to magazine France Soccer released this Sunday (29) its selection of the 2010s, ranking the 11 athletes who most appeared in the Top 10 of the Ballon d’Or. In formation (4-3-3), the Brazilians Marcelo e Neymar are starters, with the Real Madrid defender having won the Champions League on 4 occasions and the ex-Barcelona forward only once.
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France Football used the number of times each athlete appeared in the Top 10 of the Ballon d’Or as a criterion.
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Rounding out the list are former Real goalkeeper, Iker Casillasthe retired right-back of Bayern Munich, Philipp LahmLiverpool’s Dutch defender, Virgil van Dijkcurrently 2nd best in the world and Real’s defender, Sergio Ramosclose the defense.
From the middle to the front are the already retired Xavi e Iniestamulti-champions with Barcelona, alongside the Croatian of Real, Luka Modricwhich debunked Messi e Cristiano Ronaldo as the best in the world in 2018. The Portuguese and Argentine, as expected, complete the attack with Neymarcurrently at PSG.
Real Madrid e Barcelonafrom Spain, are the teams with the most players in the selection (5 from the merengues and 4 from the culés), highlighting the hegemony they had in the decade.
