can anyone please name me the best ever soccer player in the last 10 years?

Answer 1

Maldini,the italian rock in defence.Not only that he has been around for a decade,but also he reinvented the term defence.Here is a bit of him Maldini's Serie A debut came on January 20, 1985 against Udinese. Since then he has had a glittering career to date, winning many trophies with Milan (as of 2005, those include seven Serie A titles and four European Cups). Maldini was also part of AC Milan's undefeated Dream Team in the late 1980s to early 1990s.

Maldini is Italy's most capped player and captained the national team for his international career. However, he never managed to win a trophy at the international level despite playing in the 1994 World Cup final and the 2000 European Championship Final. He retired from the national team after 2002 World Cup finishing his successful career with 126 caps and 7 goals (64 caps as captain). Maldini also played in the 1990 and 1998 World Cups (coached by his father Cesare), Euro 88, and Euro 96.

Maldini also set two new records in the 2005 UEFA Champions League final by scoring after only 51 seconds against Liverpool F.C. in Istanbul and also by being the oldest to score in a Champions League Final. Paolo's father, Cesare, also captained A.C. Milan in the 1960s, lifting the European Cup in 1963. There was a public appeal in Italy, as well as an appeal from then national team coach Giovanni Trapattoni, for Maldini to come out of international retirement for the 2004 European Championship, but Maldini refused for "personal reasons".

Maldini recently broke Dino Zoff's Serie A appearance record, making his 571st appearance against Treviso F.B.C.. He also recently played his 800th game in all competitions for Milan. In November 2005, he announced plans to retire from playing professional football at the end of the 2006/07 season, however he might re-consider it should he still be able to maintain his superb defensive skills. His contract with Milan ends in 2008.

When he retires from playing professional football no other player will wear the Number 3. Only if one of his sons will play professional football in the future at AC Milan they will get this Number.[citation needed]

Maldini was the first defender to win the World Soccer's World Player of the Year Award, which puts him in the same class of Michel Platini, Paolo Rossi, and Zico. On receiving his award, Maldini said: "It's a great honor for me to know that so many people consider me so highly. It's a particular matter of pride because defenders generally receive so much less attention from fans and the media than goalscorers. We are more in the engine room rather than taking the glory.

"I must admit that, for me, 1994 was the peak of my career so far. For any player to win the Champions Cup or to play in the World Cup Final would be enormous single matter of pride...but I was fortunate enough to be able to experience both those pinnacles of the game within a matter of weeks. Of course, whatever success I may have achieved is not merely down to my own credit. There are other people and influences on my career it would be only fair to acknowledge. Everyone always asks me about my father, Cesare, who captained Milan to their first Champions Cup victory in 1963 and is now our national under-21 coach. But I don't really remember him as a player. I played under his instructions in Milan youth teams when I was a boy but really I learned more from him about being a man, about a correct attitude to the game, than from a technical point of view.

"Then, there has been my captain and colleague Franco Baresi. In my opinion he has received far too little recognition for his influence within the club and within Italian and international football. He is the man of few words but 'talks' instead through his deeds out on the pitch. He really deserves to receive the sort of award I have received from World Soccer. But...thank you again!"


[edit] Trivia
Maldini has two sons, Christian and Daniel, with his Venezuelan wife Adriana Fossa. Christian has signed for Milan's youth team at the age of 9 and is set to continue the Maldini dynasty at the club.
The letters of his last name can be rearranged to form the words Di Milan ("of Milan"). Maldini is a Milan native.
He has also signed a contract in July 2006 with European fashion retailer Hennes and Mauritz (H&M) to model their Fall 2006 collection.
Maldini has had AC Milan designate the number 3 for his son Christian who was born in 1996. Christian has already been signed for the AC Milan Youth Club.
He co-owns a clothing line (Sweet Years) with former Milan teammate Christian Vieri. It is very popular in Italy at the moment.
According to British tabloids, a drunken Noel Gallagher once offered to pay Maldini £150,000 per week to play for Manchester City, which Maldini supposedly thought was a serious bid. However, the player made a statement on AC Milan's official website a few days after the story was published in the news, claiming that the conversation he reportedly had with Gallagher had in fact never taken place.

Answer 2

Zidane. Best Soccer Player In The Last Ten Years By Far. Maybe Ronaldinho Will Take Over For The Next Decade. Commerically As A Footballer David Beckham Has Had A Huge Impact Off The Pitch Aswell As On It For The Last 10Yrs But Zidane Has Been The Best For The Past Decade By Far.

Answer 3

The greatest player of the last 10 years is probably Zinedine Zidane.

He was a great midfielder, one of very few players who could be considered complete.

Other players like Thierry Henry, Wayne Rooney, Ronaldinho could be considered, but they are more a feature of the last 5 years, whereas Zidane has been superb over the last 10.

He finally retired this year, but has to be considered as one of the best players ever, let alone in the last 10 years. He won almost every major trophy for both club and country. It's difficult to see past him as the best

Answer 4

The 10-year limit makes this question an easy one. There have been many great players in the last decade, but one of them clearly outshines the rest: Zinedine Zidane.

Some honorable mentions would be Maldini, Henry, Vieri, Keane, Ronaldo.

Answer 5

Henry

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Answer 6

1) Peter Schmeichal
2) Zindane
3) Paulo Maldini
4) Cannavaro
5) Alesandro Nesta
6) Romario
7) Theirry Henry
8) Ronaldo
9) Ronaldinho
10) Schevchenko

Answer 7

Zinedine Zidane

Answer 8

Hernan Crespo

Answer 9

Eric Cantona.

Answer 10

well a player would have to make in impact like Maradonna, or pele but those players are legends amongst themselves, but i would have to say, Ronaldo of Brazil, he's come back from devastating injuries to become the player he is today.

Answer 11

Ronaldo or Zidane