El Principe – Enzo Francescoli Uriarte
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Willowy artistic offensive midfielder
Perfect visual rendering of elegance
Starred and skippered the Chárrua
72 times did the national dance
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Marseille adopted Le prince
Montevideo to the famed French bay
Zizou Zidane watched awestruck
Dreaming of emulating the Prince one day
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With serene poise he’d pass, hold, shoot
Francescoli simply footballing chic
Clarified why Uruguay once a force
Iconic status with a polished technique
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Arriving from Montevideo Wanderers
Club de Racing Paris
Old Continent with Cagliari and Torino
River Plate swansong for his jubilee
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Chilena at Mar del Plata
Four time Golden Boot winner
Cherished cycle kick against Polska
Hat trick with the Copa America
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Young Enzo rejected by Penarol
For being too wiry and thin
Panache, finesse, élan, flamboyance
Orchestrated play with a violin
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Number 7
© Emdad Rahman
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