Acording to the readers of MATCH magazine, these are the top 50 footballers in the

[Disturbed316]

world.

50 - Clarence Seedorf
49 - Mateja Kezman
48 - Kaka
47 - Dida
46 - Rafael van der Vaart
45 - Roy Makaay
44 - Deco
43 - William Gallas
42 - Paolo Maldini
41 - Lilian Thuram
40 - Claude Maklele
39 - Filippo Inazghi
38 - David Trezeguet
37 - Alessandro Nesta
36 - Christian Vieri
35 - Patrick Kluivert
34 - Michael Ballack
33 - Iker Casillas
32 - Sol Campbell
31 - Cafu
30 - Francesco Totti
29 - Oliver Kahn
28 - Hernan Crespo
27 - Henrik Larsson
26 - Wayne Rooney
25 - Robert Pires
24 - Patrick Vieira
23 - Steven Gerrard
22 - Adrian Mutu
21 - Alessandro Del Piero
20 - Roy Keane
19 - Gianluigi Buffon
18 - Harry Kewell
17 - Pavel Nedved
16 - Paul Scholes
15 - Andriy Shevchenko
14 - Damien Duff
13 - Jay Jay Okocha
12 - Michael Owen
11 - Ronaldinho
10 - Edgar Davids
9 - Ryan Giggs
8 - Luis Figo
7 - Ruud van Nistelrooy
6 - Raul
5 - David Beckham
4 - Ronaldo
3 - Zinedine Zidane
2 - Roberto Carlos

1 - Thierry Henry

So according to the readers, these are the top 50 in the world.

Agree/Disagree?

What do you think?

[Danny Electric]

I used to read Match when I was about 12.
Totti was too low down but Henry isn't the worlds best player.

[The Mask]

rooney :|

henry probably is the best, i'd say :$

[Supreme Olajuwon]

hmm zero Americans nice

ZZ and Henry though :love:

[Yashamaga]

oh you mean soccer

[BCWWF]

Haha, some Brazilian exchange student used to talk up Kaka to me last year, but I thought he was just some shitty sensation in the Brazillian leagues. Go figure.

[packt up]

lol wtf is Rooney even doing on that list.

And no way is Duff better than Nedved.

Those are the two stupid things to hit me straight away.

[Cactus Sid]

Carlos 2nd?

Top 3 should be Henry, Zidane and Nedved

[Bad Guy]

I thought Ronaldo was the best...? but then again i don't know too much soccer.

[Dazz]

LOL thats utter crap, Carlos shouldn't be in the top ten.

They need to learn how to spell Makelele

And Gallas being in the top 43 :cool:

[The Mackem]

I agree with the entire top 50.

I take it Tommy "wonderboy" Smith was Number 51.

[Wengerland]

Not bad,apart from Carlos is definetly not the 2nd best player in the world and Nedved should be top 10 minimum.

[Loose Cannon]

What the hell with Nedved. Keeping the Czechs down dammit.

[Dazz]

world.

43 - William Gallas

40 - Claude Maklele

28 - Hernan Crespo

22 - Adrian Mutu

14 - Damien Duff


:D

[Y2Ant]

Out of the 50:

50 - Clarence Seedorf
49 - Mateja Kezman
48 - Kaka
47 - Dida
46 - Rafael van der Vaart
45 - Roy Makaay
44 - Deco
43 - William Gallas
42 - Paolo Maldini
41 - Lilian Thuram
40 - Claude Maklele
39 - Filippo Inazghi
38 - David Trezeguet
37 - Alessandro Nesta
36 - Christian Vieri
35 - Patrick Kluivert
34 - Michael Ballack
33 - Iker Casillas
32 - Sol Campbell
31 - Cafu
30 - Francesco Totti
29 - Oliver Kahn
28 - Hernan Crespo
27 - Henrik Larsson
26 - Wayne Rooney ROFL not quite
25 - Robert Pires
24 - Patrick Vieira
23 - Steven Gerrard
22 - Adrian Mutu
21 - Alessandro Del Piero
20 - Roy Keane
19 - Gianluigi Buffon my favorite goalie :love:
18 - Harry Kewell
17 - Pavel Nedved
16 - Paul Scholes
15 - Andriy Shevchenko
14 - Damien Duff
13 - Jay Jay Okocha
12 - Michael Owen
11 - Ronaldinho
10 - Edgar Davids is awesome
9 - Ryan Giggs
8 - Luis Figo
7 - Ruud van Nistelrooy
6 - Raul
5 - David Beckham
4 - Ronaldo
3 - Zinedine Zidane
2 - Roberto Carlos

