The Ten Best Soccer Players in The World

Just a recap of the some of the best and most talented soccer players in the world. There are so many talented players, but these are no doubt some of the best. There is no particular order.

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Lionel Messi

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Lionel Messi is definitely one of the best soccer players in the world.  His national team is Argentina while he plays for FC Barcelona as his club team.  It is no doubt that Messi is one of the most talented and most skillful performers on the planet.  Messi was the UEFA Champions League top scorer in 08-09.  Lionel Messi mesmerizes defenders and makes goalies look useless.  He is definitely one of the ten best players in the world. 

Cristiano Ronaldo

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Cristiano Ronaldo, the Madrid savior, now has the pressure of the Madrid citizens after being transferred from Manchester United to Real Madrid.  With this picture (above) outlining the entire Madrid Metro, Cristiano Ronaldo has the whole city of Madrid on his shoulders.  This electrifying player who tallied 42 goals in the 07-08 season now looks to help Madrid defeat their rival Barcelona in route to try to win a title in 09-10.  This Portuguese phenom deserves to be in the top ten. 

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

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This Swede recently made headlines by joining the already powerhouse Barcelona.  He was transferred from Serie A team of Inter Milan.  Ibrahimovic has the ability to change the game in one blink of the eye.  The dynamic forward will benefit Barcelona as he looks to team up with Henry and Messi.  Ibra’s 25 goals saw him take home the coveted Capocannoniere for the first time in his career.

Steven Gerrard

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The Liverpool Captain, Steven Gerrard, has all the talent in the world.  This Englishman has the ability to control a game and to thread the needle.  “Stevie G” has many different awards that only support his case to be on this list.  He was the FWA Player of the Year, PFA Fans’ Player of the Year, PFA Team of the Year, and March’s Premier League Player of the Month, enough said. 

Samuel Eto’o

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Samuel Eto’o was Ibrahimovic’s counterpart in the Inter, Barcelona transfer deal.  Inter Milan definitely didn’t get the big shaft in this deal.  It is debatable that Ibrahimovic is better than Eto’o or vice versa, but either way both of these players are very talented and dynamic.  This Cameroon native has a tendency to run his mouth, but his performance is enough to back it up.  It be may be debatable whether he belongs in the top ten, but nevertheless he has great skill.

Kaka

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Kaka was another big signing from Real Madrid’s spending spree this summer.  Kaka definitely makes Real Madrid a contender especially with the addition of his teammate Cristiano Ronaldo.  This talented Brazilian transferred from AC Milan to Real Madrid in hopes of contending for a Champions League Title.  This midfielder has an argument to be in the top ten with his list of awards.  Some of his individual awards include: 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Ball, 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Best XI, and Time 100 Most Influential People In The World 2009.

Xavi

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Xavi Hernadez is not the fastest player in the world, nor does he have the best foot skills.  This center midfielder is definitely one of the best players in the world.  He is one of the best creators in the game.  Xavi orchestrates Barcelona’s every move.  The team moves through this talented player.  This native Spain player was the top assist provider in La Liga as well as the top assist provider in Champions League.  Is there a better assist man out there?

Andres Iniesta

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Andres Iniesta, was possibly one the most underrated players out there.  Now the 25 year old, with his breakout season, has represented Spain at every age.  This humble superstar has never had the publicity or popularity as other players out there, but he lets his talent speak for itself.  Along with his other teammates, Iniesta’s stunning performances have shinned out throughout the past year. 

Frank Lampard

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Frank Lampard, the Chelsea superstar, is placed on this list for a number of reasons.  The midfielder has been one of the most consistent players in the past years.  Lampard has continued to dazzle in front of goal, as well as in the middle of the field, where he has cut defences open with accurate passes struck over unthinkable distances.  Being Chelsea’s 2009 Player of the Year is definitely an impressive award.  Chelsea is loaded with talent and is always considered a high contender. 

