My Top 25 Footballers in the World of 2011

Eric Beard I'm not a fan of condensing myself, or any human being for that matter, into a few bullet points. But hey, it's easy.

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- Recent Graduate of Emory University

- From Boston. Now in New York City. Have also lived in Buenos Aires, Barcelona, Atlanta, and San Juan.

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My Top 25 Footballers in the World of 2011

The good sires at BackPage Football have opened up their annual “Top 50 Players in the World” list. I’ll be contributing to the profiles of those who are voted into the top 50, but until then the polls are open to submit your top 25. Without spending hours on creating my top 25, here’s what I came up with in about 20 minutes…

1. Messi

2. Ronaldo

3. Iniesta

4. Xavi

5. Robin Van Persie

6. Joe Hart

7. Neymar

8. Falcao

9. David Silva

10. Luka Modric

11. Thiago Silva

12. Edinson Cavani