1 - Thierry Henry

Henry is probably right, him and Ronaldo just edge out Raul and van Nistelrooy for the best 2 strikers on the world IMO so i'm quite happy with that top 10 :o

Rooney though LOL what the ****

[road doggy dogg]

Benni McCarthy is #1

[Ogen]

LMFAO at Roberto Carlos being no.2 but you have to remember Match is hardly a magazine for the smarter section of football fans its for up to about 12/13 max its a load of pish

[Mr. Monday Morning]

I agree with the entire top 50.

I take it Tommy "wonderboy" Smith was Number 51.

:lol::lol::lol:

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

TOTTI TIME

[Rob Ban Fan]

<Font face=verdana size=3 color="#ff6600">yeah, Okocha, Carlos and Rooney are a bit too high </font>

[Mr. Monday Morning]

Where the f</>uck is Alex Rae :mad:

[The Duck]

50 - Clarence Seedorf
49 - Mateja Kezman
48 - Kaka
47 - Dida ?
46 - Rafael van der Vaart
45 - Roy Makaay
44 - Deco
43 - William Gallas
42 - Paolo Maldini
41 - Lilian Thuram
40 - Claude Maklele
39 - Filippo Inazghi
38 - David Trezeguet
37 - Alessandro Nesta
36 - Christian Vieri
35 - Patrick Kluivert
34 - Michael Ballack
33 - Iker Casillas
32 - Sol Campbell
31 - Cafu
30 - Francesco Totti
29 - Oliver Kahn
28 - Hernan Crespo
27 - Henrik Larsson
26 - Wayne Rooney - WTF?
25 - Robert Pires
24 - Patrick Vieira
23 - Steven Gerrard
22 - Adrian Mutu - no chance
21 - Alessandro Del Piero
20 - Roy Keane
19 - Gianluigi Buffon
18 - Harry Kewell - errr....what?
17 - Pavel Nedved
16 - Paul Scholes
15 - Andriy Shevchenko
14 - Damien Duff - haha
13 - Jay Jay Okocha - you're having a laugh - Okocha above Scholes? he's good, but no way near that good
12 - Michael Owen
11 - Ronaldinho
10 - Edgar Davids
9 - Ryan Giggs
8 - Luis Figo
7 - Ruud van Nistelrooy
6 - Raul
5 - David Beckham
4 - Ronaldo
3 - Zinedine Zidane
2 - Roberto Carlos - HAHAHA

1 - Thierry Henry

It's all opinion but a few of them a really stupid.

[Dazz]

22 - Adrian Mutu - no chance


:rant:


And I think that Dida is Brazil's keeper. It's Kaka who I have never heard of.

[Ian]

No he means football you prick.

Your words are like velvet.

[Razor Rybek]

world.

50 - Clarence Seedorf
49 - Mateja Kezman
48 - Kaka
47 - Dida
46 - Rafael van der Vaart
45 - Roy Makaay
44 - Deco
43 - William Gallas
42 - Paolo Maldini
41 - Lilian Thuram
40 - Claude Maklele
39 - Filippo Inazghi
38 - David Trezeguet
37 - Alessandro Nesta
36 - Christian Vieri
35 - Patrick Kluivert
34 - Michael Ballack
33 - Iker Casillas
32 - Sol Campbell
31 - Cafu
30 - Francesco Totti
29 - Oliver Kahn
28 - Hernan Crespo
27 - Henrik Larsson
26 - Wayne Rooney
25 - Robert Pires
24 - Patrick Vieira
23 - Steven Gerrard
22 - Adrian Mutu
21 - Alessandro Del Piero
20 - Roy Keane
19 - Gianluigi Buffon
18 - Harry Kewell
17 - Pavel Nedved
16 - Paul Scholes
15 - Andriy Shevchenko
14 - Damien Duff
13 - Jay Jay Okocha
12 - Michael Owen
11 - Ronaldinho
10 - Edgar Davids
9 - Ryan Giggs
8 - Luis Figo
7 - Ruud van Nistelrooy
6 - Raul
5 - David Beckham
4 - Ronaldo
3 - Zinedine Zidane
2 - Roberto Carlos

1 - Gary Neville :wtf:

So according to the readers, these are the top 50 in the world.

