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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Which playmakers made The Guardian’s World Cup Top 100?
The Guardian have announced the World Cup’s top 100 footballers of all-time, carefully chosen by their assembled panel of experts – and it’s no…
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Credit where it’s due: are all assists created equal?
When is an assist, not really an assist?
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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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Ciao, Alex? Del Piero leaves legacy and loyalty
Sadly, my teen years were depressingly quite a few years ago now, but as a football mad youth there was a wealth of Italian…
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Pirlo precision: Serie A’s free-kick Prince aiming to be King
Of course, there’s always hope when Pirlo’s on the ball – even if he’s in my penalty area. Those were the words of Juventus…
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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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Totti tops 40 years of Gazzetta ratings but Baggio is perfect 10
Totti, Baggio and Platini headline ratings
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Vialli names 7 fantasisti in his ‘perfect’ team
Gianluca Vialli picks his perfect team
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Demystifying iconic Maradona image
All is not what it seems in this image
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Museo del Numero 10
Match-worn shirts of the greatest number 10s
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Messi surpasses Maradona tally
One no10 great overtakes another
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Giancarlo Rinaldi talks 20 Great Italian Games with fantasista10
Discussing ’20 Great Italian Games’ and more
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5 fantasisti who broke the World transfer record
5 fantasisti who broke the world transfer record
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Diego returns to Naples
The legend returns
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Is Wayne Rooney That Rare Breed of Playmaker?
Playmaker, English fantasista, or just a plain old striker?
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Art of a fantasista
A clever advertising campaign from DirecTV saw the promotion of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa being celebrated as the first tournament in…
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Fantasista Legends: Zico
The White Pele. Perhaps the only reason Arthur Antunes Coimbra isn’t held in higher esteem in the modern age is because he never played…
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