How ONE TACKLE Killed The Career Of Maradona's Favourite Player 

When he joined us at West Ham near the end of his career, even with the injuries you could see the utter class the man possessed.

that's a good change in football that often gets overlooked. Some of the tackles in the 80's/90's were criminal and almost never were punished accordingly. This also made stuff like what happened to Futre possible, cutting careers for amazing players short and effectively diluting the game.

Great to see Futre getting some of the recognition he deserves.I can remember him coming on as a substitute against England in the 1986 World Cup and completely dominating the English defence. He is one of the greatest talents to have emerged from Portugal. Great tribute.

Saw him in the flesh for west ham, still had a flow and a grace that made football into the beautiful game. Definitely a world class legendary player videos can never do justice to just how good he was

You Portuguese are incredible at producing players, and I'm argentine! Really the one country that deserves at least a WC FInal appearance, and ahead of a few countries that actually got one (or two)

The greatest Portuguese player of his generation. He was Figo's idol, as well as the idol of many of the "golden generation" players that followed him in the 90's. He was the first proverbial "Portuguese winger", a template many Portuguese players would follow, including Figo, and later Cristiano Ronaldo. First a winger, then midfield or centre-forward.

On top of all the "i remember him" comments, i'll be honest and confess ive never heard of him before this, despite being a lifelong football fan. Great channel brother ❤

At the start of video i already said to myself , who care about a "next Maradona" if he don't reach that potential , ..i gotta say i didn't knew about Futre but what i can obviously see now , is that wherever this man goes teams start win matches and trophies , impressive , the type of player that can play in whatever team anytime , anyplace....legend

Futre and Maradona had so much in common. Talent and that love for the line 😂

My childhood idol. What a monumental talent. If someone like him appeared today there would be not enough money on earth to buy him. It's truly a shame that his first major injury happened at 27 when Figo, Rui Costa, Paulo Sousa, Vítor Baia, Fernando Couto etc. were starting to dominate the main national team. Imagine that golden generation with a prime Futre... Figo and Futre on the wings, and a Midfield of João Pinto, Rui Costa And Paulo Sousa. That would be the greatest Midfield on earth by a huge margin.

I'm watching football for more than 20 years and never heard of this legend, thanks to this channel now I Know what I've missed

Even though I’m Dutch and Gullit & Van Basten are my 2 favourite players; I ALWAYS WAS FUTRE PLAYING AT MY LOCAL PLAYGROUND. His skill, dribbling & goals were just awesome.

He was a god at Atleti, my childhood idol. Legendary status at this club, we love him to death. I met him at a training session and shook his hand in late 97, when he returned to Atleti.

In 93-94 I've "played" ball with him, Figo, Paulo Sousa, Rui Costa, Chalana was there too, Couto, Bento, Baia, Neno, Oceano, Rui Aguas, J.Pinto and a bunch of other national team players. Someone reading this who went to ESA, ESS or ESC of Margem Sul, can atest has they will remember Seixaliadas at the time. Many of them were from the great Lisbon area and one of my teachers at the time is Figo godfather. We have an event dedicated to sports every year, the Seixaliadas, and he arranged with the municipality and Selecao Nacional for them to come to the event. They first stopped at our school unannounced and we got to kick some balls with them! Kid's dream man, it was nuts.

I remember the goals of Futre and Schuster in the Copa Final against Marid...one of my foundest and sweet Football memories from my childhood. The Triumph of good against Evil

Fully agree. Futre is BY MILES the greatest talent ever from Portugal. There is a great difference between being the most talented, and the best player...

Paulo Futre played for my club FC Porto. We became European champions in '87 with him. The older ones, there isn't one who doesn't say how much of a genius he was at his best. That left foot of his was something absurd. What ruined his career were the serious injuries; otherwise, he would certainly have had a career at Maradona level ....and R. Costa was good, but Futre was on another level.

One of the best players, if not the best, to play for Atletico de Madrid. Thank you Paulo.

I only knew his name before this. What an absolute legend. Shame about his injuries.

Futre para mim pessoalmente foi o melhor jogador Português. Se joga-se hoje, não havia dinheiro para pagar a um craque como Futre. Eu jogava nos infantis do Sporting e ia 2 horas mais cedo so para ver Futre treinar nos juniores, eu e muitos dos meus colegas de equipa. O futebol violento dos anos 90 destruiu a carreira de Futre, ninguem o conseguia parar. No futebol atual dos ""velocistas"" e sem violencia, Futre seria imparável!!!

I’ve never heard of Futre up until this point but I think this is the most entertaining footballing story you’ve told so far.

