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Very good player, top class player...but not world class. Please use this epithet sparingly. As many posters have said already, there are really only two fully deserving of this title and even they haven't produced at World Cup Final Tournaments.

Pretty much agree with all of that. It was obvious from an early age that he wasn't going to make 'old bones ' as a player a la Sheringham, Giggs, Phillips. I would be surprised if he gets much past 32-33, with his heavy build. Blessed with masses of natural ability, he has got by doing just...

By its very definition, each generation only throws up a few footballers that can be called ' world class ' These are the players that you will talk to your children and grandchildren about....Di Stefano, Pele, Eusebio, Best, Cruyff, Maradona, Zidane, Messi, Ronaldo. There are not 10 footballers...