Taller, faster, older: How top footballers' bodies have changed over 50 years

Sport

Two historic goals in the Fifa Men's World Cup tell the story of a radical transformation in both football and the bodies of its elite players. Over a tense and spectacular 30 seconds in 1970, Brazil worked the ball through eight players before a thunderous strike by right-back Carlos Alberto. The team's fourth goal against Italy in the World Cup final is often hailed as one of the greatest moments in the tournament's history. But fast forward five decades, and a similar seven-pass manoeuvre by

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