Maradona

Romania legend Gheorge Hagi may have been temperamental and inconsistent but for a short while during the 1994 World Cup in the United States, there was no ...

And had already had a couple of 'sighters' before eventually succeeding at the third attempt. Hagi had his flaws, of course. He hadn't become known as the Maradona of the Carpathians for nothing, after all. He is very much a player from a bygone era: for better and for worse, a "true No.10". Back home, he is just known as 'The King'. We will truly never see his like again. When we went out, I lost that position." Hagi's natural ability had been obvious from a young age. Hagi, who had been labelled "A Romanian version of Wayne Gretzky" by an adoring American public, was included in the team of the tournament, and then secured a return to La Liga, this time with Barcelona, going on to become one of the select few players to play and score for two of the game's great rivals. But he did. He was forced to watch the game on TV and argued that the game had been decided on the field, rather than on it. But it's not like they're flourishing elsewhere either.