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Beginning Thursday, Sept. 13, you’ll be able to get a taste of FIFA 19 by downloading the demo for PS4, Xbox One and PC. And while the full version of the game won’t be available for purchase until Friday, Sept. 28, EA Sports has revealed the top 100 FIFA 19 player ratings for the world’s most popular sports franchise.

FIFA 19 Player Ratings: The Top 100 

#100. Kostas Manolas | AS Roma & Greece, CB: 85

With Chile in Suwon for an international friendly against South Korea, 24-year-old midfielder Diego Valdes, who plays his club ball for Morelia in Liga MX, played the most abhorrent sort of tourist while posing for a photograph with a South Korean fan using the derogatory ‘slant-eyed’ gesture.

If you’re curious to check out the most famous football players with photos and visceral evidence of their existence, you’ve come to the right place. In the latest edition of the ESPN World Fame 100, 32 of the entries were footballers, giving you a fitting idea of the sport’s global appeal. We’ve included all 32 of those players and some other footballers that are instantly recognizable to followers of the game.

Take a look below, and get inspired to run more. 

Most Famous Football Players With Photos

Edinson Cavani | PSG & Uruguay 

Tottenham fans can exhale. There will be no mandatory Son Heung-Min military service. All thanks to the Spurs midfielder beating up on a bunch of kids.

All South Korean men must complete 21 months of military service for the country, a response to the constant threat of the militaristic North Korea. There are only two ways to gain exemptions: win a medal at the Olympics or win gold at the Asian Games.

Son, 26, would be required to enter into military service by the time he turns 28, unless he could gain an exemption.

Usain Bolt made his debut with the Central Coast Mariners of Australia’s A-League on Friday. He played 19 minutes, didn’t score and certainly didn’t show enough ability to be considered a professional footballer. But the Usain Bolt soccer trial was a smashing success.

Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt is set to play in a trial match for Australian A-League club Central Coast Mariners later today. The fastest man in the world has harboured aspirations of becoming a professional soccer player, and the Mariners are looking to be the club that makes his dream a reality.

Alright, so the J League is not exactly the EPL or LaLiga, but make no mistake, Japan’s top league has some big names and brilliant football that you are going to want to keep your eye on every now and then.