Defenders are vital in football & form important centre-pieces. We present a list of top 10 central defenders in the world, all judged on current form.
Let's take a look at the smallest Ballon d'Or winning margins that led to some close battles between the top two players for world dominance that year.
So many of the world's greatest football players wear the number 10 for their respective clubs - Messi wears it, Rooney wears it, and Ibrahimovic wears it.
Rafael Benitez’s first home game as a Real Madrid coach went according to plans, as the Blancos beat Real Betis 5-0, with Bale and James the best players