PLAY HARD, WIN EASY
Dennis Bergkamp is the definition of a TENLEGEND. He was born on 10 May 1969 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. His career began with him playing the role of midfielder, and then migrated into a striker.
Dennis played with his mind, scoring unforgettable goals, and was loyal to the end. His technique and class were one of a kind.
Continue reading “Dennis Bergkamp played with his mind, scoring great goals, and loyal to the end. His technique and class were one of a kind. “The day Giancarlo Antognoni collided with Genoa’s goalkeeper Silvano Martina, broke his skull and suffered a cardiac arrest, was 22 November 1981 and I was supporting Juventus. The 1981-82 season as I remember was my best as a 14-year-old football player in one of the championships of the Florentine youth league.
I regularly wore the number 10 jersey, just like the Fiorentina legend and captain Antognoni, to whom I was frequently compared, which was not only praise, due to my elegance, skilfulness and passing ability but also a harsh criticism, as I had a perceived lack of stamina and mercurial behaviour. Despite both myself and Antognoni giving our best performances to our teams, we both eventually missed out on winning a title, with la Viola finishing behind the “hated” bianconeri by just one point.
Continue reading “Giancarlo Antognoni the classic number 10 that nearly died on a football pitch”In Buenos Aires there lies a neighborhood alongside the River Plate’s Estuary named La Boca, which translates to ‘The Mouth.” In this humble, working-class district you will find El Caminito, an alley littered with street Tango, steak houses and of course, la Bombonera – home stadium of the iconic Boca Juniors.
This neighborhood loves four things: Boca Juniors, The Pope, Diego Maradona and Juan Roman Riquelme.
Continue reading “Riquelme the Argentine maestro”