Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, born 2 February 1977, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she began performing in school, demonstrating Latin American, Arabic, and rock and roll influences and belly dancing abilities. Shakira's first studio albums, Magia and Peligro, failed to attain commercial success in the 1990s; however, she rose to prominence in Latin America with her major-label debut, Pies Descalzos (1996), and her fourth album, Dónde Están los Ladrones (1998).

Although the tradition of official World Cup songs originated in Chile in 1962 with the track "El Rock del Mundial" by Los Ramblers, it was not until 1998 when the host country France hired Latin sensation Ricky Martin that they became the phenomenon they are today. His song "Copa de la Vida" debuted as No. 1 on the United States charts, which inspired all subsequent host countries to pick a fun, catchy tune for the World Cup moving forward. As the kick-off time for Russia 2018 creeps ever closer let us revisit some of the hit songs of previous World Cups. In this list you will find some of the "greatest" World Cup songs from the history of the event. Some of these are official songs chosen by FIFA or the host nation, some are productions sponsored by Coca Cola to and some that either support a team or simply the work of an artist celebrating the coming together of nations for the "Beautiful Game". Over the years, there have been some stunners and some shockers, official and unofficial, anthems and albums. Listen to these historic World Cup anthems, some paired with video of footage of beautiful games past and let us know what your ranking of best world cup song would be.

Many football fans when discussing what makes this game beautiful often forget about the art of defending. A last-ditch tackle and an off the line clearance can often be just as important as a penalty or free kick, and over the course of time who have perfected defending similar to how the likes of Pele, Maradona and Cruyff have perfected offence. In the history of football, there have been defenders who have stood out with respective to a particular style and position in defending. So here are the greatest defenders in the history of football.