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I Am the Greatest (Athlete)
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Also Known As King Kahn • Oliver Rolf Kahn
Born June 15, 1969 (age 55) • Karlsruhe • West Germany
Manuel Neuer
Manuel Neuer
German association football player
Jürgen Klinsmann
German football player and coach
Michael Ballack
Michael Ballack
German football player
Gerd Müller
German football player
Lothar Matthäus
German football player
Pep Guardiola
Pep Guardiola
Spanish football player and manager
René Higuita
Colombian football player
German footballer Birgit Prinz
Birgit Prinz
German football player
Franz Beckenbauer
Franz Beckenbauer
German soccer player
Tommy Burns
Scottish association football player and manager
Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi
Argentine-born football player
Five-time Ballon d'Or winner
Cristiano Ronaldo
Portuguese football player
Sebastián Piñera
Sebastián Piñera
president of Chile
George Weah
George Weah
president of Liberia
Kylian Mbappé at the 2022 World Cup
Kylian Mbappé
French soccer player
Megan Rapinoe
Megan Rapinoe
American soccer player
Sam Kerr
Sam Kerr
Australian soccer player
Neymar at the 2022 World Cup
Neymar
Brazilian football player
Alex Morgan
Alex Morgan
American soccer player
Drogba, Didier
Didier Drogba
Ivorian football player

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