Agree/Disagree?

What do you think?

[Razor Rybek]

LOL at Sol Campbell, Harry Kewell, Oliver Kahn and Seedorf being anywhere near the top 50

And Duff Better than Scoles? :nono:

[Mr. Monday Morning]

LOL at Sol Campbell, Harry Kewell, Oliver Kahn and Seedorf being anywhere near the top 50

And Duff Better than Scoles? :nono:

:wtf: Why wouldn't Kahn be there? :wtf:

[Rob Ban Fan]

:rant:


And I think that Dida is Brazil's keeper. It's Kaka who I have never heard of.

<font face=verdana size=3 color="#ff6600">yeah, i wasnt sure who Kaka was.

Looking at it again Okocha really is too high and Robert Pires could maybe do with being move up a bit. IMO</font>

[Mr. Monday Morning]

If you moved Pires up he'd only fall down :D

[Rob Ban Fan]

<font face=verdana size=3 color="#ff6600">yes but he'd only be protecting his knees from injury!

:nono:</font>

[Mr. Monday Morning]

:lol:

It'd be funny if he landed wrong and like injured himself...'down there' :shifty:

:lol:

[Ogen]

LOL at Sol Campbell, Harry Kewell, Oliver Kahn and Seedorf being anywhere near the top 50

And Duff Better than Scoles? :nono:

Stop making an arse of yourself in football threads 3 of the 4 players you named are easily in the top 50 with Seedorf being the only debateable one. Kahns one of the best keepers of his generation. Campbells an outstanding player and one of the main reasons the Arse are flying high this year.

[The Comet Kid]

Dida is brazils and Milans keeper, he was in the shoot out in the Champions League final last year. Kaka is also brazilian and in Milans team, meant to be shit hot, kept Rivaldo out of the team last year.

The list isnt great, some of the choices are insane and its obviously voted on by people who watch only the premiership and champions league, how else would Okacha or Rooney get so high?

Duff owns Nedved though :yes: Chelsea can spend another 100m in the summer but Duff will still be their best player :heart:

[YOUR Hero]

Where's Gretzky and Lemieux in all this?

[Cactus Sid]

Duff owns Nedved though :yes:

LOL

Duff is good, but Nedved is about as close to complete as a player can get.

[Mr. Monday Morning]

Duff owns Nedved though :yes:

:nono::nono::nono::nono::nono::nono::nono::nono:

[The Comet Kid]

Oh its true, once Duff gets more european experience and proves how great he is at the highest level he'll put Nedved in his place.

And Im not just saying that because Im Irish :shifty:

[Razor Rybek]

Stop making an arse of yourself in football threads 3 of the 4 players you named are easily in the top 50 with Seedorf being the only debateable one. Kahns one of the best keepers of his generation. Campbells an outstanding player and one of the main reasons the Arse are flying high this year.

WTF are you on? Campbell is utter crap! He was shit at Spurs and he's worse now, the reason arsenal are flying high is not because of Campbell, I could list loads of players in the Arsenal squad who could fall in that category but Campbell aint one of them.

Kahn may be one of the best in his generation, but this is the now mate, and right now, he sucks big time!

And Harry Kewell?, if you think he deserves to be in the list, i'm afraid it is YOU is making an arse of himself!

[Mr. Monday Morning]

Kahn may be one of the best in his generation, but this is the now mate, and right now, he sucks big time!

:wtf:

[Razor Rybek]

:wtf:

:wtf:

[Mr. Monday Morning]

What exactly are you basing your opinion of Kahn on?

[Dazz]

Kahn may be one of the best in his generation, but this is the now mate, and right now, he sucks big time!

'His generation' is still now.

And he made a mistake from Carlos' free kick, but that doesn't mean that he is past it.

[Wengerland]

Kahn probably shouldn't be as high as Totti,among others,but he should still be in it.

Unless he makes another bg mistake in the next game,in which case you could argue that Ian Walker should be in.:shifty:

[Frank Grimes Jnr]

Totti, Nedved and Maldini so should all be so much higher. WTF is Roberto Carlos doing at NO. 2.
Rooney and Buffon shouldn't even be in there.
And while we're at it Pires should be in the top 15 at least.

