Top 100 Players in the World

By: ed_ | September 16th, 2007

As defined by the always excellent 4-4-2 magazine. Liverpool players in bold. As it should be:

100. Shunsuke Nakamura (Celtic)
99. Alexandre Pato (AC Milan)
98. Maicon (Inter Milan)
97. Jamie Carragher (Liverpool)
96. Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid)
95. Nery Castillo (Shakhtar Donetsk)
94. Javier Macherano (Liverpool)
93. Adrian Mutu (Fiorentina)
92. Kim Kallstrom (Lyon)
91. Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan)
90. Javier Zanetti (Inter Milan)
89. Eduardo Da Silva (Arsenal)
88. Fabio Quagliarelli (Udinese)
87. Diego Milito (Real Zaragoza)
86. Gabriel Milito (Barcelona)
85. Gary Neville (Manchester United)
84. Juninho Pernambucano (Lyon)
83. Rafael van der Vaart (Hamburg)
82. Robin Van Persie (Arsenal)
81. Samir Nasri (Marseille)
80. Ricardo Quaresma (Porto)
79. Carlos Puyol (Barcelona)
78. Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United)
77. Maxi Rodriguez (Atletico Madrid)
76. Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich)
75. Gianluca Zambrotta (Barcelona)
74. Torsten Frings (Werder Bremen)
73. Pavel Nedved (Juventus)
72. Fredi Kanoute (Sevilla)
71. Kolo Toure (Arsenal)
70. Vicente (Valencia)
69. Diego Forlan (Atletico Madrid)
68. Michael Owen (Newcastle United)
67. William Gallas (Arsenal)
66. Ze Roberto (Bayern Munich)
65. Frank Ribery (Bayern Munich)
64. Andriy Shevchenko (Chelsea)
63. Patrick Viera (Inter Milan)
62. Diego (Werder Bremen)
61. Simao Sabrosa (Atletico Madrid)
60. Arjen Robben (Chelsea)
59. Robinho (Real Madrid)
58. Joe Cole (Chelsea)
57. Miroslav Klose (Bayern Munich)
56. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
55. Luca Toni (Bayern Munich)
54. Alex (Chelsea)
53. Hernan Crespo (Inter Milan)
52. Owen Hargreaves (Manchester United)
51. Wesley Sneijder (Real Madrid)
50. Ronaldo (AC Milan)
49. David Silva (Valencia)
48. Andres Iniesta (Barcelona)
47. Dejan Stankovic (Inter Milan)
46. Clarence Seedorf (AC Milan)
45. Florent Malouda (Chelsea)
44. Carlos Tevez (Manchester United)
43. David Beckham (Los Angeles Galaxy)
42. Daniele De Rossi (AS Roma)
41. Michael Ballack (Chelsea)
40. Lucio (Bayern Munich)
39. David Suazo (Inter Milan)
38. Dimitar Berbatov (Tottenham Hotspur)
37. David Albelda (Valencia)
36. Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan)
35. Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea)
34. Fernando Torres (Liverpool)
33. Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal)
32. Xavi Hernandes (Barcelona)
31. Juan Roman Riquelme (Villareal)
30. Iker Casillas (Real Madrid)
29. Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)
28. Paolo Maldini (AC Milan)
27. Ashley Cole (Chelsea)
26. Gino Gattuso (AC Milan)
25. Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
24. Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United)
23. Deco (Barcelona)
22. John Terry (Chelsea)
21. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter Milan)
20. Michael Essien (Chelsea)
19. David Villa (David Villa)
18. Francesco Totti (Roma)
17. Paul Scholes (Manchester United)
16. Roberto Ayala (Real Zaragoza)
15. Ruud van Nistelrooy (Real Madrid)
14. Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan)
13. Didier Drogba (Chelsea)
12. Daniel Alves (Sevilla)
11. Petr Cech (Chelsea)
10. Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid)
9. Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus)
8. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
7. Samuel Eto’o (Barcelona)
6. Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
5. Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
4. Thierry Henry (Barcelona)
3. Ronaldinho (Barcelona)
2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
1. Kaka (AC Milan)

I’m surprised to see there’s space for Nakamura and Da Silva but no room for Alonso. Similarly, room for Gary “Well Past my Prime” Neville and no room for Steve “Fighting Irish” Finnan.

Anyway – feel free to discuss the appearance of twice the amount of Manure players than Liverpool players in the comments. Given how Chelsea is basically a Championship Manager (now Football Manager) team who can buy whoever the hell they like, let’s not discuss them.

My two cents worth – I saw a lot of Sergio Aguero in the U20 World Cup here in Canada and he looked like the absolute bee’s knees. Watch for him to rise significantly over the next few years.

