Rather than continue to divert the Netherlands/Holland thread, I figured that I would start a new one.
To start with, we have Velibor Vasović as the first man to score in a European Cup Final for two different clubs (Partizan and Ajax) and the only man to have appeared in a Final and led an attempt to take over his national FA by force.
How about European Cup Final scorers who played in the original NASL?
Enrique Matos (Real Madrid 59 / Cleveland Stokers)
Eusébio (Benfica 63 / Boston Minutemen, Toronto Metros-Croatia and Las Vegas Quicksilvers)
Tommy Gemmell (Celtic 67 and 70 / Miami Toros (though he may not have played a league game))
George Best (Manchester United 68 / Los Angeles Aztecs, Fort Lauderdale Strikers, San Jose Earthquakes)
Brian Kidd (Manchester United 68 / Atlanta Chiefs, Fort Lauderdale Strikers)
Pierino Prati (Milan 69 / Rochester Lancers)
Johan Cruijff (Ajax 72 / Los Angeles Aztecs, Washington Diplomats (his appearances for Cosmos were in friendlies))
Gerd Müller (Bayern 74, 75 / Fort Lauderdale Strikers)
Tommy Smith (Liverpool 77 / Tampa Bay Rowdies, Los Angeles Aztecs)
Trevor Francis (Nottingham Forest 79 / Detroit Express)
Peter Withe (Aston Villa 82 / Portland Timbers)
Graeme Souness (Liverpool 84 (shootout) / Montreal Olympique)
Somewhat interestingly, the last four players on this list played in the NASL before scoring in the European Cup Final.
To start with, we have Velibor Vasović as the first man to score in a European Cup Final for two different clubs (Partizan and Ajax) and the only man to have appeared in a Final and led an attempt to take over his national FA by force.
How about European Cup Final scorers who played in the original NASL?
Enrique Matos (Real Madrid 59 / Cleveland Stokers)
Eusébio (Benfica 63 / Boston Minutemen, Toronto Metros-Croatia and Las Vegas Quicksilvers)
Tommy Gemmell (Celtic 67 and 70 / Miami Toros (though he may not have played a league game))
George Best (Manchester United 68 / Los Angeles Aztecs, Fort Lauderdale Strikers, San Jose Earthquakes)
Brian Kidd (Manchester United 68 / Atlanta Chiefs, Fort Lauderdale Strikers)
Pierino Prati (Milan 69 / Rochester Lancers)
Johan Cruijff (Ajax 72 / Los Angeles Aztecs, Washington Diplomats (his appearances for Cosmos were in friendlies))
Gerd Müller (Bayern 74, 75 / Fort Lauderdale Strikers)
Tommy Smith (Liverpool 77 / Tampa Bay Rowdies, Los Angeles Aztecs)
Trevor Francis (Nottingham Forest 79 / Detroit Express)
Peter Withe (Aston Villa 82 / Portland Timbers)
Graeme Souness (Liverpool 84 (shootout) / Montreal Olympique)
Somewhat interestingly, the last four players on this list played in the NASL before scoring in the European Cup Final.
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