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The18's 100 Footballers In The World
100-71
100. Joe Allen
99. Steve McNulty
98. Gabor Kiraly
97. Kolo Toure
96. Burrito Martinez
95. Hobbit Bermudez
94. Alex Teixeira
93. Fred
92. Fred
91. Silvio Piola
90. Junior Agogo
89. Tomas Gravesen
88. Joe Cannon
87. Michael Essien
86. Ze Kalanga
85. Chucho Benitez
84. Fabian Assman
83. Danny Invincible
82. Bongo Christ
81. Rene Higuita
80. Gary Neville
79. Alberto Moreno
78. Oscar “El Conejo” Perez Rojas
77. Michel Platini
76. Juanfran
75. Harry Kane
74. Alexi Lalas
73. Titus Bramble
72. Chris Kamara
71. Sam Weller Widdowson
70-41
70. Peter Crouch
Still going, still growing. Photo: @SFR_Sport | Twitter
69. Gavin (That Kid We Played In Indoor On Sunday Who Scored Five Goals)
68. Duje Cop
67. Angry Wayne Rooney From An Old FIFA
Some will say he should be higher on this list.
66. Freddy Adu
.@STOUFFERS #FitKitchen meals are convenient to make, satisfying and delicious. #ThisIsFit #ad pic.twitter.com/6qe9MkCISQ
— Freddy Adu (@FreddyAdu) April 7, 2016
65. Francesco Totti
64. Clint Mathis — A bumper 2002 saw Mathis grace the cover of Sports Illustrated, shave his hair into a mohawk and score an unforgettable goal against South Korea. We'll see what 2017 has in store for him.
63. Christian Pulisic — The winner of the 2018 Ballon d'Or, little-known Pulisic is our own little secret in the office.
62. Jared Borgetti 61. Oguchi Onyewu
It's going down like Lil Scrappy says. Photo: @Culture_Czar | Twitter
60. Andrea Pirlo
59. Juan Agudelo
58. Justin Davis — In 2016, he would celebrate Minnesota United wins by drinking. 'Nuff said.
We need more dudes like this on the list. Photo: @MNUFC | Twitter
57. Keisuke Honda
56. Paul Scholes
55. 'The Next Messi' — It was a huge year for The Next Messi. The dude was everywhere, showing so much potential and promise. He's going to be The Next Messi for sure.
54. Tristin Jr. (He Plays Goalie On, Like, Five Different Rec League Teams)
53. Mark Geiger
Mark Geiger, No. 53. Wait, what the f***? Photo: @LAGalaxy | Twitter
52. Ferenc Puskas — In 2016, someone stole his damn award again.
51. James McClean
50. Karamoko Dembele
Right, who's this embryo? Photo: @AfterRMC | Twitter
49. Dax McCarty
48. Jamie Vardy
47. Luka Modric — Luka was so good at the 2016 Club World Cup that they gave him a cardboard cutout.
Luka with his reward. Photo: @UNILADFooty | Twitter
46. Antonio Cassano
45. Santiago Munez — It was a quiet year for Munez, who, as we last saw in Goal III: Taking on the World, is on the books at Tottenham but not contributing much.
44. Joe Cole
43. Shola Ameobi — Ameobi played for Fleetwood Town last year, but we're not sure where he is now. Send any tips to info@the18.com.
42. Bruno Alves
41. Joey Barton
40-11
40. Nwankwo Kanu
Nwankwo Kanu vs Peter Schmeichel, 1998. pic.twitter.com/tqERfTJ8M0
— 90s Football (@90sfootball) November 12, 2016
39. This guy
No. 39, this guy. Photo: @Hodgson2605 | Twitter
38. Rene Higuita*
*Rene Higuita is the only player to appear twice on this list, coming in at #81 as well.
Rene Higuita scorpion kick! Photo: @Sporf | Twitter
37. Jermaine Jones
36. Gonzalo Higuain
35. Federico Higuain — Federico has scored 39 more MLS goals than his brother, Gonzalo, so he narrowly edges him in our countdown.
34. Cobi Jones
Cobi Jones had a good year, didn't he? Photo: @ussoccer | Twitter
33. Alessandro Del Piero
32. The squad of the 2013 animated short Underdogs — With a Rotten Tomatoes score of 64%, this was, once again, the most slept on animated fantasy sports comedy adventure film of the year.
31. Didier Drogba
30. Joshua Kimmich
29. Andres Iniesta
28. Usain Bolt — Bolt says he'll probably play for either Manchester United or Borussia Dortmund next year. Expect him to make some serious gains in this countdown in 2017.
Usain Bolt Skillz Show Photo: @NewswireUg | Twitter
27. Will Ferrell — Unveiled as a part-owner of future MLS franchise LAFC, but his role in Kicking & Screaming probably should've seen him kicked off this list entirely.
26. Lionel Messi — He's good, but he's too reliant on his left-foot.
Messi issues a statement regarding being No. 26. Photo: SkySports | Twitter
25. Martin Odegaard — One place above Messi, which sounds about right to us.
24. Renato 'The Golden Boy' Sanches
23. This Wales Fan
20. Guy Getting Kicked In The Nuts
Photo: Shutterstock.com
19. Owen Hargreaves
17. Mario Balotelli
16. Mista
15. Emile Heskey — Who better to begin our top 15?
14. Pepe
13. Zlatan Ibrahimovic 12. Paul Pogba
Most fouls committed in the Premier League this season:
Z. Ibrahimovic (38)
P. Pogba (36)
V. Wanyama (34)
N. Amrabat (33)Red devils. pic.twitter.com/XBjnOQQGog
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) December 17, 2016
11. Eidur Gudjohnsen
10. Paul the Octopus
9. Wendell Lira
8. Garrincha
7. Pele
6. Pele in "Escape to Victory"
5. Oliver Kahn
4. Jon Stewart
3. Johnny Mustache
2. Creedence Clearwater Couto
1. Connor Fleming
