ESPN Top 50 Players of World Cup players
A list of ESPN's top choice 50 players of the World Cup and descriptions of their strength's and weaknesses Messi is in pole position and C Ron comes in second.Landon Donovan is ploughing a lonely furrow at the 50th place.An objection to Ballack figuring on the list at number 30 has been duly registered.
| NO. | PLAYER |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lionel Messi, Argentina |
| 2 | Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal |
| 3 | Wayne Rooney, England |
| 4 | Kaka, Brazil |
| 5 | Xavi, Spain |
| 6 | Didier Drogba, Ivory Coast |
| 7 | Andres Iniesta, Spain |
| 8 | Fernando Torres, Spain |
| 9 | Steven Gerrard, England |
| 10 | Michael Essien, Ghana |
| 11 | David Villa, Spain |
| 12 | Franck Ribery, France |
| 13 | Samuel Eto'o, Cameroon |
| 14 | Luis Fabiano, Brazil |
| 15 | Iker Casillas, Spain |
| 16 | Cesc Fabregas, Spain |
| 17 | Gianluigi Buffon, Italy |
| 18 | Dani Alves, Brazil |
| 19 | Nemanja Vidic, Serbia |
| 20 | Wesley Sneijder, Netherlands |
| 21 | Maicon, Brazil |
| 22 | Frank Lampard, England |
| 23 | Andrea Pirlo, Italy |
| 24 | Carlos Tevez, Argentina |
| 25 | Robin van Persie, Netherlands |
| 26 | Gonzalo Higuain, Argentina |
| 27 | Diego Forlan, Uruguay |
| 28 | Thierry Henry, France |
| 29 | Sergio Aguero, Argentina |
| 30 | Michael Ballack, Germany |
| 31 | Julio Cesar, Brazil |
| 32 | Arjen Robben, Netherlands |
| 33 | Gerard Pique, Spain |
| 34 | Miroslav Klose, Germany |
| 35 | Lucio, Brazil |
| 36 | Javier Mascherano, Argentina |
| 37 | John Terry, England |
| 38 | David Silva, Spain |
| 39 | Carles Puyol, Spain |
| 40 | Nicolas Anelka, France |
| 41 | Ashley Cole, England |
| 42 | Patrice Evra, France |
| 43 | Marek Hamsik, Slovakia |
| 44 | Karim Benzema, France |
| 45 | Yoann Gourcuff, France |
| 46 | Daniele De Rossi, Italy |
| 47 | Philipp Lahm, Germany |
| 48 | Yaya Toure, Ivory Coast |
| 49 | Giorgio Chiellini, Italy |
| 50 | Landon Donovan, United States |
