I've noticed that most excellent soccer players are number 10 in their teams. Is there a significance in this 'magic' number?
2006-07-07 01:33:39 · 16 answers · asked by Hothaggis 2 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ FIFA World Cup (TM)
# 10 is the ancient remaining of the historical line-ups numbering, meaning the player who stays at forwards's back. In Italy, where a highly tactical football had everytime been played, # 10 was the only player allowed to move freely in the field, hold the ball looking for good opportunities to pass it at forwards, run suddenly ball at feet toward opponent box... to create great plays, to invent.
Great # 10 who played in Italy were '82 Antognoni, Platini, Zico, Maradona, Roberto Baggio, Zidane. Today they are Totti and Del Piero.
2006-07-07 01:47:35 · answer #1 · answered by erri 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No real reason, its just coincidence. But traditionally, the number 10 shirt was given to the man playing at the 'outside-right' position where it hepled to be tricky and skillful.
These days, since all national squads have to use squad numbering and not the traditional 1 to 11 which indicated field position, there is less liklihood of the coincidence of great number 10s continuing.
2006-07-07 01:41:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was number 10 for my 13 years I played thats why all the greats are # 10 ;)
2006-07-09 15:55:52 · answer #3 · answered by asr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pele wore no.10 when he played. Since then most of the best players wear this number.
2006-07-07 01:37:48 · answer #4 · answered by rinolup 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think there is allot more excellent players who don;t wear number 10 .
2006-07-07 01:43:02 · answer #5 · answered by Serge T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It might be magical. Add the "1" & the "0" & you have "number 1".
I'm english, and we could certainly have used our number 10 in our final game! (michael owen)
2006-07-07 01:53:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pele wore #10.
Most good players don't wear it. Only one person on each team can wear it, and it's not always the best player.
2006-07-07 01:37:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's possibly in reverence to Pelé, who wore #10 and is considered one of the best players in the history of the sport.
2006-07-07 01:39:15 · answer #8 · answered by Steve 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes cuz the coach gives the number 10 to a footballer who is really great,or the captain
2006-07-07 01:37:49 · answer #9 · answered by #~*Deamon_chick*~Bee :D~# 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
who says to u ronaldo wear #9, Figo wear #7, D.Bakhem Wear 7, so who tell u about thies that good player wear #10
2006-07-07 01:46:12 · answer #10 · answered by ahmed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