Italia ’90: 10 iconic No.10 World Cup stories
How Italia ’90 played out for its ten most iconic star playmakers
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Baggio: The 50 Things You May Not Know
Robert Baggio might be one of the world’s most popular football players ever, adored from South America to Japan, but how much do you…
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Exclusive Baggio interview at Bologna (Gazzetta FI 1997)
Gazzetta Football Italia and James Richardson (@ACJimbo to all you kids) gained more fantastic access with yet another delightful and lengthy sit-down with Roberto…
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I decide where I play: 50 great Baggio quotes
Roberto Baggio was a footballer known for his independent, free-thinking ways during his career, with this autonomous character leading to fallings out with some…
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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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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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Brazil legends brand Colombian ‘violent coward’ over Neymar
Brazil legends Zico and Ronaldo have branded Juan Camilo Zuniga ‘a coward’ and ‘violent’ after the Colombian defender’s challenge put Neymar out of the…
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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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Baggio and Me: A Personal Journey
For me, like countless others around the world no doubt, it was cemented on a warm night in Rome – June 19 1990 to…
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Merseyside’s young playmaking duo offer England World Cup hope
After years of blinded eternal optimism, the England football team enter this week’s World Cup under a cloud of supressed expectation. Most people believe…
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Iniesta, Zlatan and Neymar feature in animated football epic
Nike have released a rather excellent follow-up to their main World Cup ad with all your favourite (Nike sponsored) football stars re imagined as…
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Buffon reveals ‘greatest Italians’
Two fantasisti hailed the greatest. Speaking ahead of the Italy’s 2014 World Cup campaign, Azzurri captain Gianluigi Buffon has revealed who he believes to…
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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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Book Extract: Baggio shares his World Cup’94 drama
Roberto Baggio relives the worst moment of his career.
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Rivaldo announces retirement
Legendary Barcelona and Brazil star retires
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Germany: Producing Playmakers, present & future
Is Germany the future home of the Playmaker?
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Can Kaká conquer again?
Two former greats show it can be done
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Fantasista Legends: Zidane
The monk-like fantasista and heir to Michel Platini’s throne
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