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• Vince |  October 8th, 2007 at 2:44 am

  
  
  

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  Posted from United Kingdom

  

• ryan |  October 8th, 2007 at 3:19 am

  
  
  

  hello boys howz it hanging

  Posted from United Kingdom

  

• Jack |  October 8th, 2007 at 3:20 am

  
  
  

  hello ryan It aint haging its dangaling

  Posted from United Kingdom

  

• ryan |  October 8th, 2007 at 3:21 am

  
  
  

  nice m8. Who r U. any way COME ON U GUNNERS

  Posted from United Kingdom

  

• Jack |  October 8th, 2007 at 3:22 am

  
  
  

  are you gay?
  Glory glory glory Man U

  Posted from United Kingdom

  

• Jack |  October 8th, 2007 at 3:24 am

  
  
  

  are you gay?
  Glory glory glory Man United
  sorry spelling mistake it happens

  Posted from United Kingdom

  

• kevinheartwell |  October 9th, 2007 at 8:26 am

  
  
  

  according to this, rooney is the 3rd best striker in the world. not a chance, i can name plenty of strikers that are better than him.

  david villa, fernando torres, ruud van nistolroy, thiery henry, totti, van percie, afonso alves, adriano, diego, eto’o, drogba, filippo inzaghi, raul.

  and theres not a chance that gary nevil is better than carragher!!!!!!!

  Posted from United States

  

• gman |  October 10th, 2007 at 12:06 am

  
  
  

  my top 10 1.C.Ronaldo 2.Kaka 3.Ronaldiniho 4.T.Henry

  Posted from Australia

  

• gman |  October 10th, 2007 at 12:16 am

  
  
  

  My top 10 David Beckham SUCKS 1.C.Ronaldo 6.L.Messi 2.Kaka 7.W.Rooney 3.Ronaldiniho 8.G.Buffon 4.T.Henry 9.I.Casilas 5.F.Totti 10.F.Cannavaro

  Posted from Australia

  

• Fogwervy |  October 10th, 2007 at 6:15 am

  
  
  

  My top ten are
  1)bob
  2)bob’s ur uncle
  3)bobby
  4)D.Whealan
  5)mr whiting
  6)rich price
  7)D.Whealan
  8)d.Whealan
  9)d.Whealan
  10)d.Whealan

  Posted from United Kingdom

  

• Runningbanjo |  October 11th, 2007 at 8:03 am

  
  
  

  Alright, Ronaldo is a bitch. Skill wise, he may be #1, but in a real game, all he does is dive. Giving a player like that the #1 slot is an insult to the game.

  Posted from United States

  

• Free Bet Man |  October 13th, 2007 at 11:48 am

  
  
  

  Whenever these lists are compiled there’s always some players who appear higher up than they should be. In truth, it is very difficult to separate the top players in the World and create a definitive list.
  Although, in my opinion quite why Eto’o and Ronaldinho are within the top ten is laughable, both of these guys are over-hyped and overrated yet team-mate Messi is the type of player who electrifies matches and rightfully deserves his place in the top five.

  Posted from United Kingdom

  

• Tom Bennett |  October 13th, 2007 at 1:24 pm

  
  
  

  Wheres Tevez?

  Posted from United Kingdom

  

• fannys ur aunt |  October 15th, 2007 at 6:00 am

  
  
  

  theirry henry theirry henry theirry henry theirry henry theirry henry theirry henry theirry henry theirry henry theirry henry theirry henry theirry henry theirry henry theirry henry theirry henry theirry henry theirry henry theirry henry theirry henry theirry henry theirry henry theirry henry theirry henry theirry henry theirry henry theirry henry theirry henry theirry henry theirry henry

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• matija |  October 15th, 2007 at 9:33 am

  
  
  

  eduardo is the one of the best players in the world, just look at his percent of scoring goals for the national team-that is just amazing

  Posted from United States

  

• Mr Gooner |  October 15th, 2007 at 11:50 am

  
  
  

  Ade-bay-or Ade-bay-or.

  Posted from United States

  

• Phil McOck |  October 15th, 2007 at 11:52 am

  
  
  

  Where’s Kris Commons?

  Posted from United States

  

• matija |  October 15th, 2007 at 12:05 pm

  
  
  

  what are you think, can england beat croatia?

  Posted from United States

  

• manufan |  October 16th, 2007 at 5:21 pm

  
  
  

  so many missing ppl- del piero, ibrahamvic, marquez, pirlo, juninho, roberto carlos, juan riquelme

  Posted from Canada

  

• manufan |  October 16th, 2007 at 5:23 pm

  
  
  

  top 10= kaka, ronaldhino, henry,buffon, marquez, , adriano,cech, ballack, gerard, rooney

  Posted from Canada

  

• ? |  October 17th, 2007 at 1:09 am

  
  
  

  c.ronaldo c.ronaldo c.ronaldo c.ronaldo c.ronaldo c.ronaldo c.ronaldo c.ronaldo c.ronaldo c.ronaldo c.ronaldo c.ronaldo c.ronaldo c.ronaldo c.ronaldo

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• matija |  October 17th, 2007 at 10:33 am

  
  
  

  england was beated of russia and now we have got one point from the game with macedonia

  Posted from Croatia

  

• ?@ |  December 5th, 2007 at 2:38 am

  
  
  

  c.ronaldo c.ronaldo c.ronaldo

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  i had to edit this idiot’s comment. To give you the gist, he copy pasted the above about 10,000 times. Thanks. For. That.
  Ed

  Posted from United Kingdom

  

• nane |  February 21st, 2008 at 10:01 am

  
  
  

  ronaldhno is the best for ever
  ronaldoh
  henry
  kaka
  robhno
  messi
  c. ronaldo
  gigs
  inesta
  deco

  Posted from United States

  

• marwan |  April 2nd, 2008 at 4:48 pm

  
  
  

  manchester united the best

  Posted from United States

  

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