Fernando Torres

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Fernando Torres is a terrific striker.  He originates from Spain and plays for Liverpool with Stevie G. 
With excellent control, great technique, unreal awareness, and great balance, Torres is one of the top center forwards in the world.  This player has the ability to take over a single game within seconds. 

*This list is not exact and there are many other players that qualify for this list.

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85 Comments

  1. Posted August 16, 2009 at 8:28 am

    Good Stuff. Very well written.

    Keep the good work on.

    Best Regards

  2. Posted August 16, 2009 at 9:59 pm

    Great players indeed,

    nicely done.

  3. Posted August 17, 2009 at 5:07 am

    Good post….

  4. david
    Posted August 25, 2009 at 2:43 pm

    Should have called it \”top ten best attacking players\”. you didnt have one defender or defensive mid

  5. Jones
    Posted September 2, 2009 at 5:48 pm

    Gerrard, Lampard, Xavi, Et’o,

    Wheres Ribery, Robhino, Drogba…..

  6. Posted September 14, 2009 at 11:55 am

    mmmm,,,,,u forget the great talisman…WAYNR ROONEY 10

  7. soccerfannatic
    Posted September 23, 2009 at 2:07 pm

    where is Luis Fabiano

  8. cuauhtemcoc
    Posted September 23, 2009 at 9:30 pm

    where is Ribery??

  9. penis
    Posted October 11, 2009 at 9:46 pm

    r u mentally retarted, where is pele

  10. require this
    Posted October 23, 2009 at 10:02 am

    PELE AND RONALDO (Lima)

  11. chait
    Posted October 31, 2009 at 12:40 am

    the best plyer is WAYNE ROONEY THEN MESSI TAHN RONALDO AND TORRES SHOULD BE 5TH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  12. Rylo-Z
    Posted October 31, 2009 at 8:28 pm

    eto\’o should be on the list…. he is the man not only showing it at Inter but everywhere he plaez aye…AWESome post An1wa3

  13. Posted October 31, 2009 at 10:28 pm

    u must be coocoo in the head or somethimg i mean where is Pele and Maradona and in that list are only attackers no defenders or midfield in there.

  14. Posted November 3, 2009 at 4:56 pm

    I think Ronaldinho deserves to be on the list.

  15. Posted November 7, 2009 at 4:59 am

    rohnaldino

  16. chile
    Posted November 8, 2009 at 12:14 am

    were da heck is fabregas

  17. fady
    Posted November 9, 2009 at 1:04 am

    wow ronaldinio is out the list and he was the best player in the world for years but messi is the best

  18. M.J
    Posted November 12, 2009 at 5:39 am

    Quaresma must be in the list.Frank lampard does’nt deserve to be in the list . I hope Frank lampard can be thrown and quaresma can take his place

  19. J.C.
    Posted November 12, 2009 at 11:21 am

    where the f*** is ronaldinho

  20. Eboto
    Posted November 12, 2009 at 7:55 pm

    Why did U say Eto’o in the top ten is debatable? Is Torres bettee than Eto\’o or Iniesta or Xavi. Where is Drogba in the list. Anyway, good selection but take more time to reflect on a player

  21. Posted November 12, 2009 at 7:57 pm

    wow I think Henry should be in the top ten…he is the best…

  22. edward niroshan
    Posted November 17, 2009 at 4:59 am

    i think rooney must be there in the 10 top platers

  23. will
    Posted November 17, 2009 at 9:49 am

    da list is dum ronaldo is da best….were is roinho??=)

  24. Hayden
    Posted November 20, 2009 at 5:22 am

    Im just wodering wer the hell is Ronaldinho?
    I dont really agree with this list

  25. cody
    Posted November 20, 2009 at 5:33 pm

    this is a great list but i would remove Frank Lampard or Andres Iniesta and add Ronaldinho…no doubt, its actually quite ridiculous that ronaldinho isnt on this list…he has better ball handling then all of these players but then again, this is just opionion, my list would be completely different besides kaka, xavi, ronaldo, messi, and ibrahimovic

  26. JonAs
    Posted November 24, 2009 at 10:12 am

    Where is Ronaldinho? Why everybody says that hes not good player anymore? In my opinion he was/is best player in the world.

