David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have all been named among the top 50 most influential footballers of all-time - but none of the star-studded trio managed to top the list. That honour went to a surprise winner - former Nottingham Forest defender Viv Anderson. Anderson, 65, enjoyed a long and successful club career and won two European Cup trophies under legendary Forest boss Brian Clough. The classy fully back ended his decade-long spell at the City Ground in 1984 and went on to play for English footballing behemoths Arsenal and Manchester United, plus Sheffield Wednesday. However, Anderson, who is an MBE, forever etched his name into the history books by becoming the...
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