Hazard is one of the most gifted No. 10s in Football right now.
#1 Lionel Messi
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There isn’t much to say that hasn’t been said about the name that is synonymous with the Number 10 all around the world. Messi was handed the fabled Number after Ronaldinho’s departure before the start of the 2008/09 season and has been, consistently, the best number 10 in the world of football by many a mile. The trophies he has acquired are countless, however, his lack of silverware with his country Argentina, where he dons the same shirt number, has been the blot in the spot.
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Last season, Messi ended with 52 goals from 62 appearances, with 21 assists and won two trophies. He won the European Golden Shoe for a record fifth time. The comparisons with Maradona has long ceased – Messi is in a league of his own. And it is perhaps his own high standards that deprived him of a spot in the final three shortlist of the FIFA’s Best Awards recently declared – a decision that was met with huge outrage.
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Messi hardly seems bothered. With the departure of Iniesta, Leo has picked up the armband now, he is the new Barcelona Captain and has already scored 4 goals in 4 games for Barcelona this season. Messi looks set to take the Jersey No. 10 to even higher skies this season, and with the best player in the world leading them now, Barcelona could win everything insights again, this season.
#10 Fact – Messi wore the No. 30 jersey for two seasons in Barcelona at the start of his professional career.
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Deepungsu Pandit
Deepungsu is a veteran football journalist who has been covering daily transfer roundups and news for over six years at Sportskeeda. He has written close to 9000 articles for the website, and has garnered over 19.5Million reads.
Deepungsu holds a PG degree in Microbiology and an MBA degree in Total Quality Management. He has an extensive two-decade long writing experience, which includes a decade of sports blogging. His writing prowess has even led his work getting cited on the legendary Franz Beckenbauer's Wikipedia page.
Inspired by Diego Maradona, Deepungsu played as an attacking midfielder for his local club at subdivision level in his initial years and scored an important goal or two. However, his all-time favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and evidently, he feels Argentina's glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment for fulfilling his long-standing dream. He is also an ardent East Bengal fan.
Deepungsu has been a Manchester United supporter since the year 2000. Unsurprisingly, his favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson and the Scotsman helped him get through some of the toughest days of his life. Like the fiery Scot, Deepungsu also leaves no stone unturned when it comes to accuracy in articles and only relies on credible sources.
Despite believing in Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland to create an iconic rivalry, Deepungsu reckons no one can match the longevity of Messi and Ronaldo. He spends his leisure time writing about life on his blog, reading books, and playing the guitar.
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