  27. Andres Cardoso
    Posted November 25, 2009 at 10:11 am

    i would say that CR is the best//// for sure Andres and xavi, and ebra, messi i give it to him a lil’…. besides the point where is Ronaldinho..??? umm wat happend to the best gk’s out there, a team without a gK, or no defenders is nada…. Pique, puyol, Fernidand, or someone has to be on the top players of the world…. i am just sayin… We all know the Cristiano is the best though.. hopefully he takes the Euro and the World cup and he will for sure be the greatest player in the world….
    oh and HUgo Sanchez, he was one of the best too.///

  28. bob
    Posted November 26, 2009 at 11:55 am

    beckham.

  29. vitruvian
    Posted November 26, 2009 at 6:34 pm

    david beckham…

  30. JB
    Posted November 27, 2009 at 5:53 am

    Quaresma??? are you being serious? He’s nothing but a bit part player..he’s average at best :D

  31. Posted November 28, 2009 at 5:13 pm

    The only thing Cristiano is the best at Andres is flopping.
    Messi all the way.

  32. alexandre
    Posted November 30, 2009 at 6:12 pm

    ronaldinho is best player in the world

  33. Marcio
    Posted November 30, 2009 at 7:26 pm

    Messi is THE BEST PLAYER in the world then comes Zlatan Ibrahimovic. In the barca-madrid classic,ronaldo didnt do anything but Messi did and Ibrahimovic did too. Ronaldo is not the best Messi is now. U guys just cant accept dat Messi is the Best

  34. Theo
    Posted December 1, 2009 at 1:44 pm

    Eto Fils, a force to reckon with

  35. Kamaluddin
    Posted December 1, 2009 at 6:49 pm

    How come Ronaldinho isn’t on this list! This list is retarded! Ronaldinho is the best right know. Then Messi. Then Henrry.Then C Ronaldo. And where’s Pele and Meridona?

  36. furqan
    Posted December 6, 2009 at 2:58 am

    i think pplz shd vote thierry henry

  37. COCO
    Posted December 7, 2009 at 5:58 am

    HAGI HIS THE BEST

  38. COCO
    Posted December 7, 2009 at 6:00 am

    G.HAGI was the best

  39. Posted December 7, 2009 at 1:36 pm

    fucked up List….Where dha fuck isz Henry, Diedier Grogba nd Ronaldinho

  40. suresh
    Posted December 7, 2009 at 7:06 pm

    i agree messi to be on top but u missing ronaldinho

  41. ho2z
    Posted December 7, 2009 at 7:26 pm

    where is ronaldinhoooooooooooooo !!

  42. aj Cortese
    Posted December 7, 2009 at 8:04 pm

    DIDIER DROGBA! BEST STRIKER IN THE WORLD

  43. Jas
    Posted December 11, 2009 at 7:34 pm

    C.Ronaldo is the best and always will be the best people think messi is good but all messi does is driible the ball Ronaldo on the other hand has speed skill and beautiful kicks

  44. Jas
    Posted December 11, 2009 at 7:35 pm

    Ronaldo for life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  45. Posted December 14, 2009 at 7:53 pm

    Nice article, really did enjoy it!
    I made the same point you made with Xavi in one of my articles. Speed is not everything!

  46. Daman
    Posted December 17, 2009 at 11:21 am

    C.Ronaldo is the best soccer player in the world.

    CR7 or CR9 is better than Kaka- Messi – Zlatan Ibrahimovic – Steven Gerrard – Samuel Eto’o-Xav i- Andres Iniesta – Frank Lampard-Fernando Torres… 100% :)

    C.Ronaldo is the best soccer player 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 …….. 2035.

