Top 10 Footballers in the World
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1
Lionel Messi
The guy is an absolute genius and a magician on the pitch; he plays for Barcelona and Argentina.
Leo, as he is commonly known, is still young and has won a number of titles in his career to go with several personal accolades to his name.
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Cristiano Ronaldo
The superstar won the World Player of the Year during his Manchester United days. Nevertheless, the Portuguese has done even better at Real Madrid and is considered the closest rival to Messi. Many believe that he is even better.
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3
Andres Iniesta
Iniesta is the most influential player for both club and country (Spain). He rarely fails to shine for Barcelona and Spain and was named the best player of the 2012 European championships.
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4
Robin van Persie
The Dutch star have been the top scorer in the English Premier League for the last two seasons. This year he won the golden boot helped his new club Manchester United reclaim the league title from defending champions, Manchester City.
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5
Xavi
The backbone of FC Barcelona, Xavi orchestrates the play in midfield for the Catalans. He is the best player in his position for Spain, and perhaps in the world.
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6
Radamel Falcao
The Colombian is a very lethal striker and has plenty of goals under his belt to prove it. He is kmown as the king of the Europa League helping Atletico Madrid win the tournament twice.
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7
Franck Ribery
The French international is presently the best player in the national team. He was instrumental in helping Bayern Munich win the 2013 UEFA Champions League.
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8
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
The Paris St. Germain striker is a very acrobatic player and can score wonderful (sometime unbelievable) goals from anywhere. He is the captain of the Swedish national team.
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9
Gareth Bale
The Wales star won the PFA Players Player of the Year award this years and scored several cracking goals for Tottenham, single handedly keeping their Champions League hopes alive.
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10
Robert Lewandowski
The Polish forward has been the best striker in Germany for the last few years and this year guided Borussia Dortmund to the Champions League final.