SAMUEL ETO’O has hit out at ‘disrespectful’ France Football for naming him in their top ten right-wingers of all time.
The legendary Cameroonian striker played the majority of his iconic career up-front and he is not happy being labelled a right-winger alongside David Beckham and Lionel Messi.
Samuel Eto’o was fuming over his inclusion as a right winger in France Football’s nominees for greatest footballers of all time
France Football run the historic Ballon d’Or award but bizarrely cancelled it this year because of coronavirus.
And in its place they are attempting to collate the best XI players of all time.
The formation is a 3-4-3 with a pool of iconic final nominees for the panel of 170 international journalists to choose from.
But having whittled each position down to a list of ten, France Football’s editorial staff have come in for some flack from ex-Barcelona, Chelsea and Inter Milan star Eto’o.
Having seen himself included as a right-winger, Eto’o tweeted: “Thank you but I played one or two seasons on the right yet I have 25 years of career as a centre-forward.
“The lack of respect @FranceFootball.
“WHATEVER!”
Eto’o was joined on the list by nine other iconic superstars of the ages.
Beckham and Messi lined up next to Manchester United legend George Best, Liverpool hero Kevin Keegan and Brazilian icons from the 50s, 60s and 70s Garrincha and Jairzinho.
Stanley Matthews completed the list of historic names with his career that spanned from 1932-1965.
Before more modern stars from the early 90s and beyond were included.
Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Holland magician Arjen Robben and Portuguese poster boy Luis Figo completed the list.
Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski was in line to scoop this year’s Ballon d’Or after leading his team to an incredible Bundesliga and Champions League double.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