[Cactus Sid]

Totti, Nedved and Maldini so should all be so much higher. WTF is Roberto Carlos doing at NO. 2.
Rooney and Buffon shouldn't even be in there.
And while we're at it Pires should be in the top 15 at least.

Maldini :wtf: The guy's a good defender, but he's not half the player he was.

Buffon is a very solid keeper, not as good as Kahn, but still has a lot of quality, very competent from crosses and takes the ball really crisply, there aren't many keepers who have as good handling as he does.

Also, Pires is a great player, but I think that there are at least 15 players in the world better than him

[Cactus Sid]

WTF are you on? Campbell is utter crap! He was shit at Spurs and he's worse now, the reason arsenal are flying high is not because of Campbell, I could list loads of players in the Arsenal squad who could fall in that category but Campbell aint one of them.

Kahn may be one of the best in his generation, but this is the now mate, and right now, he sucks big time!

And Harry Kewell?, if you think he deserves to be in the list, i'm afraid it is YOU is making an arse of himself!

You know, your custom title should be updated, because I think you've passed the training bit.

Campbell has improved hugely since Tottenham, I'm not gonna say he deserves to be in the top 50 footballers in the world, but I'm guessing this is based on ability per position, and Campbell has great ability. He is one of the best tacklers I have ever seen, he has pace, he's big, he can head, he has every attribute you could ask for in a defender. The only thing I could ever say against him, is that his positioning can be a bit wayward, but he has really tightened up the last 2 seasons, and he would always be my number 1 pick for England's defence. Hell, Arsenal's defence is hardly full of superstars, and yet they concede less than anyone else in the league, Campbell is the number 1 reason for this.

As has been said, Kahn's generation is now. Kahn only broke out from Bodo Illgner in around 97/98 to become Germany's number 1, but ever since he's gone that extra yard, he has proved what a quality keeper he is. Look at the world cup, watch a Bayern Munich game, watch the German national side, the guy has the safest hands in the business, ok, he made a mistake the other day, big whoop, every keeper makes a mistake once in a while, Kahn made his Wednesday, I bet this weekend he pulls off 5 fine saves at least. If you think Kahn sucks, you have absolutely no idea what your talking about.

Harry Kewell is a good player. If he wasn't thrusted into the sh</>it that is the Liverpool side right now he'd be a much better player. You just have to watch him when he's on the ball, he has got to be in the top 3 in the premiership for a player with the ball at his feet and then doing something with it. See his goal on Thursday? That's quality. I'm sure that once the Liverpool side gets its act together, you'll see the best of Kewell. You are suggesting that because of one average season Kewell shouldn't be on a list, when he has had 6 or 7 years of top quality performances for Leeds, week in week out, the guy who tore England apart at Upton Park, and at the start of this season was Liverpool's best creative threat. Harry Kewell shouldn't be in the top 20, or maybe top 30, but he should be on there.

[Razor Rybek]

Say what you want about Kahn, you opinions differ to mine and thats fair enough but Kewell?, Come on! He is an average player at best, he has skill yes but he is not one of the worlds top 50, I refuse to withdraw that. I have seen nothing from Kewell to suggest he is any better than average. He has great games now and again, but so does Nicky Butt and he aint in the list, so does Laurent Robert but again he aint in the list.

As I said, Kahn, fair enough, although each time i've seen a Bayern game, which isnt often but i've seen a few, he has not been very good at all.

[Ogen]

Calling Sol Campbell sh</>it is one of the most ignorant things I've ever heard. Fact is he'd be a first choice defender for any team in the premiership. If you don't think so name me one team he wouldn't start for every week

[Razor Rybek]

Calling Sol Campbell sh</>it is one of the most ignorant things I've ever heard. Fact is he'd be a first choice defender for any team in the premiership. If you don't think so name me one team he wouldn't start for every week

If you see,i neglected to mention mr Campbell in my last post, that is because my calling him shit was not based on fact, twas based on my personal dislike for the fella,so if any Campbell fans have been offended during this whole, someone called Campbell shit ordeal, then i guess i'm sorry.

But i stand by the damn Kewell statement :rant: