Harry Kewell vs Mark Bresciano
Australia against Australia. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Harry Kewell
Australia · 2001–06 · CAM
- Almanac rating
- 89
- Rank in Australia
- #1 of 33
- Caps
- 56 · 17 goals
- Clubs
- Leeds United, Liverpool, Galatasaray S.K.
Stuttgart, 79 minutes gone on 22 June 2006, and Aloisi flicked on Bresciano's cross for Kewell to drive in the 2-2 with Croatia that carried Australia into a World Cup knockout round for the first time. He was the first Australian to win the European Cup, on the pitch for Liverpool's 2005 final in Istanbul, and added the 2006 FA Cup, PFA Young Player of the Year, and a Leeds semi-final run in the 2001 Champions League. Career record: 56 caps and 17 goals for Australia; club career at Leeds United, Liverpool, Galatasaray S.K..
Mark Bresciano
Australia · 2004–15 · CM
- Almanac rating
- 84
- Rank in Australia
- #8 of 33
- Caps
- 84 · 13 goals
- Clubs
- Empoli, Parma Calcio 1913, Palermo
Thirty-five minutes into the Uruguay playoff in Sydney on 16 November 2005, the ball dropped to Bresciano six yards out and he put it into the roof of the net, then stood dead still with his fists clenched while Telstra Stadium came apart. The 2015 Asian Cup came a decade later, along with the 2004 OFC Nations Cup, a runners-up medal from the 2011 final, and 84 caps with 13 goals, sixth on Australia's all-time list. Career record: 84 caps and 13 goals for Australia; club career at Empoli, Parma Calcio 1913, Palermo.
The verdict
The almanac puts Harry Kewell ahead by 5 rating points, 89 against 84.
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