Maldini, Cruyff, Kluivert & the most famous father-sons in football

Football is a game played by fathers and sons the world over, but few of them have had successful careers at the professional level

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  PIERRE & PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG

  Arsenal's record signing comes from a footballing family, with father Pierre Aubameyang featuring 80 times for Gabon between 1985 and 1998 while playing for various clubs in France. All three of Pierre's sons are Gabon internationals, with Catalina and Willy both playing in defence and Pierre-Emerick regarded as one of the world's best forwards.

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  IAN WRIGHT & SHAUN & BRADLEY

  An Arsenal legend who played in the 1997-98 Premier League winning side, Ian Wright played 33 times for England. His eldest son Shaun, who he adopted with his wife at the age of eight, picked up three more caps than his father and played for Manchester City and Chelsea, while Bradley also played for City and now is one of the biggest names in Major League Soccer, twice winning the Golden Boot.

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  ARNOR & EIDUR GUDJOHNSEN

  Notably, the only father and son to play in the same international fixture, Arnor and Eidur Gudjohnsen never actually were on the field at the same time as the younger family member came on as a substitute for his father against Estonia in 1996. Both are extremely popular in their home country and have each been named as the Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year.

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  JEAN & YOURI DJORKAEFF

  Defender Jean Djorkaeff was part of the France squad at the 1966 World Cup and spent time at both PSG and Marseille during his club career. His son Youri was a World Cup winner in 1998 with France and then was on the winning side at Euro 2000. The younger Djorkaeff also lined out for PSG, winning the Cup Winners' Cup with the Paris club before leaving for Inter, where he won the UEFA Cup.