Luis Figo names Mo Salah and Luka Modric in his six best players in world football

Luis Figo is effectively positioned to touch upon elite footballers. 

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Luis Figo

The pulsating winger was named Portuguese footballer of the 12 months six occasions in his profession, gained two La Liga titles a chunk throughout stints with Barcelona and Actual Madrid, an additional 4 Serie A titles with Inter Milan, and lifted the Champions League in 2002.

If that wasn’t already sufficient, he was awarded the Ballon d’Or within the 12 months 2000. 

When Figo talks about soccer, folks hear. 

And the 48-year-old, who presently works as an adviser for UEFA, named his high six gamers in world soccer earlier this week. 

Whereas talking to RM Live, Figo was requested to call the highest 5 gamers within the recreation proper now. 

Nevertheless, Figo’s primary mathematic potential clearly eluded him as he named a high six quite than a high 5.

Properly, it is both that or he is just too torn to slender it down to only 5 names. 

There was no place for Erling Haaland or Kevin De Bruyne in his star-studded record. 

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In reality, not one participant from the Bundesliga was included whereas Figo made only one choice from the Premier League: Mo Salah – valued at £108m by Transfermarkt. 

To the shock of completely no one, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe had been all included within the six-man roster. 

Luka Modric, whose efficiency in opposition to Atalanta on Tuesday evening left some fans claiming that he is higher than Andres Iniesta, and Neymar had been the opposite gamers Figo namechecked. 

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That the typical age of those six gamers is 30.5 years outdated, with three gamers aged 33 and above, speaks volumes about how the sport is shifting. 

The longevity of footballers is rising in tandem with enhancements in sports activities science, and the perceived knowledge that almost all gamers peak of their late twenties is now significantly up for debate. 

For Mbappe and Haaland, that is merely just the start.