Football: Top 15 footballers who are/were more famous than their clubs (With Pictures)

6. Giorgio Chinaglia – New York Cosmos

The second New York Cosmos player to make this list, the five-time NASL champions were no stranger to a marquee signing, with Pele, Franz Beckenbauer and Carlos Alberto being other blockbuster examples. While commercially and globally Pele was certainly the biggest, none had a greater impact on the pitch itself than Giorgio Chinaglia.

The fiery Italian known for his combative style of play, large ego and confidence in his own ability spent seven years in America with the Cosmos, scoring 193 goals in 213 games, before having the number 9 shirt retired by the club upon his retirement. Chinaglia was bigger than the Cosmos and revelled in it, particularly how untouchable it made him at the club.