A hero of skill, style, and loyalty, Govou’s dazzling decade at OL cemented his legacy as a hero dedicated to his city—the lion of Lyon.

Eight years later, with time about to run out against Algeria, it was Donovan who stepped up and scored to give the US their first top-of-the-group finish since 1930. Then a decade after his early heroics, following a career of unwavering bravery, unstoppable goal scoring, and stalwart leadership, Donovan did it again, slotting home a late penalty to win his fifth MLS Cup with the LA Galaxy. His legacy lives on through the MLS MVP award, named in honour of the most natural leader the league has ever seen. Donovan was a hero from start to finish—his uncanny ability to bravely answer the call with time running out making him a truly timeless FUT Hero. Messi, for one, was not impressed. "I don't want to talk about the referee because they sanction you for being honest," he said afterwards. Always a scoring threat, defenders have to be glad there is only one Rudi Völler, a one-of-a-kind FUT Hero. I think people saw what it was. Fifa cannot put such a referee who is not up to the task for a game of this level." 'Van Gaal needs to keep his mouth shut!'Argentina's Javier Mascherano has the unwanted title of being the player with the most World Cup yellow cards in the competition's history. He earned his seventh and final booking in his last World Cup match, booked as Argentina fell to France 4-3 in the 2018 World Cup. What is remarkable is how unremarkable this match was for so long. There was no shot on goal in the opening 33 minutes. Some heroes have unnatural powers. Tomas Brolin was a powerful force of nature. A heroic head turner, he hit the pitch like a tornado leaving destroyed defenders in his wake. Brolin’s speed and agility made him like a whirlwind with the ball at his feet, helping him to score the decisive goal in Parma’s 1-0 victory in the 1991/1992 Coppa Italia semi-final on their way to the club’s first ever trophy.

During a 2006 match between Croatia and Australia, referee Graham Poll failed to send off Croatian player Josip Šimunić after the second yellow card, and only did so when he issued a third one, right after the final whistle minutes later. FIFA's report on the match initially listed all three bookings, but later the second one was removed; it is not known if the booking was retroactively overturned, or if this was done for report consistency purposes only. But that goal caused Argentina to panic, which may have played a role in Paredes' ill-advised lash into the dugout. The 2022 FIFA World Cup will feature yellow card suspensions for those who accumulate too many bookings. Here are the rules regarding yellow card suspensions at the tournament in Qatar.The foul on Ake was itself worthy of a yellow. The aftermath should have seen Paredes in an early bath. Three goalkeepers have been sent off in the tournament: Italy's Gianluca Pagliuca (1994), South Africa's Itumeleng Khune (2010), and Wales's Wayne Hennessey (2022). Historians will argue that other matches in World Cup history were dirtier. Think 'The Battle of Santiago' in 1962, in which Chile and Italy brawled throughout and which the BBC's David Coleman described as "the most stupid, appalling, disgusting and disgraceful exhibition of football in the history of the game".