    Is good in the Skill – Freestyle and Free kicks 101% .

  47. Daman
    Posted December 17, 2009 at 12:01 pm

    Daman = C.ronaldo 100%
    Marcio = MESSI 0.00%

    Messi is not the best soccer player in the world it’s C.Ronaldo the best soccer player is the world.

    You are jaless.

    Ronaldo is the best soccer player in the world and in the future he will stay number 1 the best soccer player in the world.

  48. Daman
    Posted December 17, 2009 at 12:22 pm

    messi is not the best because he doesd goal semi final 2 arsenal-manu. 2008 nt have good shooting power.And if you have seen ronaldo top 10 goals its amaizing,and remember the midfeil

    Read more: http://www.faqs.org/shareranks/1061,BEST-SOCCER-PLAYERS-IN-THE-WORLD#ixzz0Zy3QocMJ

  49. Jake
    Posted December 17, 2009 at 6:29 pm

    this is the list 1. messi 2. ronaldo 3. kaka 4. ibrahimovic 5. eto’o 6. xavi 7. lampard 8. gerrard 9. iniesta 10. torres ronaldinho still has that touch but not as a couple years ago he would be around 11th 12th 13th at the least and for al saying pele maradona hagi this is the best in the world right know who are actually playing

  50. yaseen
    Posted December 18, 2009 at 3:11 pm

    wher”s the best player ronaldinho

  51. asdf
    Posted December 19, 2009 at 5:12 pm

    ronaldo? robinho? wtf is wrong with you

  52. Daman
    Posted December 20, 2009 at 3:44 pm

    Ronaldinho is good in Freestyle.

    Ronaldinho is number 1 in Freestyle .

  53. Daman
    Posted December 20, 2009 at 3:47 pm

    Cristiano Ronaldo STAR in 1993 and total Career goals = 136

    5 goals in Sporting CP

    118 goals in Manchester United

    13 goals in Real Madrid

  54. amanda
    Posted December 22, 2009 at 4:50 pm

    messi is number one .do u think that because you can kick free kicks makes you better than the man that can dribble with the ball from his half and only way to take it from him is to foul him .c ronaldo cant dribble he can only take free kicks and take on one or two defenders while messi take on the whole darn field .just appriciate both of them for their talents.

  55. somto
    Posted December 23, 2009 at 12:16 am

    where is the greatest of the greats
    ZIDANE
    RONALDINHO
    HENRY
    RONALDO BRAZIL
    RIVALDO
    ROBERTO CARLOS
    LUIS FIGO
    DAVID BECKHAM
    TERRY
    PUYOL
    FERDINAND
    RIBERY
    KANOUTE
    OKOCHA
    RUUD VAN NISTELROOY
    GIGGS
    CANNAVORO
    AND OTHER GREAT LIVING LEGENDS>THIS REALLY HAVE SOME GOOD PLAYERS BUT NOT SO MUCH.IT SUCKS REALLY HARD.

  56. Posted December 26, 2009 at 8:04 am

    messi is the best

  57. jay
    Posted December 28, 2009 at 9:47 pm

    na were Guillermo Ochoa

  58. Alfa
    Posted December 29, 2009 at 10:45 pm

    Totti ????

  59. john
    Posted January 1, 2010 at 12:52 pm

    where the fuck is ronaldinho

  60. den
    Posted January 2, 2010 at 8:16 pm

    hmmm id remove Zlatan, Iniesta and Torres and insert

    RIbery, Drogba and Essien

  61. Posted January 7, 2010 at 9:43 am

    cristiano ronaldo the best in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wooooooooo

  62. John
    Posted January 10, 2010 at 7:10 pm

    U forgot Ronaldinho he was player of the DECADE

  63. David
    Posted January 10, 2010 at 7:12 pm

    U forgot Ronaldinho he was player of the DECADE

  64. Posted January 11, 2010 at 9:39 am

    cristiano ronaldo is better than stupid big nose messi chucky rocks

  65. atm
    Posted January 11, 2010 at 3:59 pm

    where s ronaldinho……..he s back in form……….and what abt zidane………….

