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Jeff Powell’s list of greatest 100 World Cup players added to Lists News

The Deloitte Football Money League profiles the highest earning clubs in the world of football. Deloitte has used the figure for total revenue extracted from the annual financial statements of the company or group in respect of each club, or other direct sources, for the 2008/09 season.

Since England’s World Cup success in 1966 the team have had mixed fortunes varying from unlucky losers on penalties, to failure to qualify for tournaments. It is therefore difficult to measure the relative merits of players from different eras but here goes. A later post will cover pre 1966.