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…
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Baggio forwards ‘Football Physics’ course
During his playing days Roberto Baggio was blessed with a rare ability to be able to manipulate the ball in any way he deemed…
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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…
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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…
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5 Number 10s with points to prove in 2016/17
Playmakers with intriguing subplots
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Sacchi: Messi not even second-best in Argentina
Legendary AC Milan coach Arrigo Sacchi has caused controversy in some quarters by inferring that Lionel Messi is not even the second-best player in…
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Don’t Go Leo: Why Messi Is Not Alone
Argentina is divided, apparently. As the penalty flew over the bar, tearing the night sky in half, so the divide split further. There are…
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Messi: Chasing Argentine hearts, not records
With a swing of his magical left leg, Lionel Messi broke yet another record on his way to helping Argentina reach the 2016 Copa…
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Cruyff: The No.10 tributes
The football world has been lining up to pay their respects to the great Johan Cruyff who sadly lost his battle with lung cancer…
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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…
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Talking ‘Calcio’s Greatest Forwards’
Here at fantasista10.co.uk we’re always happy when a great new football book comes along; especially when the book’s topic is certain to ensure it…
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The Fantasista dominance of the Ballon d’Or
The crowning of Lionel Messi as the world’s best player in 2015 reasserted the dominance of No.10s winning the Ballon d’Or throughout the trophy’s…
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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….
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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…
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Why no Mario sunshine in Munich?
Since making his controversial switch from Borussia Dortmund to Bayern Munich in 2013, Mario Götze has not enjoyed the best of times on the…
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Cantona makes surprising choice
Manchester United legend Eric Cantona recently weighed in on the debate of who he believes to be the best player in the world –…
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Özil to win the Ballon d’Or?
Arsenal and Germany playmaker Mesut Özil is convinced he has the ability to be crowned the world’s best player by winning the Ballon d’Or…
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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…
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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….
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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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