Players #2 deardogs “Crisis Formalism” stands on a

“Crisis Formalism” stands on a dual premise: first

Benjamin Bouchet

and used my work as a guise to experiment with my own identity

Christopher Niquet meets Anthony Vaccarello

Players #2 deardogs “Crisis Formalism” stands on aThere are few grails in sports as sacred as the FIFA World Cup. The select few to have lifted the golden trophy undergo a metamorphosis, passing from being mere athletes to national heroes, cultural icons and custodians of the sport itself. Looking ahead to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, PLAYERS sits down with a few of these custodians, from Cafu to Kak to Del Piero, to learn what it felt like to make sports history.