<p>Plus: scoring past three keepers in one day, highest ratio of European to domestic titles and a dream result</p><ul><li><p><a href="mailto:knowledge@theguardian.com"><strong>Mail us</strong></a><strong> with your questions and answers</strong></p></li></ul><p><strong>“I’ve been wondering: who is the greatest footballer never to make an appearance in England</strong><strong>?”</strong> muses Cameron Turner. <strong>“Did any of the game’s greats go their whole career without visiting the home of football? I think the best bet might be a South American from the 1970s-1990s, though Brazil and Argentina often played friendlies at Wembley.”</strong></p><p>This question is difficult to answer categorically, mainly because the internet does not yet provide chapter and verse on every football match played by superstars of the black-and-white era. But it’s also far too interesting to leave on the cutting-room floor, so we’ve given it a go with the caveat that the answers are only 99% correct.</p><p><strong>Just Fontaine</strong> (France, 1953-60)</p><p><strong>Roger Milla</strong> (Cameroon 1973-94)</p><p><strong>Hugo Sánchez</strong> (Mexico, 1977-98)</p><p><strong>Romerito</strong> (Paraguay, 1979-90)</p><p><strong>Abedi Pele</strong> (Ghana, 1982-98)</p><p><strong>Mia Hamm</strong> (USA, 1985-2000)</p><p><strong>Michelle Akers</strong> (USA, 1987-2004)</p><p><strong>Hong Myung-bo</strong> (South Korea, 1990-2002)</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/apr/15/who-are-the-greatest-footballers-never-to-make-an-appearance-in-england-knowledge">Continue reading...</a>