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Diego Maradona: An interview with the film’s director
Arguably the world’s greatest ever Number 10, Diego Maradona, finally gets the big screen treatment as a movie made from never-before-seen-footage recorded during the…
Read More5 fantasisti who failed at Barcelona
Jari Litmanen: 1999-2001 Appearances: 32 / Goals: 4 Once again timing here seemed to prove the key factor in the industrious and quick-witted playmaker’s…
Read MoreItalia ’90: 10 iconic No.10 World Cup stories
Enzo Scifo: Belgium Round reached: Last 16 / Appearances: 4 / Goals: 1 The 24 year old enjoyed a fantastic tournament, wowing fans with his sublime passing and spectacular shooting. His…
Read MoreRead why Zidane finally did it his way
What more can be written about Zinedine Zidane that hasn’t already? As if pondering that very question himself, ironically at the time when the…
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Italia ’90: 10 iconic No.10 World Cup stories
Enzo Scifo: Belgium Round reached: Last 16 / Appearances: 4 / Goals: 1 The 24 year old enjoyed a fantastic tournament, wowing fans with his sublime passing and spectacular shooting. His…
Totti v Mancini & the derby goal that heralded change
Francesco Totti and Roberto Mancini were at opposite ends of their playing career spectrum in November 1998’s Derby della Capitale. And whilst both mercurial…
Baggio: A Talk With the World’s Greatest Player
We return to the summer of 1995 with issue number 10 (naturally) of football magazine FourFourTwo, then still in its infancy, publishing this fantastic,…
#10 Origins
All is not what it seems with Italy’s No.10
Ask anyone to think of the Azzurri Number 10 shirt, and a player inhabiting it, and names that instantly spring to mind are Roberto…
Origins: Does Spain have an affinity with the number 10?
Does Spain really hold football’s greatest number in high esteem?
FANTASISTA WORLD
Baggio plaudits for Serie A playmakers
Roberto Baggio has had kind words to say about a few of the current playmakers starring in Serie A, whilst also sharing his thoughts…
Gomorrah creator reveals ‘perfect’ player castings
The creator of the critically acclaimed TV series Gomorrah has revealed how Diego Maradona has been an inspiration to him, whilst also suggesting that…
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…
Playmakers
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…
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…
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…
Legends
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5 fantasisti who failed at Barcelona
Jari Litmanen: 1999-2001 Appearances: 32 / Goals: 4 Once again timing here seemed to prove the key factor in the industrious and quick-witted playmaker’s…
Italia ’90: 10 iconic No.10 World Cup stories
Enzo Scifo: Belgium Round reached: Last 16 / Appearances: 4 / Goals: 1 The 24 year old enjoyed a fantastic tournament, wowing fans with his sublime passing and spectacular shooting. His…
5 fantasisti who starred for PSG
2. Rai: 1993 – 1998 145 league games / 51 league goals Brazil Also a Sao Paulo legend, the 1994 World Cup winner actually…
Fantasista Culture
Diego Maradona: An interview with the film’s director
Arguably the world’s greatest ever Number 10, Diego Maradona, finally gets the big screen treatment as a movie made from never-before-seen-footage recorded during the…
Read why Zidane finally did it his way
What more can be written about Zinedine Zidane that hasn’t already? As if pondering that very question himself, ironically at the time when the…
Messigraphica: Infographics meet Biography
Messi’s stats get the beautiful publication they deserve. Back in October of 2014 we celebrated a decade of sheer brilliance by Lionel Messi as…