Michelina Gentili

This Italian virtuoso dances past defenders with hypnotic dribbling, her touch so precise it feels like the ball is tied to her boot by an invisible thread. Once, during a youth tournament, she stopped mid-run to debate a referee on the geometry of a corner kick before effortlessly curving the ball into the top corner. Her clinical finishing and eerie calm mask an occasional lethargy that briefly lets opponents catch their breath before she accelerates to warp speed.