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The Top 5 Defenders in Europe
Most of the top defenders in soccer are from Europe. It is a fact that defenders that are best in
Europe are best in the world because no one is better than them. Defenders from other leagues
are emerging but as of now there is no one who can compete with the European defenders. Here
is a list of top 5 defenders in Europe, without any particular ranking.
Nemanja Vidic
Vidic is the captain of the Manchester United and leads his national side Serbia as well. His
performance is a clear example as to why he deserves both these positions in each team. He has
played a lot for Manchester United and has played a key role in his team’s success. With him the
team has won Champions League, Premier League and several times team of the year award. He
has proved everybody wrong who thought that he wouldn’t perform as he did in the last season
by leading the side to an exorbitant run in this season especially the Champions league.
Gerard Pique
Barcelona’s defender is unarguably one of the best defenders in the game. At 24 he has many
awards to his name including the Don Balon award for the best breakthrough performance in
2009 and with his current level of performance he can still earn many awards for himself. His
national team, Spain is the World Cup champion and he played an important role alongside
Puyol to become the World Cup winner.
Philip Lahm
The German player plays for the Bayern Munich and was named as the captain of Germany in
the World Cup in the absence of Michael Ballack. He did justice to the confidence that the team
management had in him and led the team to the semifinals of the World Cup. His edge over other
defenders is his tackling technique that is very rare. He has been constantly underrated though he
deserves to be applauded for his incredible performance.
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Carles Puyol
This man needs no introduction. He has been a part of the Spain’s World Cup winning squad and
is the best defender in Barcelona. He has been with Barcelona since 1999 and has completed 350
matches with the same club. At 32 his performance is unmatchable though he plans to retire
sometime soon. He has left his mark on the team and is mentoring Pique which is the main
reason behind Pique’s incredible performance.
Lucio
The Brazilian captain is the one of the greatest defenders and plays for Inter Milan. He was a part
of the Inter Milan Champion League’s winning squad last year and proved his importance in the
team. The great defender has a record for playing most minutes without committing a foul i.e.
386 minutes.
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