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Fourfourtwo: Best 100 Players In The World by Jarus(m): 12:03pm On Nov 10, 2008
Respected football magazine fourfourtwo have just released there almost annual list. Well, here it is.

100. Huntelaar (Ajax)
99. Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich)
98. Cassano (Sampdoria)
97. Capel (Sevilla)
96. L Diarra (Portsmouth)
95. Scholes (Man United)
94. Amauri (Juventus)
93. Simao (Atletico Madrid)
92. Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow)
91. Pandev (Lazio)
90. Mikel (Chelsea)
89. Danny (Zenit)
88. Sagna (Arsenal)
87. Zambrotta (Milan)
86. Higuain (Real Madrid)
85. Chiellini (Juventus)
84. Mancini (Inter)
83. Diego (Werder Bremen)
82. Poulsen (Juventus)
81. Pires (Villareal)
80. Zanetti (Inter)
79. Di Natale (Udinese)
78. Kanoute (Sevilla)
77. Clichy (Arsenal)
76. Klose (Bayern Munich)
75. Trezeguet (Juventus)
74. Camoranesi (Juventus)
73. Juninho (Lyon)
72. Cannavaro (Real Madrid)
71. Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk)
70. Ronaldinho (Milan)
69. Cazorla (Villarreal)
68. Forlan (Villarreal)
67. Pirlo (Milan)
66. Lahm (Bayern)
65. M Diarra (Real Madrid)
64. Santa Cruz (Blackburn)
63. Benzema (Lyon)
62. Modric (Tottenham)
61. Pepe (Real Madrid)
60. Van der Vaart (Real Madrid)
59. Nesta (Milan)
58. Chivu (Inter)
57. Henry (Barcelona)
56. Raul (Real Madrid)
55. Toni (Bayern Munich)
54. Totti (Roma)
53. Cech (Chelsea)
52. Boruc (Celtic)
51. Robben (Real Madrid)
50. Zhirkov (CSKA Moscow)
49. Joe Cole (Chelsea)
48. Tevez (Man United)
47. Bosingwa (Chelsea)
46. Keita (Barcelona)
45. Del Piero (Juventus)
44. Ashley Cole (Chelsea)
43. Cambiasso (Inter)
42. Robinho (Man City)
41. Tymoshchuk (Zent)
40. Evra (Man United)
39. Nihat (Villareal)
38. Silva (Valencia)
37. Berbatov (Man United)
36. Eto'o (Barcelona)
35. Mascherano (Liverpool)
34. Vidic (Man United)
33. De Rossi (Roma)
32. Terry (Chelsea)
31. Fabiano (Sevilla)
30. Senna (Villarreal)
29. Deco (Chelsea)
28. Arshavin (Zenit)
27. Iniesta (Barcelona)
26. Maicon (Inter)
25. Carvalho (Chelsea)
24. Rooney (Man United)
23. Alves (Barcelona)
22. Essien (Chelsea)
21. Sneijder (Real Madrid)
20. Ramos (Real Madrid)
19. Buffon (Juventus)
18. Ballack (Chelsea)
17. Ribery (Bayern Munich)
16. Drogba (Chelsea)
15. Adebayor (Arsenal)
14. Van Nistelrooy (Real Madrid)
13. Lampard (Chelsea)
12. Fabregas (Arsenal)
11. Xavi (Barcelona)
10. Gerrard (Liverpool)
9. Ferdinand (Man United)
8. Aguero (Atletico Madrid)
7. Ibrahimovic (Inter)
6. Villa (Valencia)
5. Kaka (Milan)
4. Casillas (Real Madrid)
3. Torres (Liverpool)
2. Messi (Barcelona)
1. Ronaldo (Man United)

Your thoughts?
Re: Fourfourtwo: Best 100 Players In The World by Jarus(m): 12:05pm On Nov 10, 2008
By position:
Goalkeeper:
4. Casillas (Real Madrid)
19. Buffon (Juventus)
52. Boruc (Celtic)
53. Cech (Chelsea)
92. Akinfeev (CSKA Moscow)

Lateral Defenders (Left):
40. Evra (Man United)
44. Ashley Cole (Chelsea)
50. Zhirkov (CSKA Moscow) * No doubt they 'think' this is his position
66. Lahm (Bayern)
77. Clichy (Arsenal)

