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Oct 29, 2018 · The club’s fellow iconic star, Martín Palermo, a player known for his combative, bustling style – he couldn’t have been more different to Riquelme on the pitch – had fundamental issues with Riquelme. They were worlds apart.
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After almost 200 games, 44 goals, countless assists, pirouettes and defence-splitting through-balls, Riquelme joined Barcelona for £10million in 2002. But by that time, even in the more sedate and tactically sophisticated Spanish league, greater intensity and stamina were being demanded. It was no longer enough to coast on technique alone. In what ...
Unloved at Barcelona, he found refuge in the most unlikely of places. Riquelme was loaned out to Villarreal, who had reached the top flight for the first time in 1998. Situated in a small, unassuming city, looking out over the Mediterranean Sea, Riquelme’s love for football was reignited by a club willing to build around him. Over the next four yea...
On the international stage, meanwhile, after a spell of exile from the Argentina squad, Riquelme had become the lynchpin under Jose Pekerman heading into the 2006 World Cup. They started their campaign by beating Ivory Coast 2-1, with Riquelme setting up both goals, and then crushed Serbia and Montenegro 6-0 as the puppet master put on one of his f...
It wasn’t the first time that Riquelme had fallen out with authority. By this point he was back at Boca Juniors, no longer the darling of Villarreal. A reserved character, yet one who knew his worth to the team, he’d begun to take liberties that his performances no longer justified. Manuel Pellegrini and the club’s president, Fernando Roig, had fin...
Jan 30, 2015 · Riquelme wanted his friend Marcelo Delgado in the team; Palermo wanted to play alongside his pal Guillermo Barros Schelotto. Only the intervention of some neutral players avoided a direct ...
Oct 11, 2017 · His soap-like relationship with Juan Riquelme was also hugely entertaining. The latter was pure artistic flair in huge contrast to Palermo's warrior spirit; his 'Titan' nickname gives you...
Oct 10, 2024 · Riquelme was not the reason why I fell in love with the game, but he is one of the main reasons why that love never faded away. The best way to describe him might just be to say, he was a poor man’s Zidane.
Dec 21, 2023 · As president of the institution, the former Boca Juniors player, Martín Palermo, has made some explosive statements about his potential partnership with fellow idol Juan Román Riquelme. Palermo expressed his thoughts on their relationship and the current situation at the club.
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Sep 3, 2010 · Martin Palermo, the Boca striker, is also said to have a far-from fluid relationship with the playmaker, while he is said to have scolded Messi at the 2007 Copa America for trying to join in a...
