fantasista news...

Pastore to replace Milan-bound Hamsik, and Aguero to the Old Lady?
Marek Hamsik is the latest fantasista to be linked with a summer move away from his current club, with Serie A champions AC Milan the frontrunners for his signature.

'Are you listening Milan?' Hamsik wants Rossoneri move

The Slovakian number 10 has been quoted in the press back in his home country, stating that he feels his time at current club Napoli is coming to an end: ‘I'm young, but I still haven't won anything. Not a league championship not a cup competition.’

Red stripes sunk as River are relegated...

River Plate, Argentina’s most successful domestic club side, have been relegated from top the country’s top division for the first time in their illustrious history.

A distrought River fan can't hold back his tears

River lost in a relegation-promotion play-off versus Belgrano of the Nacional B division, the tie ending 3-1 on aggregate, on Sunday thus ending their 110-year status as a top flight club.

The demotion sparked ugly scenes both inside and all around River’s Monumental Stadium, with angry fans rioting before the final whistle had been blown – the referee halting the match just prior to any added time there may have been. The police moved in using water cannons and tear gas to try and disperse the mobs, as reports filtered through of a death inside the stadium and between 43-55 injuries outside the ground.

Los Millonarios (the Millionaires), as River Plate are known, have won the Argentine Primera division a record 33 times, and have also won the Libertadores Cup twice in their illustrious history. Their youth system has been one of the most famous and productive throughout the world, churning out a number of world class players down the years. However, their poor form over the last three seasons forced them into this ill-fated play-off and they will now spend the 2011-2012 season in the second tier of Argentine league football.

the friday fantasista five...

Five fantasista who broke the World transfer record...

It's transfer silly season, and in today’s football world ridiculous sums of money are being exchanged for players with limited first team experience, without being tested at the highest levels. However when it comes to actually breaking the world transfer record, fantasista’s have featured prominently and positively, by either going on to become World Player of the Year, or having already won the award, justifying their hefty price tags.

We show you the last five fantasista who smashed the world transfer record...

5. Diego Maradona: 1982 Boca Juniors – Barcelona: £3m

A young Diego holds his new Barcelona shirt

fantasista legends #2...

Zinedine Zidane

Zizou

Zinedine Zidane, the monk-like fantasista – heir to Platini’s throne as France’s greatest ever player, is also widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the game. Maybe slightly overrated in some quarters when labelled with the ‘Greatest Ever’ tag, his achievements and trophy haul are certainly second to very few. For a time he was also the most expensive player in the world, costing Real Madrid a huge £46m. During his playing days Zidane became one of world football’s true superstars, and much loved players – his global fan base was (and still is) exceptional. From Europe, to North Africa (the origin of his roots) and the Middle East, to Japan – Zidane, was the man.

iconic ads...

...kicking off a new feature on global iconic ads from the beautiful game is a farewell to one of the greatest strikers ever to lace up a pair of boots - Ronaldo. Star of some of the best known and much loved adverts from the past, Ronaldo was more that a striker, an icon of the sport and will truly be missed. But as this ad shows, his huge impact on the game, its players and its culture, will never be forgotten.

the friday fantasista five...

Top 5 Italian fantasista from the 90’s...

During the 90’s Italy was blessed with producing a number of fantastic number 10’s. The country that gave us the term ‘fantasista’ now had an abundance to choose from. We take a quick look at the best five...

5. Francesco Totti...

Just who is Ganso?...

Future fantasista star...

With the Copa America just under a month away and many rumours gathering about an imminent move to a European giant for yet another Brazilian fantasista, we answer the question on a lot of lips...just who is Ganso?

The Goose. The latest Brazilian no.10 sensation.

Yes, he is yet another Brazilian tipped to be a world star. Yes he wears the infamous number 10 shirt of Santos and now Brazil. And yes, the name he is now commonly known by has no relevance to his actual real name. Meet Paulo Henrique Chagas de Lima, sorry the Goose, or Ganso to me and you...

fantasista news...

Pastore, Sneijder, Cassano & Ganso on the move?

This week has seen the future of four fantasista’s being linked with moves away from their clubs this summer, and as you would expect with Italian-born phrase, it is clubs from the peninsula who are at the centre of the speculation.

Pastore & Sneijder moving on?

First up, Palermo’s Argentine starlet Javier Pastore has apparently been subject of a massive €34m bid from newly rich Spanish club Malaga CF. The club was linked with the player a few months back but this new rumoured ‘bid’ has come about when El Flaco was quoted by Fox Sports Argentina stating that: “the time to leave Palermo has now arrived”.

european champions 2011...

Eric Abidal lifts the cup as Barca win their 4th European Cup

Sorry for the delay in posting but I’ve been away on some very important business in Las Vegas, which required partying into the wee small hours with a gang of ‘doggs’ and a certain Cesc Fabregas at XS nightclub! What a place...