The England captain is still the world's most expensive defender and, after a nervy start, has certainly justified the eye-watering outlay, helping his club win four Premier League titles, two League Cups and the Champions League. His relationship with his employers has not been without its hiccups, however. He failed to attend a drugs test in 2003 after going shopping in Manchester, leading to an eight-month ban from the Football Association, and was involved in a precarious stand-off with the club over a new contract in 2005. Fans booed him until he eventually signed a £100,000-a-week deal.