Not many players score as many astonishing goals as Rivaldo did. He scored the sort of bicycle kicks, free-kicks and long range missiles that mere mortals could never pull off. Rivaldo was in the best form of his life at Barcelona and even won the World Player of the Year award in 1998, developing into a player that would baffle defenders with his magical first touch and box of tricks. A part of the Brazilian Hall of Fame, Rivaldo is etched in history as one of his football-mad country's greatest ever players and a shining star its famously triumphant 2002 FIFA World Cup campaign – one that will live long in the memory of every football fan.