  66. Posted January 15, 2010 at 10:13 pm

    messi is the best soccer player in the world

  67. La nina Messi ♥
    Posted January 15, 2010 at 10:26 pm

    yup thats whats up Lionel Messi will always be #1 in the world he will always be my idol forever ♥ JAJA Messi is better than cristiano ronaldo… he sucks !!!!!!!!!! Messi knows how to play not like c.r :(

  68. Rico Padilla
    Posted January 18, 2010 at 11:26 am

    I dont know about ibra..The rest is good

  69. cnvm
    Posted January 19, 2010 at 4:33 pm

    were the fuck is fabregas

  70. sly
    Posted January 19, 2010 at 7:16 pm

    you fucking forgot drogba ass

  71. Christiano
    Posted January 21, 2010 at 1:49 pm

    Where The Fuck Is Ronaldinho And Ronaldo

  72. Adrian
    Posted January 23, 2010 at 6:07 pm

    why are yall tripping about the past. ronaldinho WAS the best but now he is not even in his national team . lionel messi is the best. and if ask me kun aguero is waaayyy better than torres.

  73. k-townkicker
    Posted January 25, 2010 at 9:58 pm

    you r not smart peps where is ronaldinho and pele

  74. VEDANT
    Posted January 27, 2010 at 8:39 am

    RONALDINHOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IS DEEEEEEEEEE BEST OF ALL TIME .Y HE IS NOT DER IN D TOP 10

  75. mike
    Posted January 28, 2010 at 3:16 pm

    DAVID VILLA!!!!

  76. Posted January 28, 2010 at 6:26 pm

    wtf where da heck is ronaldinho

  77. Posted January 29, 2010 at 12:56 am

    whr is drogba deserve to b posted

  78. jessica
    Posted February 1, 2010 at 2:34 pm

    i wish i wuz a good soccer player i do i do ????

  79. Posted February 3, 2010 at 5:24 pm

    where the heck is Beckham, Drogba, Fabiano, Terry, Pele, Maradona, Tottie, etc, etc, ETC and they are all forwards. Where are the defenders midfields???? And i do not agree with this list in a few parts… DO A BETTER JOB PERSON!!!!

  80. Posted February 3, 2010 at 5:25 pm

    Oh and where is Ronaldiho?? and ETC

  81. alexander mansour
    Posted February 4, 2010 at 9:47 pm

    heres players missing

    pele
    ronaldihno
    fabergass
    van der sar
    ferdinnand
    reina
    zico
    ibrohanovic
    ibrovic
    fabrico macheti
    eissein
    me
    droghba
    bekam
    maradona
    roberto carlos
    ronaldo,not c.ronaldo
    g banks
    g.haigi
    l.yashin
    david villa
    charleton
    ivic
    alexander mansour
    totie
    bouffon

    ectttttttttttttt

  82. alexander mansour
    Posted February 4, 2010 at 9:49 pm

    who agrees with most of my players

  83. gborlahan
    Posted February 5, 2010 at 12:58 pm

    na big mistake una doo wey

    ronaldhino ijaya eyan

    alexandar pato arabambi striker

    nwankwo the great kanu

    carlos

    edgar davids

    batistuta

    zidane zinedin

    ronaldo brazil

    didier drogba 1

  84. jose
    Posted February 8, 2010 at 1:53 pm

    ronaldo should be the first soccer player and messi the last one

  85. Christian
    Posted February 8, 2010 at 2:53 pm

    OCHOA SHOULD BE IN THIZ LIST!!!!! VIVA MEXICOOO!!!!

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