One of One
One of One: Carlos Valderrama
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Carlos Valderrama. El Pibe. The blond curls, the wide smile, the effortless swagger. He was a footballer most people remember not for what he won but for... read more »
One of One: Denílson
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One of One
Denílson. A footballer who turned dribbling into theatre. Someone infinitely more interested in the journey than the destination. He arrived in Europe as the... read more »
One of One: Roy Keane
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Someone misremembered as a personality rather than a player. A footballer who made everyone better. A man who, even as he slowed, nobody could keep up... read more »
One of One: Preki
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A player whose path bore little resemblance to the typical professional journey, yet who ended up decorated more than many with far straighter roads.... read more »
One of One: Juan Sebastian Verón
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Juan Sebastián Verón. La Brujita, they called him. The Little Witch. Magic, you see. Verón cast a spell wherever he went, his... read more »
One of One: Roberto Baggio
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A player who represented what the game might be capable of when you go beyond structure, beyond systems, beyond tactics. A player who simply played. It... read more »
One of One: Georgi Kinkladze
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Like many of the great signings of that chaotic decade, City bought him on the back of one dazzling performance. It came in March 1994, when Georgia... read more »
One of One: Gianluca Vialli
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Every football fan who casts an eye back to the good old days of Serie A looks back to a time we’ve all collectively romanticised. The football was... read more »
One of One: Álvaro Recoba
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El Chino was an artist who worked in moments, not seasons. There’s an expression in football that coaches love: “Don’t stand admiring... read more »
