numbers. Thierry Henry looked good in it but the number 14 will forever be associated with Johan Cruyff for fans of a certain generation. Arguably, the greatest Swedish player of all-time. Pele has been credited with increasing the interest of football in the States. Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed, Jude Bellingham's No22 jersey has been retired by Birmingham City, Maradona was arguably the greatest NO10 of all time, West Ham captain Bobby Moore's NO6 was retired by West Ham in 2008, Paolo Maldini's NO3 is only available to his sons, Johan Cruyff's famous NO14 was retired by Ajax on his 60th birthday, Marc-Vivien Foe's NO23 was retired by Man City after his sudden passing, Pele wore the NO10 during his twilight years at NY Cosmos, When Franco Baresi retired in 1997 Milan retired his NO6, Nantes retired Sala's NO9 after his tragic death in an airplane crash, Ikeme's NO1 jersey was retired by Wolves in 2018, Ceni wore the NO01 jersey, an inverted NO10, Jude Bellingham became the latest footballer to be given the honour, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). A retired number is a jersey number that is taken out of circulation by a team as a way of honouring a former member of that team who wore that number; after the number's retirement, members of that team are not permitted to wear the number on their jerseys unless by permission of the original number holder. Argentina duty a breath of fresh air for Messi after Barcelona strife. He would have signed for Man United in 1999 had a broken leg not curtailed the move. Oct 04, 2020 10:05 PM While Maldini’s shirt has been laid to rest in the red half of Milan, in the blue half Javier Zanetti’s number four will never be seen at the San Siro again. 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His sixteen years of service to West Ham was rewarded with his shirt number being retired. 12 Images Of Bafana Training Ahead Of Namibia Clash, The World's 10 Highest-Paid Football Stars Today. Jun 10, 2020 07:15 PM As well as current and former players, many clubs have honoured their supporters by retiring the number 12, based on the idea that the fans are often considered to be the "12th man" on the team. Not just Napoli's greatest ever player, but arguably the greatest of all-time, Maradona defined the No10 jersey. Oct 08, 2020 11:30 AM Although Chelsea never officially retired the number 25, no player has worn it in the thirteen years since Zola left the club.