LQST FILES

🇩🇪 THOMAS TUCHEL || 53 🎂 || PLAYING DAYS⚽️

Happy 53rd Birthday to Thomas Tuchel!

Before becoming one of football’s most respected tactical minds, Tuchel was a young central defender playing for Stuttgarter Kickers and SSV Ulm.

His playing career ended in 1998 at only 25 years old after a serious knee cartilage injury forced him to retire. But while one football journey ended early, another was just beginning.

From a young defender to a Champions League-winning manager and England head coach.

Sometimes the game closes one door and opens an even bigger one. 🧠🏆

🇪🇸 CÉSAR AZPILICUETA || 37 🎂 || TROPHY CABINET 🏆🗄️

Happy 37th Birthday to César Azpilicueta! 🎉

From Osasuna to Marseille, Chelsea, Atlético Madrid and Sevilla, Azpilicueta built his career through consistency, versatility and leadership.

His greatest chapter came at Stamford Bridge. Across 11 seasons and more than 500 appearances, “Dave” became Chelsea captain, a club legend and the first Chelsea player to win every major trophy available. 🔵🏆

TOTAL TROPHIES: 12🏆🗄️

🔵⚪ OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE 🇫🇷
🏆 Coupe de la Ligue x2
🏆 Trophée des Champions x1

🔵 CHELSEA 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
🏆 UEFA Champions League x1
🏆 UEFA Europa League x2
🏆 Premier League x2
🏆 FA Cup x1
🏆 League Cup x1
🏆 UEFA Super Cup x1
🏆 FIFA Club World Cup x1

🇪🇸 SPAIN YOUTH
🏆 UEFA European U21 Championship x1
🏆 UEFA European U19 Championship x1

A captain. A leader. A champion in England and Europe.

One of the most complete trophy cabinets of his generation. 🏆🇪🇸

🇧🇷 BRAZIL’S NUMBER 🔟 SINCE PELÉ 👑

More than a shirt number. In Brazil, the No. 10 represents creativity, responsibility and the expectation to produce magic.
Since Pelé’s final World Cup, some of the Seleção’s greatest talents have carried its weight:

🇩🇪 1974 — Rivellino
🇦🇷 1978 — Rivellino
🇪🇸 1982 — Zico
🇲🇽 1986 — Zico
🇮🇹 1990 — Silas
🇺🇸 1994 — Raí
🇫🇷 1998 — Rivaldo
🇯🇵🇰🇷 2002 — Rivaldo
🇩🇪 2006 — Ronaldinho
🇿🇦 2010 — Kaká
🇧🇷 2014 — Neymar
🇷🇺 2018 — Neymar
🇶🇦 2022 — Neymar

Pelé - Rivellino - Zico - Silas - Raí - Rivaldo - Ronaldinho - Kaká - Neymar.

Different generations, different styles, but the same iconic number on their backs.

Who is Brazil’s greatest No. 10 after Pelé? 🇧🇷👇

#10

⚽️ THE ART OF THE CHIP SHOT 💫

It’s not just a finish, it’s a masterpiece of timing and touch. A chip shot requires vision, confidence and the perfect amount of control.
From delicately lifting the ball over an onrushing goalkeeper to producing the unexpected from an impossible angle, this is football at its most elegant.

Which chip shot stole the show for you? 🗳️👇

🔵 CHELSEA ICONIC ATTACKING 3️⃣ || FOUR ERAS ⚔️⭐️

Different eras. Different styles. The same Chelsea blue.

🔵 2026–PRESENT
Morgan Rogers - João Pedro - Cole Palmer
The new generation. Creativity, movement and goals with the potential to create their own history.

🏆 2015–2017
Eden Hazard - Diego Costa - Pedro
Costa’s aggression. Hazard’s magic. Pedro’s intelligent movement. A trio built for winning.

🔥 2008–2012
Florent Malouda - Didier Drogba - Nicolas Anelka
Power, pace and experience. The attacking force that reached its peak during Chelsea’s record-breaking 2009/10 season.

⚡ 2004–2006
Damien Duff - Didier Drogba - Arjen Robben
Drogba leading the line, with Robben and Duff causing chaos from the wings. One of the Premier League’s original devastating front threes.

Four attacking trios. Four different Chelsea eras.

Which Chelsea trio are you choosing? 🔵

🔵🔴 MSN & BBC ⚪️🟣 || TAKE ME BACK || PEAK EL CLÁSICO 🥹

Messi, Suárez and Neymar.
Bale, Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Two iconic attacking partnerships that brought even more magic to an already legendary rivalry.

The goals, the chemistry, the individual brilliance and the unforgettable moments made every El Clásico feel like the biggest match in football.

Six of the world’s greatest attackers sharing the same pitch, representing two eternal rivals during one of football’s most unforgettable eras.

Take us back to the anticipation before every match, the legendary line-ups, the packed stadiums and the feeling that anything could happen once the game began.

This was peak El Clásico. An era that will always be missed. 🥹⚽️

🇵🇹 CRISTIANO RONALDO || THE SHOULDER PASS 🎯✨

Creativity has always been part of Cristiano Ronaldo’s game.

Backheels. Feints. No-look passes. Shoulder passes, even finding ways to play the ball with his back.

Sometimes for the show. Sometimes for practicality. Often both.
Always unpredictable. Always willing to try something different.

Football is an art & entertainment and Cristiano has never been afraid to entertain. ✨

🇮🇹 CANNAVARO 2006 BALLON D’OR × MONICA BELLUCCI 🏆✨

27 November 2006. Paris, France. 📍

Fresh from captaining Italy to World Cup glory, Fabio Cannavaro was crowned the best player in the world.

And Italian cinema icon Monica Bellucci presented him with the Ballon d’Or

One of football’s greatest defenders standing alongside one of cinema’s greatest icons.

Italian elegance.
Italian greatness.
Some legendary photographs 📸

Cannavaro remains the last defender to win the Ballon d’Or.

🇵🇱 ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI || 38 🎂 || 5 GOALS IN 9 MINUTES ⚽️🔥

Happy 38th Birthday to Robert Lewandowski! 🎂
For his birthday, we look back at one of the greatest individual performances in football history.

22 September 2015 🗓️

Bayern Munich vs Wolfsburg.
Bayern were losing 1–0 at half-time when Pep Guardiola brought Lewandowski off the bench.
Then the madness began…
⚽ 51’ A close-range equaliser
⚽ 52’ A low strike from outside the box
⚽ 55’ A determined finish after hitting the post
⚽ 57’ A powerful finish from Douglas Costa’s cross
⚽ 60’ An incredible acrobatic volley to complete the five

Five goals in exactly 8 minutes and 59 seconds.
He turned a 1–0 defeat into a 5–1 victory almost completely by himself.

The fastest hat-trick.
The fastest four-goal haul.
The fastest five-goal haul in Bundesliga history.
All as a substitute.

Even Pep Guardiola could not believe what he was watching. 🤯

Nine minutes that perfectly represent Robert Lewandowski: movement, positioning, power and ruthless finishing.

The greatest player Poland has produced and one of the greatest goalscorers football has ever seen. 🇵🇱🎯

📸 OLD ERA FOOTBALL FAMILIES 🕰️⚽️

Before social media and the constant attention of cameras.
Football legends pictured alongside their families during their playing days.
Classic homes. Old fashion. Natural family moments.
A look into the lives of footballers from a different era. 🖤