TOP 5 BADASS SOCCER PLAYER OF 2016

TOP 5 BADASS SOCCER PLAYER OF 2016

Copa America Centenario and Euro 2016 are coming up. Lists are fun. Here is our list of the Top 10 soccer players in the world, entering those two tournaments.

The greatest emphasis was placed on recent club form. That excluded the flying Dutchman Arjen Robben and weighed against Eden Hazard, who might be here were the list just to consider talent.

1. LIONEL MESSI

Lionel Messi [Barcelona, Argentina] Messi had a pedestrian season by his standards. He struggled with injuries. He only produced 26 goals and 16 assists in 31 starts leading Barcelona to the Primera Liga title. Some have been more fun to watch. Many have had more personality. No one has done it as well or as long at European club level, now the world’s best competition. 

2. CHRISTIANO RONALDO

Cristiano Ronaldo [Real Madrid, Portugal] CR7 may have lost a step turning 31. That still leaves him a step or two ahead of just about everyone else. 51 goals and 15 assists in 47 starts for Real Madrid in the league and Champions League. His great flaw has beenplaying at the same time, in the same league as Lionel Messi.

3.PAUL POGBA

Paul Pogba [Juventus, France] Pogba just turned 23 in March. He’s already the world’s best all-around midfielder. He will only mature and improve. He’s a powerful box-to-box force like Vieira. He has some Zidane-like grace and instincts on the ball. He has a chance to be something we’ve never seen before. Expect him to smash the world-record transfer fee when Juventus decides to sell.

4.SERGIO AGUERO

Sergio Aguero [Manchester City, Argentina] Aguero is a phenomenal all-around forward. He’s year-in, year-out the Premier League’s most dynamic force. He’s strong, he’s quick, he’s smart, he’s a menace on the ball and he’s a clinical finisher, in close quarters and from range. 50 goals and 10 assists in his last 59 starts in the EPL.

5.LUIS SUAREZ

Luis Suarez [Barcelona, Uruguay] Suarez would be everyone’s favorite player, if he weren’t soccer’s most odious villain. He’s inventive, with or without the ball. He can finish. He’s an absolute nightmare to defend. He’s at the peak of his power right now, which meant 63 goals and 23 assists in 58 starts for Barcelona this season.

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