Four Four Two magazine have come out with their annual top 100 footballers in the world. The full table is as follows:

Position Player Nationality Club League =99 Iker Casillas Spain Real Madrid Spain =99 Diego López Spain Real Madrid Spain 98 Jackson Martínez Colombia FC Porto Portugal 97 Olivier Giroud France Arsenal England 96 Adem Ljajić Serbia Fiorentina Italy 95 Burak Yılmaz Turkey Galatasaray Turkey 94 Łukasz Piszczek Poland Borussia Dortmund Germany 93 Raphaël Varane France Real Madrid Spain 92 Branislav Ivanović Serbia Chelsea England 91 Mario Gómez Germany Fiorentina Italy 90 Roberto Soldado Spain Tottenham Hotspur England 89 Jesús Navas Spain Manchester City England 88 Ramires Brazil Chelsea England 87 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Gabon Borussia Dortmund Germany 86 Nemanja Vidić Serbia Manchester United England 85 Mathieu Valbuena France Olympique Marseille France 84 Stevan Jovetić Montenegro Manchester City England 83 Stefan Kießling Germany Bayer Leverkusen Germany 82 Jakub Błaszczykowski Poland Borussia Dortmund Germany 81 Andrea Barzagli Italy Juventus Italy 80 Hugo Lloris France Tottenham Hotspur England 79 Diego Costa Brazil Atlético Madrid Spain 78 Samir Handanović Slovenia Internazionale Italy 77 Leighton Baines England Everton England 76 David Villa Spain Atlético Madrid Spain 75 Álvaro Negredo Spain Manchester City England 74 Michael Carrick England Manchester United England 73 Mario Mandžukić Croatia Bayern Munich Germany 72 Jan Vertonghen Belgium Tottenham Hotspur England 71 Daniele De Rossi Italy AS Roma Italy 70 Blaise Matuidi France Paris Saint-Germain France 69 Víctor Valdés Spain Barcelona Spain 68 Mats Hummels Germany Borussia Dortmund Germany 67 Claudio Marchisio Italy Juventus Italy 66 Henrikh Mkhitaryan Armenia Borussia Dortmund Germany 65 Arda Turan Turkey Atlético Madrid Spain 64 Paul Pogba France Juventus Italy 63 Marcelo Brazil Real Madrid Spain 62 Francesco Totti Italy AS Roma Italy 61 João Moutinho Portugal AS Monaco France 60 Luka Modrić Croatia Real Madrid Spain 59 Giorgio Chiellini Italy Juventus Italy 58 Leonardo Bonucci Italy Juventus Italy 57 Karim Benzema France Real Madrid Spain 56 Marek Hamšík Slovakia Napoli Italy 55 Jordi Alba Spain Barcelona Spain 54 Eden Hazard Belgium Chelsea England 53 Gerard Piqué Spain Barcelona Spain 52 Carlos Tévez Argentina Juventus Italy 51 Mario Balotelli Italy AC Milan Italy 50 Thibaut Courtois Belgium Atlético Madrid Spain 49 Xabi Alonso Spain Real Madrid Spain 48 Oscar Brazil Chelsea England 47 Gianluigi Buffon Italy Juventus Italy 46 Ashley Cole England Chelsea England 45 Santi Cazorla Spain Arsenal England 44 David Alaba Austria Bayern Munich Germany 43 Ángel di María Argentina Real Madrid Spain 42 Daniel Alves Brazil Barcelona Spain 41 Antonio Di Natale Italy Udinese Italy 40 Mario Götze Germany Bayern Munich Germany 39 İlkay Gündoğan Germany Borussia Dortmund Germany 38 Toni Kroos Germany Bayern Munich Germany 37 David Silva Spain Manchester City England 36 Andrea Pirlo Italy Juventus Italy 35 Sergio Ramos Spain Real Madrid Spain 34 Arjen Robben Netherlands Bayern Munich Germany 33 Arturo Vidal Chile Juventus Italy 32 Gonzalo Higuaín Argentina Napoli Italy 31 Javi Martínez Spain Bayern Munich Germany 30 Vincent Kompany Belgium Manchester City England 29 Pedro Spain Barcelona Spain 28 Manuel Neuer Germany Bayern Munich Germany 27 Isco Spain Real Madrid Spain 26 Thomas Müller Germany Bayern Munich Germany 25 Juan Mata Spain Chelsea England 24 Dante Brazil Bayern Munich Germany 23 Wayne Rooney England Manchester United England 22 Marco Reus Germany Borussia Dortmund Germany 21 Bastian Schweinsteiger Germany Bayern Munich Germany 20 Sergio Agüero Argentina Manchester City England 19 Luis Suárez Uruguay Liverpool England 18 Neymar Brazil Barcelona Spain 17 Yaya Touré Ivory Coast Manchester City England 16 Mesut Özil Germany Arsenal England 15 Cesc Fàbregas Spain Barcelona Spain 14 Edinson Cavani Uruguay Paris Saint-Germain France 13 Xavi Spain Barcelona Spain 12 Robert Lewandowski Poland Borussia Dortmund Germany 11 Sergio Busquets Spain Barcelona Spain 10 Thiago Silva Brazil Paris Saint-Germain France 9 Robin van Persie Netherlands Manchester United England 8 Gareth Bale Wales Real Madrid Spain 7 Philipp Lahm Germany Bayern Munich Germany 6 Zlatan Ibrahimović Sweden Paris Saint-Germain France 5 Andrés Iniesta Spain Barcelona Spain 4 Radamel Falcao Colombia AS Monaco France 3 Franck Ribéry France Bayern Munich Germany 2 Lionel Messi Argentina Barcelona Spain 1 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Real Madrid Spain

A few numbers from this:

2 – There are 2 African players on the list

4 – There are only four English players amongst the 100 (Wayne Rooney, Ashley Cole, Michael Carrick & Leighton Baines)

7 – Manchester City provide more players than any other Premier League side

12 – Bayern Munich and Real Madrid provide the most players

18 – There are 18 South American players on the list, from 5 different countries

21 – There are more Spanish players in the list than any other nationality

24 – There are 24 players from the Premier League (Thibaut Courtois is listed at Atlético Madrid)

27 – Spain’s La Liga provides the most players in the list

80 – There are 80 European players from 19 different countries

100 – All 100 players are plying their trade in Europe

Declines

1 – The Dutch Eredivisie lost their sole player in the list from 2012 (Ajax’s Christian Eriksen)

2 – Lazio had two players in the list last year but none this time around

3 – Brazil’s Serie A and Russia’s Premier League each had 3 players in the list last year but none in 2013

6 – Cameroon, Denmark, Ghana, Japan, Mexico and Russia all had a player each in the list in 2012 but none 12 months month later

11 – By losing 1 player in the top 100, Barcelona have dropped from the top club to the third in 2012

87 – Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas has dropped the furthest since ranking #12 in 2012 to =99 in 2013

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By league