5) Gianfranco Zola

Zola

The Italian was a magician on the ball, and playing as a second striker he managed to produce some sublime moments to score and create goals in equal measure.


Zola spent six years in England and he changed perceptions for how a forward could play the game in this country, with his diminutive stature and close ball control setting a precedent for players to come like Lionel Messi.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.