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One of my favourite players of all time and one of the only players I have ever seen that used to dictate games from start to finish and didn't run once.

The best description I seen today was an artist imprisoned in a world of athletes and he always had that look of a guy that had thew weight of the world on his shoulders. A genuine legend.

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One of my favourite players of all time and one of the only players I have ever seen that used to dictate games from start to finish and didn't run once.

The best description I seen today was an artist imprisoned in a world of athletes and he always had that look of a guy that had thew weight of the world on his shoulders. A genuine legend.

A footballing genius. Wish I'd seen him play in the flesh. They don't make them like Riquelme anymore :(
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One of my favourite players of all time and one of the only players I have ever seen that used to dictate games from start to finish and didn't run once.

The best description I seen today was an artist imprisoned in a world of athletes and he always had that look of a guy that had thew weight of the world on his shoulders. A genuine legend.

A maestro in the middle of the park. You could go to matches that Riquelme played in and not notice any other player on the park.

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This was from Guardian on Monday...

September 2006: “It was an easy decision to make. My family comes before the football” – Juan Román Riquelme retires from international football.

March 2009: “It hurts me in my soul to do this, but hopefully everything will turn out well for the team and they can qualify for the World Cup without me” – Riquelme quits international football. Again.

July 2012: “If my friends want to see me and discuss where I will play next, I will do so on my games console but I cannot play any more. Like I said, I am empty and I have nothing more to give … Now I just want to go home, have a barbecue with my friends, see my children and greet them” – Riquelme retires from football to spend more time with his grill.

Today: “It’s clear now that I’ll be on holiday, I’ll have fun, enjoy time with my children. From now on my football life ends and a new life starts. Let’s see what it holds” – Riquelme calls time on the game once more

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Mind the Argentina goal at the 2006 World Cup, Cambiasso against Serbia & Montenegro I think. He controlled the tempo of the goal and everything good attacking wise about that team went through him.

That was a goal and a half.

Did that not make it into the top 3 WC goals of all time?

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Mind the Argentina goal at the 2006 World Cup, Cambiasso against Serbia & Montenegro I think. He controlled the tempo of the goal and everything good attacking wise about that team went through him.

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