Hernán Jorge Crespo is an Argentine professional football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of UAE Pro League club Al Ain.
Just Louis Fontaine was a French professional footballer who played as a striker. He scored the most goals ever in a single edition of the FIFA World Cup, with thirteen in six matches in the 1958 FIFA World Cup tournament. In March 2004, Pelé named him one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers at a FIFA Awards Ceremony.
Ruddy Lilian Thuram-Ulien is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. A quick, powerful and versatile player, he was capable of playing both as a centre-back or as a right-back, and was competent both offensively and defensively.
The Coupe de la Ligue, known outside France as the French League Cup, was a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel. The tournament was established in 1993 and, unlike the Coupe de France, was only open to professional clubs in France which play in country's top three football divisions, though the third is not fully professional.
Pedro Miguel Carreiro Resendes, known as Pauleta, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Hakan Şükür is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed the "Bull of the Bosphorus" and Kral (king), he spent the majority of his professional career with Galatasaray, being a three-time Gol Kralı, representing the club in three different spells and winning a total of 14 major titles.
Samuel Eto'o Fils is a Cameroonian football administrator and former player who is the current president of the Cameroonian Football Federation. He won the African Player of the Year a record four times: in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2010.
Modeste M'bami was a Cameroonian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. M'bami played for clubs in France, Saudi Arabia, and Cameroon, most notably Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille, both of which in Ligue 1.
Ludovic Vincent Giuly is a French former professional footballer who played as a winger.
Mamadou Hamidou Niang is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a striker. He has represented Senegal at international level, participating in the 2004, 2006, and 2008 African Cup of Nations. He is the older brother of Papa Niang, who is also a professional footballer.
Márcio Amoroso dos Santos is a Brazilian football pundit and former professional player who mainly played as a forward. He played for several teams in his home country as well as in Japan, Italy, Germany, Spain and Greece while also representing Brazil at international level, winning the 1999 Copa América. In his prime, he was a very talented striker with great dribbling skills and goalscoring ability who was also capable of creating chances for teammates.
Marco Simone is an Italian professional football manager and former player. As a player, he was a striker and winger.
Ezequiel Iván Lavezzi is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a forward. During his career, his most important attributes were his pace, hardworking style of play, technique, creativity, and dribbling ability; although he was usually deployed as a winger, he was also used as a second striker or as an attacking midfielder on occasion.
Edinson Roberto Cavani Gómez is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Argentine Primera División club Boca Juniors. He is nicknamed El Matador or Cazador ("Hunter") for his clinical finishing as well as his celebration, in which he makes a gesture resembling a bow and arrow. Cavani is considered one of the best strikers of his generation and one of Uruguay's greatest ever players.
Gervais Yao Kouassi, known as Gervinho, is an Ivorian professional footballer who last played as a forward for Greek Super League club Aris.
Cheick Tidiane Diabaté is a Malian professional footballer. From 2005 to 2016, he played for the Mali national team internationally.
Wylan Jean-Claude Cyprien is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Parma.
The 2014 Coupe de la Ligue final was the 20th final of France's football league cup competition, the Coupe de la Ligue, a competition for the 42 teams that the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) manages. The final took place on 19 April 2014 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis and was contested between Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain. PSG won 2–1 and became the first club to win the competition four times, ahead of Bordeaux and Marseille.
Karl Louis Brillant Toko Ekambi is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Pro League club Abha and the Cameroon national team.
Nanitamo Jonathan Ikoné is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Fiorentina.
