The announcement of a daring heist at the Louvre is sure to make an impression. And while we marveled (or were outraged) at such an organization, this story of spectacular flight inevitably revived a collective memory among Ballon Rond fans. Because before the masterpieces left their bases, many supporters had already had the feeling of being robbed live, on a match evening. It then came to our minds that there have also been hold-ups in the history of football, and some are legendary.
Let's face it, in this sport, VAR has not always acted as auctioneer and poetic justice is never guaranteed at the end of 90 minutes. Between collective set-ups, Italian hold-ups and robbery tackles, the history of football abounds in scenarios that would make the Professor of Football green with envy. House of Paper. So we put on our white gloves (or our goalkeeper gloves), heading to the top 10 of the greatest heists in the history of football, where talent sometimes borders on genius fraud.
