Jose Mourinho: The Understated Bastion of the No10
In his debut piece for fantasista 10, Jack Connor queries whether Jose Mourinho has an unfair reputation when in comes to Number 10s Jose…
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England’s Flawed Fantasista Heroes
England do produce creatives – it’s how they’ve been treated that’s the problem. Football is a release in which the daily mundanities of life…
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IsGo! Why Isco should leave Madrid on a high
By all accounts Isco has chosen to extend his stay at Real Madrid. At the time of writing, reports suggesting a 5-year contract extension…
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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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Camilo: Fairytale ending for Botafogo break-out star?
Is there to be a fairytale ending for the break-out star contender of the Campeonato Brasileiro – who isn’t as young as you’d imagine?…
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Özil ‘decision-making’ may haunt Arsenal
After Mesut Özil scored a sumptuous hat-trick in Arsenal’s 6-0 Champions League thumping of Ludogorets, Arsene Wenger was asked what sets him apart from…
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Exclusive: Ahmad Benali on life in Serie A
Exclusive: We talk to Pescara’s Manchester-born number 10, Ahmad Benali, who’s proving there is a life in top-level football for youngsters beyond English shores….
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Sevilla and the signing of two Zindanes
Sevilla should remain one of the most exciting sides in Europe this season after securing the services of not one, but two midfield playmakers…
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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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Eternal City only place for immortal Totti
The sheer dramatics in Totti’s long goodbye should end with the immortal Number 10 staying put. Seemingly too old and slow to start a…
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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…
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Totti and the turning of tides
Until recently it seems, Francesco Totti was never fully appreciated by fans and journalists around the football world. Good player? Yes. But outside of…
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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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Zidane not the quick fix at No10 for Madrid pair
Yes, it has happened. Fantasista legend Zinedine Zidane has finally been appointed coach of Real Madrid after the club moved to sack Rafael Benitez…
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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…
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Where are all the great No.10 managers?
Why hasn’t any great Number 10 become a great manager, reaching the heady heights they did as a player, and will Zidane break the…
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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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Rodriguez the key for Rafa’s Real
New Real Madrid coach Rafa Benitez is many things to many men. Lauded as a highly organised tactical genius with a remarkable attention to…
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Exhausted Oscar; a cause for concern?
In this moment, Oscar is my number 10. If somebody tells me that Oscar is not Chelsea’s best player since the beginning of the…
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