Faces of Football

David Villa
Finlay Mackay for TIME

David Villa, Spanish Striker
Liverpool's Fernando Torres gets more press, but Villa is Spain's main goal threat, scoring at better than a goal every two games. At 29, he's in his prime and was on the shopping lists of most of Europe's big clubs last month before FC Barcelona paid Valencia more than $48 million for his lethal services.

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