Mihaela Pellicer

A towering Spanish striker, she combines clinical finishing with lightning speed to terrorize defenders, though her sometimes clunky close dribbling remains a lingering frustration. To find her legendary calm before kick-off, she obsessively balances a single lemon on her forehead in the dressing room while her bewildered teammates quietly place bets on how many seconds it will stay put. It is a bizarre ritual, but when she inevitably buries the winning goal, no one says a word.