Best players of the noughties? ( 2000 - 2010 )

I think we can all agree that Ronaldo and Zidane dominated the headlines and discussions between roughly 1995 and 2005. The first ten years after Bosman and the revamped Champions League.

The athlete vs the magician; the extrovert vs the introvert; smiling boy vs pantomime villain; Nike vs Adidas; South America vs Europe; FIFA friend vs 'outsider'. To name just a few.

Then it took one or two years to move the casino chips and market towards a new and even stronger duopoly. With many themes...

Best players of the noughties? ( 2000 - 2010 )