{"id":149,"date":"2013-12-19T08:34:57","date_gmt":"2013-12-19T08:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/?p=149"},"modified":"2024-07-17T13:24:42","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T13:24:42","slug":"highlights-of-our-2013-feat-messi-ronaldo-maradona-mourinho-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/2013\/12\/19\/highlights-of-our-2013-feat-messi-ronaldo-maradona-mourinho-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights Of Our 2013 (Feat. Messi, Ronaldo, Maradona, Mourinho &#038; More)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>It&#8217;s been a busy year for Icons, full of signings with the biggest names in world football. Don&#8217;t believe us? Just check out some of the video highlights from our 2013 then click to view the amazing autographed memorabilia on sale from each player below.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cristiano Ronaldo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gXmTXOTZ0G4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Cristiano Ronaldo signed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/cristiano-ronaldo.html\">shirts, photos, posters, boots, balls<\/a> and more for Icons in a signing session in Madrid in May. After a jawdropping year at the Bernabeu, CR7 is now favourite for the FIFA Ballon d&#8217;Or award in January.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leo Messi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9GTVr_A_9T8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Leo Messi met with Icons several times throughout 2013, a year that has seen him flourish further into his reputation as one of the best players of all time, despite recently being sidelined by injury. You can pick up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/lionel-messi.html\">signed posters, Barcelona and Argentina shirts, boots and photos<\/a> now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jose Mourinho<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RU9XoY218m0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Jose Mourinho is back at the Bridge and &#8211; no surprise here &#8211; in the thick of it as the Premier League title race heats up. Get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/players\/legends-i-z\/jose-mourinho-signed-memorabilia.html\">signed memorabilia from the Chelsea mastermind<\/a> today.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nDiego Maradona<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ara6h1zgoZs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Icons travelled to Dubai to meet with the legendary Diego Maradona for a signing session at the master Argentine&#8217;s home in May. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/players\/legends-i-z\/diego-maradona-signed-memorabilia.html\">Click here<\/a> to buy incredible signed memorabilia from the World Cup icon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Philippe Coutinho<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LXHvn1WloVI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Brazilian marvel Coutinho has enjoyed a stellar year at the heart of the Liverpool midfield, overseeing their transformation into title contenders in 2013-14. Icons met with the superstar in the making in September, when he signed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/players\/a-k\/philippe-coutinho-signed-memorabilia.html\">shirts, boots and photos<\/a> available to buy now.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s not all &#8211; we also met with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/players\/legends-a-h\/gareth-bale-signed-memorabilia.html\">Gareth Bale<\/a> and welcomed new Icons including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/players\/legends-a-h\/luis-figo-signed-memorabilia.html\">Luis Figo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/players\/a-k\/gianluigi-buffon-signed-memorabilia.html\">Gianluigi Buffon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/players\/legends-i-z\/nemanja-vidic-signed-memorabilia.html\">Nemanja Vidic<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/players\/a-k\/javier-hernandez-signed-memorabilia.html\">Javier Hernandez<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/players\/legends-a-h\/eusebio-signed-memorabilia.html\">Eusebio<\/a> and more. Keep up to date with our latest signings by visiting our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/iconsfootball\">Facebook<\/a> page &#8211; don&#8217;t miss out.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Icons on Twitter for all the latest football news, chat and competitions: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/icons_football\">@icons_football<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a busy year for Icons, full of signings with the biggest names in world football. Don&#8217;t believe us? Just check out some of the video highlights from our 2013 then click to view the amazing autographed memorabilia on sale from each player below. Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo signed shirts, photos, posters, boots, balls&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more navbutton\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/2013\/12\/19\/highlights-of-our-2013-feat-messi-ronaldo-maradona-mourinho-more\/\">Read More<i class=\"fa fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[156],"tags":[166,8,14,40,38,15,7,49,11,165,37,88,39,13,167,158,32],"class_list":["post-149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-videos","tag-autograph","tag-barcelona","tag-football","tag-icons","tag-memorabilia","tag-messi","tag-neymar","tag-real-madrid","tag-ronaldo","tag-signed-memorabilia","tag-signed-shirt","tag-signed-shirts","tag-signing-sessions","tag-sport","tag-sports-memorabilia","tag-video","tag-world-footballer-of-the-year"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfQcey-2p","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":141,"url":"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/2015\/01\/14\/congratulations-cristiano-ronaldo-fifa-ballon-dor-winner-2014\/","url_meta":{"origin":149,"position":0},"title":"Congratulations Cristiano Ronaldo: 2014 FIFA Ballon d&#8217;Or Winner!","author":"Icons.com","date":"January 14, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Huge congratulations from all at Icons to the one and only Cristiano Ronaldo - official FIFA Ballon d'Or 2014 winner! 69 goals in 2013 saw the Portuguese superstar rocket to victory, pipping Leo Messi and Bayern Munich wide man Franck Ribery to the prestigious award at a ceremony in Zurich\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Announcements&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Announcements","link":"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/category\/announcements\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo delivers a speech after receiving the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or award for player of the year during the FIFA Ballon d'Or award ceremony at the Kongresshaus in Zurich on January 13, 2014.  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