Oh!!!Paulo Futre sir is a legendary footballer even though,he retired early but he was a talented player at that time,good friends!!!🙏

Futre was for sure on the top 5 best players of is time!! He is the reason i started to love futebol

This RU-vid Channel always brings back so many memorys i thought i had lost and always reminds me of why i fell in love with this sport in the first place. THANK YOU.

💪👏Parabéns pelo vídeo. O Futre vai ficar contente, ótimo canal, de um português. Grande crescimento

Vídeo fantástico, Futre era bom demais, aquela bola de ouro em 87 devia ter sido dele não fosse o jornalista de Abola ter votado no holandês.

What a video, thank you. I’ve heard his name before but didn’t know he was this good. What a career!

Paulo Futre, motivo por el que nací siendo del Atleti. Mi padre llegó de Portugal y eligió el club de Futre. Club para siempre de nuestros amores. Gracias Paulo por todo

Futre foi dos jogadores underated na história, ''em Portugal '' parece que só os espanhóis viam a grandeza dele !!! Jogou nos 3 grandes de Portugal, se não fosse a lesão que teve ainda tinha conquistado o futebol italiano no Milan , dos jogadores com o toque mais bonito de bola que por aí já apareceu , Futre foi único 💥

Futre is a legend! Every Atletico supporter love him, no matter if you were able to see him play or not. 🔴⚪

Superb tribute to a superb player. Well done. Most of your videos are a class above virtually all others on YT.

Damn! You can tell a story. Your delivery and flow is next level

Paulo Futre deserves spot in Portugal Hall of Fame.

I remember him at Atletico de Madrid.......best player in the Spanish league at that time (and probably Europe).....great to watch even though I’m not not an Atleti fan.....

Such a great documentary! Thank you! Never knew how talented FUTRE was! so inspiring.

I have chosen Futre although it was a tough choice vs Rui Costa. Futre was pure genius! ❤

Im an atletico fan, and his carreer here was just amazing. Thank yoi for covering this!

Was waiting for this video. I live near Reggio Emilia (Italy) Futre is still a legend here!

Greatest tribute ever, very well done, thanks.

what an incredible story and production! thank you, I enjoyed it very much!

Uma lenda, muitas vezes mal compreendido mais apreciado pelos espanhóis do que por os verdadeiros portugueses 😢

I didn't realise Futre was so good. Wow even Maradona praised him - that is in itself an accolade. Thanks for letting us know.

To begin with i would like to congratulate you on your really informative and intresting content as well as suggest a video idea on Georgios Karagounkis... a legend that hardly anyone knows but he had a wonderfull career

This is the reason why I love playing Fifa (FC now), because I never heard of some of the newer Icons/Heroes and then I end up watching an amazing informative video about them

I never knew this guy I'm humbled and shocked... This man is the closest thing to Messi I've ever seen

What an incredible player he was. A true legend.

I was 8 years old, but on November 21, 1993, I was there at Mirabello Stadium enjoying this wonderful player.... For 60 minutes 🥲

Parabéns pelo video, é dificil de não ficar emocionado com a história dele.

phenomenal documentary! what a class he was! if admiration came from Maradona himself.. you got to believe it. Just unfortunate injury curtailed his career!

I saw Futre playing in in the end of his carreer, his knee was a problem but the cocaine, poor career choises and the horrible takles of the time made his desteny. Undoubtedly a magnificent talent with lots of dribling, speed and power shots.

Was there at Jamor on that Portuguese Cup final. Probably his last big performance. What a player he was. He destroyed Boavista. There was also a young Rui Costa in that team. Rui Costa was great at seeing the game, the maestro but Futre was the can opener. He was incredible in his dribble. Great video.

Thanks for letting us know this legend

Sou Benfiquista, mas tenho orgulho das conquistas do Porto na Europa, joga sem medo e com vontade de ganhar.

amazing video!! would be nice to see one about Futre's Idol, the amazing Fernando Chalana!! I didn't watch Chalana play, but from the videos I saw of him they were both very similar players. Keep up the great content!!

I heard about futre many times, but the way this youtuber tells his story is awesome...

Excellent video as always

I hated when he came to my team, Benfica... I knew he was only half a player because of his injuries! Then I saw that Cup Final and I had to surrender. He was a genius even with those limitations.

I'm 50 and without doubt Futre is one of the best players I've ever seen play. Like Maradona and Messi he just made playing look easy, the greatest players have that ability

Wow nice video I didn't know about futre at all

Thank you for the Futre tribute

Very sad what happened to Futre. Better than any player I’ve seen so far. Pure talent and courageous to the max.

My childhood idol! Probably still most liked player at Atletico!

