5 Playmakers to watch ahead of the Argentine Torneo 2015
The significance of the ‘Number 10’ in Argentine football culture is profound. The talented architects of their teams attacking cut and thrust, the privileged…
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Zico v Maradona, and the perfect dress rehearsal
How Zico’s farewell game in Italy, against Diego Maradona’s Napoli, ended up serving as a dress rehearsal for one of the most infamous events…
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Riquelme calls time
Magical Argentine playmaker Juan Román Riquelme has finally called time on his playing career at the age of 36. A player who captured the…
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Internationals highlight positional poser for Messi & James
Premier Number 10s Lionel Messi and James Rodriguez have spoken on the positional adjustments they are currently experiencing at club and international level. The…
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Lionel Messi: Still unclassified 10 years on
Ten years on from making his first team debut, there’s still no classification for Lionel Messi. “Sc” (sin clasificación): Unclassified. That was the match…
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Two ‘Erik’s’ now putting the 10 in TotTENham
They arrived in London as two of the most highly-rated youngsters in world football. But whilst one enjoyed a breakout campaign, the other endured…
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Maradona: Don’t blame Messi!
Diego warns Argentina
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Lost footage emerges of Maradona’s finest goal
Earlier this year, new footage emerged of an Argentine number 10 weaving his way through numerous defenders and scoring one of the greatest individual…
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5 magical goals created and scored by the same playmaker
Following on from our article Credit Where It’s Due: Are all assists created equal? in which we discuss the uncertainty surrounding crediting assists, we demonstrate…
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Messi deal confirmed: the numbers
Lionel Messi has finally reached an agreement to sign a new record contract with FC Barcelona, the club announced on its official website on…
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Revealed: Just who wore Maradona & Baggio shin-pad tributes?
Former professional created inspirational tribute to No.10 idols
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Maradona: Messi never disappointed me
Diego hopes for Messi ‘revenge’ in Brazil
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German Playmakers bookend busy transfer window for number 10s
Over £220m worth of playmaking talent moved this summer. And Kaka…
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Demystifying iconic Maradona image
All is not what it seems in this image
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The fantasista10 Top 50: 2013 – Pt 3
Neymar reveals his idol is a ’10’
Barcelona’s latest superstar Neymar has admitted he’s currently living his boyhood dream since signing for the Catalan giants, whilst revealing that Lionel Messi is…
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The fantasista10 Top 50: 2013 – Pt 2
Messi surpasses Maradona tally
One no10 great overtakes another
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Zico predicts Brazil won’t win 2014 World Cup
Zico, Brazil’s most celebrated playmaker and former number 10, has predicted his country will not win next year’s World Cup on home soil, and…
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Ronaldinho, Riquelme & Ganso assure Copa Libertadores progression
Old names star in Copa Libertadores
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