Wednesday, June 6, 2012

ESPN's Top 40 Players to Watch in Euro 2012

ESPN.com recently came out with a list of their Top 40 players in the Euro 2012 Tournament. Here's a rundown of their list in case you missed it:

1. Cristiano Ronaldo - Portugal - Striker
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Age: 27
Club: Real Madrid
Caps: 90
Goals: 32


2. Andrés Iniesta - Spain - Midfielder
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Age: 28
Club: Barcelona
Caps: 64
Goals: 11


3. Xavi Hernández - Spain - Midfielder
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Age: 32
Club: Barcelona
Caps: 108
Goals: 10



4. Robin van Persie - Netherlands - Striker
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Age: 28
Club: Arsenal
Caps: 65
Goals: 28


5. Mesut Özil - Germany - Attacking Midfielder
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Age: 23
Club: Real Madrid
Caps: 33
Goals: 8


6. Wayne Rooney - England - Striker
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Age: 26
Club: Manchester United
Caps: 74
Goals: 28


7. David Silva - Spain - Attacking Midfielder
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Age: 26
Club: Manchester City
Caps: 57
Goals: 16


8. Zlatan Ibrahimović - Sweden - Striker
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Age: 30
Club: AC Milan
Caps: 77
Goals: 31


9. Bastian Schweinsteiger - Germany - Midfielder
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Age: 27
Club: Bayern Munich
Caps: 90
Goals: 23


10. Arjen Robben - Netherlands - Winger
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Age: 28
Club: Bayern Munich
Caps: 55
Goals: 17


11. Luka Modrić - Croatia - Midfielder
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Age: 26
Club: Tottenham Hotspur
Caps: 54
Goals: 8


12. Franck Ribéry - France - Winger
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Age: 29
Club: Bayern Munich
Caps: 60
Goals: 10


13. Iker Casillas - Spain - Keeper
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Age: 31
Club: Real Madrid
Caps: 130


14. Wesley Sneijder - Netherlands - Attacking Midfielder
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Age: 27
Club: Internazionale
Caps: 84
Goals: 24


15. Cesc Fàbregas - Spain - Midfielder
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Age: 25
Club: Barcelona
Caps: 63
Goals: 8


16. Philipp Lahm - Germany - Defender
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Age: 28
Club: Bayern Munich
Caps: 86
Goals: 4


17. Karim Benzema - France - Striker
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Age: 24
Club: Real Madrid
Caps: 45
Goals: 15


18. Thomas Müller - Germany - Midfielder/Striker
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Age: 22
Club: Bayern Munich
Caps: 27
Goals: 10


19. Daniele De Rossi - Italy - Midfielder
Age: 28
Club: AS Roma
Caps: 72
Goals: 10


20. Gerard Piqué - Spain - Defender
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Age: 25
Club: Barcelona
Caps: 38
Goals: 4


21. Mario Balotelli - Italy - Striker
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Age: 21
Club: Manchester City
Caps: 8
Goals: 1


22. Nani - Portugal - Winger
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Age: 25
Club: Manchester United
Caps: 53
Goals: 13


23. Joe Hart - England - Keeper
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Age: 25
Club: Manchester City
Caps: 18


24. Sergio Busquets - Spain - Defensive Midfielder
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Age: 23
Club: Barcelona
Caps: 38
Goals: 0


25. Manuel Neuer - Germany - Keeper
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Age: 26
Club: Bayern Munich
Caps: 26


26. Steven Gerrard - England - Midfielder
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Age: 32
Club: Liverpool
Caps: 92
Goals: 19


27. Christian Eriksen - Denmark - Midfielder
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Age: 20
Club: Ajax
Caps: 22
Goals: 2


28. Mario Gómez - Germany - Striker
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Age: 26
Club: Bayern Munich
Caps: 52
Goals: 22


29. Samir Nasri - France - Attacking Midfielder/Winger
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Age: 24
Club: Manchester City
Caps: 31
Goals: 3


30. Andrea Pirlo - Italy - Midfielder
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Age: 33
Club: Juventus
Caps: 83
Goals: 9


31. Mario Götze - Germany - Attacking Midfielder/Winger
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Age: 20
Club: Borussia Dortmund
Caps: 14
Goals: 2


32. Gianluigi Buffon - Italy - Keeper
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Age: 34
Club: Juventus
Caps: 114


33. Juan Mata - Spain - Attacking Midfielder
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Age: 24
Club: Chelsea
Caps: 17
Goals: 5


34. Xabi Alonso - Spain - Midfielder
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Age: 30
Club: Real Madrid
Caps: 95
Goals: 13


35. Giorgio Chiellini - Italy - Defender
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Age: 27
Club: Juventus
Caps: 50 
Goals: 2


36. Ashley Cole - England - Defender
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Age: 31
Club: Chelsea
Caps: 94
Goals: 0


37. Sami Khedira - Germany - Midfielder
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Age: 25
Club: Real Madrid
Caps: 27
Goals: 1


38. Sergio Ramos - Spain - Defender
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Age: 26
Club: Real Madrid
Caps: 86
Goals: 6


39. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar - Netherlands - Striker
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Age: 28
Club: Schalke 04
Caps: 53
Goals: 31


40. Yann M'Vila - France - Defensive Midfielder
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Age: 21
Club: Rennes
Caps: 19
Goals: 1

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