From Zidane to Cruyff, Ronaldo, Bale and Iniesta: Great Turns in GIFs The best players possess a natural grace. There's a balletic quality to the way they move with the ball and a poise immune to the frightening pace of the game around them. Lionel Messi has it. Cristiano Ronaldo has it. Neymar has it. Pele, Maradona , George Best, Franz Beckenbauer , Johan Cruyff , Alfredo Di Stefano and other defining players of their era had it. But while we are reminded most ...
June 24, 2013 - Bleacher Report
John Barnes in Liverpool Echo Barnes said: "Look at the footwork and co-ordination - it can be very effective." "He is not one of our favourite people, but Ronaldo's footwork is very balletic at times."
Elvis Stojko in Globe and Mail They always told me that I wasn't artistic enough,Mr. Stojko said from Mexico, where he's now coaching. "They always wanted a softer, more balletic style."
Stephen Hough in Times Online The Fourth, which is really the Concert Fantasia, is unjustly neglected,Hough says. "It's a very attractive, balletic piece. The Third wasn't finished, and had a curious history - it started life as a sketch for what Tchaikovsky thought...