Eight Reds among world's finest
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Eight United players have been named among the top 100 footballers in the world in a list compiled by FourFourTwo magazine.
Cristiano Ronaldo, United's outstanding player in the title-winning 2007/08 campaign, was pipped to first place by AC Milan's Brazilian midfielder Kaka, who was the key figure in the Italian side's Champions League success last term.
Portuguese star Ronaldo, who made a clean sweep of English football's individual accolades last season, did edge out Barcelona trio, Ronaldinho, Thierry Henry and Lionel Messi in the list's top five.
Wayne Rooney was the next highest-placed Red in eighth, while Paul Scholes came in at 12, Rio Ferdinand 24th, Ryan Giggs 29th, Owen Hargreaves 52nd, Nemanja Vidic 78th and Gary Neville in 85th spot.
Ronaldo's prominent placing in the list is a stark reminder of the qualities United have been missing on the field in recent weeks.
The 22-year-old hasn't played since being shown a red card in the Reds' 1-1 draw with Portsmouth last month. But, having served the last of a three-match suspension against Sunderland, he will make a welcome return in the Premier League clash with Everton at Goodison Park next Saturday.
Cream of the Crop
1 Kaka - AC Milan
2 Cristiano Ronaldo - United
3 Ronaldinho - Barcelona
4 Thierry Henry - Barcelona
5 Lionel Messi - Barcelona
6 Steven Gerarrd - Liverpool
7 Samuel Eto'o - Barcelona
8 Wayne Rooney - United
9 Gianluigi Buffon - Juventus
10 Fabio Cannavaro - Real Madrid
List compiled by FourFourTwo. -
Drogba leh?
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zzz Rio 54 places above Vidic omgwtf
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Cannavaro quite overrated leh. Yes, he did play well for the World Cup but club wise...
Cheers.
CK