The number ten is probably the most popular number because of legends like Pele and Maradona who took the number ten to new heights.
'Number 10' player is most often used as a synonym for a soccer team's playmaker.
That is the play maker, and most likely the attacking midfielder, Center Forward. Ex. Maradonna, Ronaldinho, Juan Roman Riquelme etc..
Alessandro Del Piero
Alessandro Del Piero (Italian pronunciation: [ales'sandro del 'pjɛro]) Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI[3][4] (born November 9, 1974 in Conegliano, Veneto) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus. Del Piero was named in the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers selected by Pelé as a part of FIFA's centenary celebrations.[5] Del Piero was also voted in the list of best European players for the past 50 years in the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll. In the year 2000, Del Piero was the world's best-paid football player from salary, bonuses and advertising revenue.[6]
Along with three awards in Italy for gentlemanly conduct[7][8] he has also won the Golden Foot award, which pertains to personality and playing ability.[9]
Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo
Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, OIH, (born 4 November 1972) is a former Portuguese football player. He played as a midfielder for Sporting CP, Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Internazionale, during a career which spanned over 20 years. He retired from football on 31 May 2009. He won 127 caps for the Portuguese national football team, a number that makes him the most capped player for Portugal.
Figo was the 2000 European Footballer of the Year, the 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year, and was named amongst the FIFA 100.
Gheorghe Hagi
Gheorghe Hagi (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈɡe̯orɡe ˈhad͡ʒi]; born February 5, 1965 in Săcele), is a former Romanian football player. He was famous for his passing, close control, long shots and was regarded as one of the best attacking midfielders in Europe during the 1980s and 1990s.[1]
Nicknamed "The Maradona of the Carpathians", he is considered a hero in his homeland as well as in Turkey. He has won his country's "Player of the Year" award six times, and is regarded as one of the best football players of the twentieth century.[2][3]
Roberto Baggio
Roberto Baggio (born 18 February 1967) is a retired Italian footballer. In 1993, Baggio won both the Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year. He is the only Italian player ever to score in three World Cups. Baggio is known as Il Divin Codino (The Divine Ponytail), for the hairstyle he wore for most of his career and his Buddhist background.
Zinedine Yazid Zidane
Zinedine Yazid Zidane (French pronunciation: [zi.neˈdin jaˈzid ziˈdan]) (born 23 June 1972) is a retired French World Cup-winning footballer. Zidane played for club teams in France, Italy and Spain, and was the captain of the French national team. He was the iconic figure of a generation of French players that won the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship. After a brief international retirement, Zidane returned to the national team in 2005 and captained France to the 2006 World Cup Final where he won the Golden Ball as the tournament's most outstanding player.
At club level he won the 2002 UEFA Champions League and a La Liga title with Real Madrid, and two Serie A league championships with Juventus. Zidane and Ronaldo are the only three-time FIFA World Player of the Year winners; Zidane also won the Ballon d'Or in 1998. He retired from professional football after the 2006 World Cup. Zidane is widely regarded as one of the best players of all time, and one of the select few who have captured all top national and club honors.
Francesco Totti
Francesco Totti, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI,[1][2] (born 27 September 1976 in Rome) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who is the current captain of Serie A club Roma. His position is that of a striker or an attacking midfielder, though he is best known for playing as a second striker. Totti has spent his entire career at Roma, is the number-one goalscorer and the most capped player in the club's history. He is widely regarded as one of the finest players in his generation[3] and also one of Roma's greatest players ever.[4]
Totti has won many individual awards, including a record five Italian Footballer of the Year awards and two Serie A Footballer of the Year awards.[5] He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.[6] He is currently the top active Serie A goalscorer, and sixth all-time in league history with 192 goals.[7]
Edison Arantes do Nascimento “Pele”
Edison Arantes do Nascimento[3] KBE (born 23 October 1940), best known by his nickname Pelé (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [peˈlɛ], usual English pronunciation: /ˈpɛleɪ/) is a retired Brazilian football player. He is widely regarded by polls among football experts, former players and fans as the greatest footballer of all time.[4][5][6][7] [8] [9] [10] [11] In his career he scored 760 official goals, 541 in league championships, making him the top scorer of all time. In total he scored 1281 goals in 1363 games. [12]
In his native Brazil, Pelé is hailed as a national hero. He is known for his accomplishments and contributions to the game of football.[13] He is also acknowledged for his vocal support of policies to improve the social conditions of the poor (when he scored his 1,000th goal he dedicated it to the poor children of Brazil).[14] During his career, he became known as "The King of Football" (O Rei do Futebol), "The King Pelé" (O Rei Pelé) or simply "The King" (O Rei).[15]
Diego Armando Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈðjeɣo maɾaˈðona]; born 30 October 1960) is an Argentine former football player and was manager of the Argentine national team between November 2008 and July 2010. He is widely regarded as one of the best football players of all time. Over the course of his professional club career Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys, setting world-record contract fees. In his international career, playing for Argentina, he earned 91 caps and scored 34 goals. He played in four FIFA World Cup tournaments, including the 1986 World Cup where he captained Argentina and led them to their victory over West Germany in the final, winning the Golden Ball award as the tournament's best player. In that same tournament's quarter-final round he scored two goals in a 2–1 victory over England that entered football history, though for two very different reasons. The first goal was an unpenalized handball known as the "Hand of God", while the second goal was a spectacular 60-metre weave through six England players, commonly referred to as "The Goal of the Century".
Now lets move the clubs. I only choose a few clubs but you can feel free to spam with your pics
Arsenal
The new number 10 > Van Persie
Chelsea
Yossi Benayoun
Manchester United
Wayne Rooney
Liverpool
Joe Cole
Barcelona
Lionel Messi
Real Madrid
Lass Diarra
Inter
Wesley Sneijder
Bayern Munich
Arjen Robben
Now lets move to Nation Teams
Argentina
Lionel Messi
England
Wayne Rooney
France
Sidney Govou
Germany
Lukas Podolski
Holland
Wesley Sneijder
Mexico
Giovani dos Santos
Italy
Antonio Cassano
Spain
Cesc Fabregas
Turkey
Tuncay Şanlı
USA
Landon Donovan
Uruguay
Diego Forlan
Sweden
Zlatan Ibrahimović
Brazil
Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite "Kaká"
And
Do you think “Number 10” is really important or it’s just a number?
Who is your favourite “10” ?
Feel free to spam with your pics :D
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