Central Defenders:
9. Ferdinand (Man United)
25. Carvalho (Chelsea)
32. Terry (Chelsea)
34. Vidic (Man United)
58. Chivu (Inter)
59. Nesta (Milan)
61. Pepe (Real Madrid)
72. Cannavaro (Real Madrid)
85. Chiellini (Juventus)

Lateral Defenders (Right):
20. Ramos (Real Madrid)
23. Alves (Barcelona)
26. Maicon (Inter)
47. Bosingwa (Chelsea)
87. Zambrotta (Milan)
88. Sagna (Arsenal)

Defensive Midfield:
22. Essien (Chelsea)
35. Mascherano (Liverpool)
41. Tymoshchuk (Zent)
46. Keita (Barcelona)
65. M Diarra (Real Madrid)
82. Poulsen (Juventus)
96. L Diarra (Portsmouth)

Central Midfield:
11. Xavi (Barcelona)
18. Ballack (Chelsea)
27. Iniesta (Barcelona)
30. Senna (Villarreal)
33. De Rossi (Roma)
43. Cambiasso (Inter)
62. Modric (Tottenham)
67. Pirlo (Milan)
80. Zanetti (Inter)
90. Mikel (Chelsea)
95. Scholes (Man United)

Attacking Midfield:
5. Kaka (Milan)
10. Gerrard (Liverpool)
12. Fabregas (Arsenal)
13. Lampard (Chelsea)
21. Sneijder (Real Madrid)
28. Arshavin (Zenit)
29. Deco (Chelsea)
60. Van der Vaart (Real Madrid)
73. Juninho (Lyon)
83. Diego (Werder Bremen)
89. Danny (Zenit)

Wingers:
17. Ribery (Bayern Munich)
38. Silva (Valencia)
49. Joe Cole (Chelsea)
51. Robben (Real Madrid)
69. Cazorla (Villarreal)
71. Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk)
74. Camoranesi (Juventus)
81. Pires (Villareal)
84. Mancini (Inter)
93. Simao (Atletico Madrid)
97. Capel (Sevilla)
99. Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich)

Forwards:
1. Ronaldo (Man United)
2. Messi (Barcelona)
8. Aguero (Atletico Madrid)
7. Ibrahimovic (Inter)
24. Rooney (Man United)
37. Berbatov (Man United)
42. Robinho (Man City)
45. Del Piero (Juventus)
48. Tevez (Man United)
54. Totti (Roma)
56. Raul (Real Madrid)
57. Henry (Barcelona)
70. Ronaldinho (Milan)
79. Di Natale (Udinese)
86. Higuain (Real Madrid)
98. Cassano (Sampdoria)

Strikers:
3. Torres (Liverpool)
6. Villa (Valencia)
14. Van Nistelrooy (Real Madrid)
15. Adebayor (Arsenal)
16. Drogba (Chelsea)
31. Fabiano (Sevilla)
36. Eto'o (Barcelona)
39. Nihat (Villareal)
55. Toni (Bayern Munich)
63. Benzema (Lyon)
64. Santa Cruz (Blackburn)
68. Forlan (Villarreal)
75. Trezeguet (Juventus)
76. Klose (Bayern Munich)
78. Kanoute (Sevilla)
91. Pandev (Lazio)
94. Amauri (Juventus)
100. Huntelaar (Ajax)
Re: Fourfourtwo: Best 100 Players In The World by dayokanu(m): 4:47pm On Nov 10, 2008
I disagree with the ranking. 4-4-2 just like any English magazine is rubbish!!!!!!!

1) Ronaldo ahead of Messi Impossible!!!!

2) Adebayor ahead of Ribery? Only drug addicts would say that.

30 Adebayor, Nihat, Fabiano ahead of Luca Toni? Last season Toni was second to Ronaldo in the whole of Europe

Huntelaar 100? Diego 83?

Vidic 34 behind Terry, ferdinand? English bias!!!!

Mikel even Lansanna Diarra!!!!!!!! Am I blind? Where is Makalele, Yaya Toure, Flamini, Ze Roberto, Frings,

Its not worth reading if Santa cruz is better than Huntelaar. and carzola better than Pires and Schweinsteiger
Re: Fourfourtwo: Best 100 Players In The World by dayokanu(m): 8:54pm On Nov 10, 2008
Four-four-two is an English paper so they hardly make sense

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