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The release of Ricardinho, the latest in a long line of flameouts in the Dallas #10 jersey, is just
another sign that most important number in soccer has been cursed for FC Dallas. Ricardinho is the
latest in a long line of promise and busts leading deep into the history of FCD. The 10, the number
of the soccer gods Pele and Maradona; The Man, the playmaker, the striker, the key player in each
and every team.
In the 2004 Euro Cup tournament Greece surprised everyone when their workmanlike and well-coached
team made it all the way to the finals and managed to defeat the host nation Portugal to win the
whole shebang. Their uniforms for 2004 were mostly an afterthought. They were almost a
straight-off-the-rack job with a Greek flag and some numbers slapped on.
