Monday, January 6th 2014 01:51 PM
He also scored 41 goals in 64 appearances for the Portugal national team, helping them to third place in the 1966 World Cup in England - a tournament in which he was top goalscorer with nine goals.
In his cable, Sheikh Hamad said ‘On behalf of all of us at QFA, we would like to extend our genuine sympathies to Federação Portuguesa de Futebol and Eusébio’s family during this time of grief and anguish. Eusébio was animmensely treasured talent to football fans all over the world.