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John Hickton (born 24 September 1944) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a striker for Sheffield Wednesday, Middlesbrough, and Hull City. He also played in the North American Soccer League for Fort Lauderdale Strikers. He is noted for his prolific scoring for Middlesbrough between 1966 and 1976.

Hickton was born in Brimington, near Chesterfield in Derbyshire. He started his career at Sheffield Wednesday. He made his debut in the Football League First Division on 7 March 1964. The debut match was a 2–2 draw away to Aston Villa. He scored 21 goals from 56 appearances. This achievement caught the eye of Middlesbrough manager Stan Anderson. Anderson took Hickton to Teesside in 1966.

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Gabriel Omar Batistuta (born 1 February 1969) is an Argentine former professional footballer. During his playing career, Batistuta was nicknamed Batigol as well as El Ángel Gabrie. Regarded as one of the best strikers of all time, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world’s greatest living players in 2004.

After beginning his career in Argentina in 1988 with Newell’s Old Boys, followed by River Plate and Boca Juniors where he won titles, Batistuta played most of his club football with Serie A club Fiorentina in Italy; he is their all-time top scorer in Serie A with 151 goals. When Fiorentina was relegated to Serie B in 1993, Batistuta stayed with the club and helped them return to the top-flight league a year later. He became an icon in Florence; the Fiorentina fans erected a life-size bronze statue of him in 1996, in recognition of his performances for the club.