http://blogs.thescore.com/footyblog...n-the-world-the-complete-list-including-10-1/
Interesting list, I'm sure people will have issues with how individual players are ranked, but I think they did a good job overall. Assuming Thiago Silva is mestizo, 9 of the top 10 and 18 of the top 19 players are white, with the top black player, Neymar, at #20.
I don't know the history of the game well enough, but does anyone remember the last time when white players and countries were this dominant? Until the last few years, it always seemed like there were always a few blacks in the conversation for the best player.
Interesting list, I'm sure people will have issues with how individual players are ranked, but I think they did a good job overall. Assuming Thiago Silva is mestizo, 9 of the top 10 and 18 of the top 19 players are white, with the top black player, Neymar, at #20.
I don't know the history of the game well enough, but does anyone remember the last time when white players and countries were this dominant? Until the last few years, it always seemed like there were always a few blacks in the conversation for the best player.