This graphic (Guardian, Sat 8 August, 2009) is very sound - subtle and non spectacular, but dense and informative - and energetic.
They are well integrated into the page.
Each is a sound example of signposting (the picture of the player), colour leading the way to the key data point and its place in the team structure (the red dot) and the analysis in text.
Maybe there could have been some more efforts to analyse the actual success or effectiveness of each player - but that could have resulted in too many statty sparklines and mini charts - that I suspect only dataphiles find interesting.
Well done The Guardian.