Around 1986, almost every soccer ball in Mexico had the name or brand "FUTRE". I had always thought that "FUTRE" was just a brand, I had never heard of the soccer player, until now.

Great channel!

Im portuguese and i voted Futre 😅. I respect rui costa a lot...but....ive watched futre play...

As a Portuguese national, I was incredibly happy for him and FC Porto when they beat Bayern. Thst gsme is engraved in my memory. Futre and Atletico were a good mix, but Gil y Gil was a corrupt demagogue and played his part in wearing down one of Portugal’s best.

Well shit man! Até a mim, que não gosto especialmente de futebol, conseguiste cativar. Excelente narração! Well done.

I'm in love with you videos

I grew up watching both play. Both were cult heroes of mine. Just missed Futres time in Portugal + first couple of seasons at Letti(so arguably missed his best time). I started watch La Liga from 89/90 onwards. My memory is that his decline had started by then(early/mid 20s ... injuries, not looking after himself/smoking etc). He was still World class at times(copa etc) but was already a bit of a forgotten legend outside of La Liga & Portugal. When he moved to West Ham I remember telling people what a great player he was(when on form), & then been very disappointed in his time there. Rui Costa was consistently excellent. I loved him at Fiorentina. I was actually disappointed he moved to Milan as Fiorentina also had that cult status. However the move to Milan, arguably a bigger club, actually made him even better. They were different styles of players/different positions so Ive never ever thought of comparing them before, or picking one over the other. TBH I hate doing that with any players. Futre was a better dribbler/more dynamic/possibly had a higher peak etc but Costa was pure class & had longevity. Such an elegant player. If I HAD to pick one Id just go for Costa coz he was always brilliant & seemed to get better and better with age.. Both were World Class on their day tho. Gullit was also an unreal athlete and player. Plus a total icon as well. His Ballon Dor win does seem very suspicious that season but overall he was right up there with the very very best of his generation. Three great players & three legends of the game.

when i was a kid, and we would play the first football game of the school year, the best player of the game had claim to call himself Futre for the rest of the year. 30 years later, we still call him Futre. (he was the best untill we left school...)

What an awesome tribute, obrigada.

That shot of the coach trying to drink from a closed bottle. Genius when put in the context of denying a playing like van Basten.

He played in the roughest of times of the Spanish championship... Those defenders were pure assassins! I remember being a kid and felling disgusted when we got to see any colchonero's game. Pure massacres. But that tackle in Italy should have seen the defender expelled permanently!

Outside his talent and everything, I can see him and Ginola competing on the most handsome player discussion.

Brilliant as always

Great video

pauloooooooo fuuuutreee maaan!!!!!!!!! got goosebumps

Futre was a beast.

great video, such a shame his career ended that way but what a player!

Paulo Jorge dos Santos Futre was a superstar in the 80s but like many people forgot how great he was

Italy, Germany, England had insane tackless that of which today would easily be handed a red + months of suspension for asaillant on premise of atempted murder...80's90's

9:37 Thanks for adding this clip. I had a good laugh.

you have such a great narrator voice this is my favourite video of yours !! these videos also inspired my girlfirend and i to learn more about these generational talents of old, thank you :D

I’m a huge portugese league fan( I support Benfica ), and hands down, what a player he was! Sporting must be kicking themselves in the head, not keeping him. 🖤❤️

Since you mentioned madjer i hope you do a video about the algerian national team in 82 wc and the scandal of Gijón

Thanks. It is a very nice story.

Da maneira que dizes o nome Rui Costa e Paulo Futre, vejo logo que és tuga! Grande vídeo!

Futre is one of the few players that all of the portuguese fans adore...an exemple out and in the pitch regardable of the colour of the team jersey. In my opinion one of the best football players of all time....the way that he passed the defense with his left foot is incredible.

Easily one the most gifted and destructive dribblers of all time!

I remember signing this guy on Fifa 96 back in the day. He became a legend for me and my favourite player in the game. Popping in goals left and right. Used always sign him

Grande video. Parabêns.

Imagine Futre and Maradona playing football these days.

Nice, u took Futre! I think he's more intresting than seeing the same players all the time. Thx, for the great Cantona episode. I enjoyed watching it & you did a good research .

Man this channels amazing

Only Lucas from this amazing channel can tell Futre's story with such passion, the same passion Futre put into his playing.

We need this videos in Portuguese! My kids love football and to know football players from the past times, but they don't understand English, and the subtitles run to fast for them!

Para mim, o melhor jogador português de sempre.

You make awesome videos!

i love ur videos!

Can you perhaps make a video about another star of the Porto team? It was before my time but Madjer looked great in the final against Munich.