5 fantasisti who failed at Barcelona
Playmakers who failed to shine brightest with Barcelona
Read MoreBarcelona
Messi in Red: A History of Imagined Glory
Sometime in 2003, Barcelona U-16 coach Alex Garcia tells one Gines Melendez about a prodigiously gifted Argentinean boy playing for his side named Lionel…
Read More
Ronaldinho: Better than Pele or wasted talent?
Ronaldinho has hit back at recent claims that he failed to fulfil his career potential by pointing to his achievements at club level. Despite…
Read More
Bauza: Messi knows everything!
Argentina boss Edgardo Bauza has been taken surprise by Lionel Messi because of “how much he knows about football – he knows everything.” The…
Read More
5 Number 10s with points to prove in 2016/17
Playmakers with intriguing subplots
Read More
Laudrup: The secrets behind coach Cruyff’s success
In a revealing interview, Michael Laudrup has spoken to Danish newspaper Politiken on the coaching style of the late Johan Cruyff. Former playmaker Laudrup…
Read More
Iniesta: Clásico Cruyff tribute will inspire
Barcelona playmaker Andres Iniesta has said winning the imminent Clásico would be more significant than normal for club. It’s the first time the two…
Read More
Messi: Unfinished business with Argentina
Lionel Messi has once again expressed his desire to sample club football in his homeland of Argentina, and inspire the national team to success…
Read More
5 Playmaker plots ahead of the Clasico
Real Madrid v Barcelona, arguably the biggest game in club football, is ready to take place once more this weekend at the Santiago Bernabéu….
Read More
Barca in for MLS star man?
Sebastian Giovinco was allegedly a January target for European champions Barcelona according to the player’s agent, who also confirmed his player would not go…
Read More
Thiago: the unflustered fantasista taking Pep’s Bayern forward
People might think that I came to Bayern and knew the players immediately, but no; you need time for that. Those were the words…
Read More
Rivaldo: Neymar deserves Ballon d’Or
After scoring a wondrous strike in Barcelona’s recent 3-0 victory over Villarreal, the plaudits have continued to rain down on Neymar – with perhaps…
Read More
The return of Rivaldo?
Former Barcelona and Brazil Number 10 Rivaldo is contemplating a return to football, just 15 months after retiring from the game. Now 43 years…
Read More
The Juve playmaking Prince who became King at Barcelona
After his undoubted magical midfield gifts and a determination to do things his way – both on and off the pitch – Michael Laudrup…
Read More
Next No10 to win Ballon d’Or?
With Eric Cantona hailing Javier Pastore as currently the best player in the world and Mesut Özil stating he believes himself to be a…
Read More
Reciting Riquelme
The enigmatic and enormously gifted Juan Roman Riquelme retired from football earlier this year, and whilst his on-field craft and guile will be missed…
Read More
A professional view: What it’s really like to face Messi
We’ve all dreamt of sharing the pitch with Lionel Messi. Whether it be daydreaming of being the ‘tiki’ to his ‘taka’ in the build-up…
Read More
Messi: My 2015 motivation
Lionel Messi believes he has weathered the storm and been given fresh motivation from what was the most challenging year of his illustrious career….
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More