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My dad's better than your dad! The Top 10 footballing fathers and sons
MirrorFootball's Ian Cruise takes a look at the careers of some other famous footballing fathers and sons...
1) Clive and Les Allen
Striker Les enjoyed a distinguished playing career with Chelsea, Tottenham and QPR, winning the League and Cup Double with Spurs in 1960-61 and the League Cup with Rangers in 1967, when the Loftus Road club were in the Third Division. He went on to manage both Rangers and Swindon.
Clive is most famous for scoring 49 goals in Tottenham's memorable 1986-87 season when Spurs finished third in the First Division, reached the League Cup semi-finals and won the FA Cup. In a 16-year playing career, Clive scored 202 League goals at a rate of almost a goal every other game, and also won five caps for England. He is now a member of the Tottenham coaching staff.
2) Alan and Alan Ball
Alan Ball Sr spent six years playing lower league football after the Second World War, and then managed Halifax and Preston, as well as Djurgardens IF in Sweden. At the time of his death in a car crash in 1982, at the age of 57, he was working as a coach in Cyrpus.
Alan Ball Jr was one of the finest midfielders of his generation. At 21, he was the youngest member of England's 1966 World Cup winning squad. He also won the League title with Everton in 1969-70, and enjoyed success with Arsenal and Southampton, among others. He later managed a number of clubs, including Manchester City, Southampton and Portsmouth (twice), who he lead to promotion in 1986-87.
3) Steve and Alex Bruce
Widely regarded as one of the best players never to win an England cap, Steve Bruce won three Premier League titles, three FA Cups, the League Cup and the Cup-Winners' Cup in a glorious ten year career with Manchester United. Now one of the Premier League's leading English managers, he has stabilised Sunderland as a top-flight club.
Son Alex, also a centre-half, has not enjoyed such a stellar career as dad so far. A former Manchester United trainee, he is currently on loan at Championship play-off contenders Leicester from parent club Ipswich. He has gone one better than his father, however, by winning full international honours, albeit with the Republic of Ireland, for whom he qualifies through his granny.
4) Brian and Nigel Clough
Brian scored an incredible 251 League goals in 274 games for Middlesbrough and Sunderland before a knee injury ended his career in his late 20s. He went on to become one of British football's greatest ever managers, winning League titles with Derby and Nottingham Forest, as well as twice winning the European Cup with the City Ground club.
Nigel won the League Cup twice under the management of dad Brian in the late 80s, before playing for Liverpool and Manchester City and also winning 15 caps for England (compared to just the two garnered by his father). He ended his playing career at Burton, where he then moved into management, and he is now in charge of Derby.
5) Johan and Jordi Cruyff
Johan is widely regarded as being one of the best players ever to play the game. The captain of the Dutch team that invented 'Total Football', they finished runners-up to hosts West Germany in the 1974 World Cup final. Cruyff also won three successive European Cups with Ajax in the early 70s, and League titles in Holland with both Ajax and Feyenoord, and in Spain with Barcelona. A three-time winner of the European Footballer of the Year award, he even had a turn named after him! He later managed both Ajax and Barcelona, winning a hots of honours, including the Catalans' first European Cup in 1992.
Good luck Jordi! Imagine trying to live up to that - no chance. In fairness to Cruyff Jr, he had a fair crack. He won nine caps for Holland and played for Barcelona and Manchester United, where he won the Premier League in 1996-97, before a succession of moves to mid-ranking Spanish clubs. He is now player-assistant manager with Valletta in Malta.
6) Arnor and Eidur Gudjohnsen
Previously the most famous footballer to emerge from Iceland (before little Eidur!), Arnor was one of the first Icelanders to move aboard to further his career. He played in Belgium for Lokeren and Anderlecht, where he won three League titles, and in France for Bordeaux. His greatest wish was to play international football alongside his son and, although Eidur once replaced his dad as a sub (in 1996 against Estonia), he was then injured in an Under-18 tournament and, by the time he was fit again, his dad had retired so never achieved his dream.
Eidur has enjoyed a magnificent career, winning League titles in both England and Spain (with Chelsea and Barcelona respectively), as well as a host of other honours, including the Champions League with Barca in 2009. Currently on loan at Spurs from Monaco, he is likely to stay at White Hart Lane next season.
7) Frank and Frank Lampard
Frank Lampard Sr made more than 650 appearances for West Ham in an 18-year career at Upton Park, the highlight of which were two FA Cup successes in 1975 and 1980. He won two England caps before ending his career with a season at Southend in the mid-80s. He was West Ham's assistant manager alongside borther-in-law Harry Redknapp throughout the mid to late 90s and is now football consultant at Reading.
Frank Lampard Jr is one of Europe's top midfielders. Having started as a junior under his dad and Uncle Harry at West Ham, he is now a double Premier League champion with Chelsea, and has also won FA Cup and League Cup honours. A former Football Writers' Footballer of the Year, he has won 77 England caps and will be one of Fabio Capello's key men in South Africa this summer.
8) Cesare and Paolo Maldini
An AC Milan legend, Cesare won four Serie A titles and a European Cup in his 12 years at the San Siro, and also had two spells in charge at the club. He also managed Italy's Under-21 and senior sides.
Unbelievably, son Paolo eclipsed even the achievements of his famous father. He played for 25 seasons for Milan, making almost 650 Serie A appearances, winning the League title seven times and the Champions League five amid a plethora of team and individual honours. He also won 126 caps for his country, the Italian record.
9) Harry and Jamie Redknapp
Harry spent the bulk of his playing carer at West Ham, and also has spells at Bournemouth and in the States with Seattle Sounders. He moved into management with Bournemouth in 1983, and has also bossed West Ham, Portsmouth (twice), Southampton and now Tottenham. His only major honour to date is the 2008 FA Cup he won with Pompey.
Jamie's career was sadly blighted by injuries, but he played more than 250 games for Liverpool during the 90s and early Noughties, winning the League Cup (1995) and UEFA Cup (2001). He also played for Spurs and Southampton, and won 17 England caps - a tally that would have been far higher but for injury - before retiring in 2005. He combines media work with a part-time coaching role at Chelsea.
10) Mike and Nicky Summerbee
Mike helped Manchester City win the First Division Championship in 1967-68, the FA Cup the following year and the Cup-Winners' Cup the year after that. By that time, he'd already played more than 200 League games for Swindon and he played in excess of 350 for the then Maine Road club. He later played for Burnley, Blackpool and Stockport, and he won eight caps for England. Oh, and he was in Escape to Victory .
Nicky followed in his father's footsteps by also playing for Swindon and Manchester City, although without the same success, and went on to star for a host of clubs in his near 500-game Football League career. He won England Under-21 and B honours. Oh, and he wasn't in Escape To Victory .
And here are a few that didn't quite follow the same glory-laden paths as their famous fathers...
Paul Dalglish (son of Kenny), Gavin Strachan (son of Gordon), Charlie Sheringham (son of Teddy), Danny Greaves (son of Jimmy) and Edinho (son of Pele).
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