To participate in the queen of competitions, it is not enough to be a great player. Alone, one cannot qualify an entire nation. In the story, several players have paid the note. Among the most striking examples, we can cite in particular George Weah. First non-European Ballon d’Or in 1995, the greatest player in the history of Liberia had no chance of participating with a nation marked by civil war and a team around him far too weak.
Also Ballon d’Or, in 1968, George Best did not play any major competition with Northern Ireland. Living legend of Wales, Ryan Giggs also did not feature in a single international competition with the national team, with Wales becoming a successful team only after his retirement. his compatriot Ian Rushtop scorer in the history of Liverpool, experienced the same situation.
In this list, we can also mention Adebi Pele (Ghana), triple African Golden Ball in the early 90s, Jari Litmanen (Finland), icon of Ajax, Claudio pizarro (Peru) or John Arne Riise (Norway).
