Alex, on the other hand, is the family's hero, having played for Arsenal for six seasons until joining Liverpool last year. He has also earned 32 England appearances, but due to a significant knee injury, he was unable to compete in the 2018 World Cup. Stelios Giannokopoulos, ten (21).
The family's name comes from their home country of Greece. They are among more than 40 million people who live in countries that joined the European Union in 2004 or later. In addition to English, they speak French as well.
Alexis Sanchez made his debut for Arsenal in the 4-1 win over Sunderland on 15 August 2013. He scored his first goal for the club two weeks later in a 3-0 victory over Norwich City. In total, he scored 11 goals in 41 games during his first season at the club. In 2014-15, Alexis helped the Gunners win the FA Cup by scoring the only goal of the final against Chelsea. The following season, he won the PFA Players' Player of the Year award after notching 39 goals in all competitions. He ended his time at Arsenal by winning three trophies: the League Cup, the FA Cup, and the Europa League.
As mentioned, Sanchez moved to Liverpool in 2018 after six years with Arsenal. He finished his time at the Emirates Stadium with 75 goals in 144 matches.
Guardiola has a long way to go to reach Sir Alex Ferguson, who has a record 49 trophies to his name, including 13 Premier League crowns and two Champions League triumphs. Guardiola does have time on his side, despite the large deficit. He's only 50 years old, but Fergie retired at the age of 71.
However, it's not just about winning medals. Guardiola has been awarded the Silver Medal for Europe's Coach of the Year twice, in 2011 and 2012. He also won the award in 2009 when he was managing Barcelona.
Ferguson surpassed English manager Bill Haley who had been previously crowned as the most successful manager in England with Manchester United. The Scotsman now has a 20-year reign at the top, having first taken over from Ole Gunnar Solskjær in November 2007. He managed his 1,000th game in charge against West Ham United on April 16, 2020.
Haley managed to win four FA Cups during the 1950s, which is still a record today. He then went on to win another nine trophies between 1960 and 1969, including six more FA Cups. However, it wasn't enough to stop him being replaced by Fergie.
It's no surprise that Fergie has been voted the greatest British manager of all time by readers of UK newspaper The Guardian. He managed United for nearly 30 years, from 1964 to 1999 (except for one season when he was suspended).
Dani Alves moves into top spot among football players in terms of trophies won. His 39 titles have earned him the title of "legend" in this sport. One of the finest defenders in the world, with a stellar football career, has earned first place.
The American basketball player who plays for the Dallas Mavericks has won more games than any other professional athlete (1,904 victories). He is also the only person to have won an NBA championship and the NFL's Super Bowl. Michael Jordan is the all-time leader in NBA games played (2490), and he still ranks second all-time in points scored (2880).
Football's greatest scorer has won the World Cup with Brazil eight times. He has also won the European Championship five times. Ronaldo has also won the Golden Ball as the best player at the FIFA World Cup.
Brazil's great striker has been named MVP (Most Valuable Player) on ten occasions. He has won the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) Footballer of the Year award eleven times. Pelé was voted the World's Best Footballer by his peers - the FIFA World Player of the Year award is now known as the L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science, Technology, and Mathematics.
Brazil's great defender has won the UEFA Champions League six times.
The footballer with the most appearances in soccer is Peter Shilton. Peter Shilton played football for 31 years. He made 954 appearances in all competitions, scoring 42 goals.
Shilton was born on January 25, 1957 in St Albans, England. He was a goalkeeper for both club and country. Nicknamed "Peter Pan", he played for Nottingham Forest, Liverpool, Southampton and New York Cosmos of the American Soccer League before moving to America where he finished his career.
He made his debut for England against Northern Ireland in March 1978 and kept goal as England won 2-1. Shilton was the first player to appear in an international match after making his debut. He was selected for another eight games until 1980 when he broke his arm during a 1-0 defeat to Northern Ireland at Wembley Stadium. After recovering from his injury, Shilton went on to win the Golden Glove award as the best goalkeeper in English football.
After retiring from playing, he became the goalkeeping coach at Southampton then moved to New York where he worked with the Cosmos as their goalkeeper coach until 1995 when he returned to England to take over as goalkeeping coach at Leeds United.
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