The winner of one of the most prestigious awards in the football world, the Golden Ball of 2015, will be determined on January 11 in Zurich. Who will it be - still remains an intrigue. On the eve of this exciting event for football fans, we decided to recall the best players - applicants for the popular award. We present to readers the top 10 best players of the world in 2015.When compiling the rating, the data of the Football Observatory report were taken into account about the performance of the participants of the five prestigious football championships this year.
10
Emir Spahic
On the 10th place in the best football players of 2015, the Bosnian athlete Emir Spahic .According to the agency Football Observatory, he became one of the outstanding central defenders of the past football championships. He spoke for such Russian clubs as Shinnik, Moscow's Lokomotiv and Torpedo. In 2007 he became one of the best football players in Russia. Now Spahic plays in the German "Hamburg".
9
Igor Akinfeev
Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev at the ninth position of the best top players of the year. He has a large number of awards, five-time champion of Russia, he takes 15th place in the ranking of the most outstanding goalkeepers of the 21st century. The season of 2014-2015 started for Akinfeev very successfully - CSKA, in which he performs, won the Russian Super Cup. During the guest match with the team of Montenegro, the athlete received neck burns and a head injury from a fireball thrown to the football field.
8
Diego Forlan
On the 8th place of our rating - Uruguayan Diego Forlan .For his long sports career many times became a record holder. He is the first football player who played for the Uruguayan national team one hundred matches. In 2010, was recognized in South Africa as the best player in the World Cup.
Forlan comes from a sports dynasty. His father and grandfather were famous footballers. Despite good success in tennis, Diego still decided, following the example of his closest relatives, to become a football player. Moving to the Spanish team "Villarreal", Forlan helped the club for the first time to get into the Champions League. Then he changed several teams, and even managed to spend a year and a half in the Japanese club "Cerezo Osaka".In May 2015, the player decided to continue his sports career in the Uruguayan club "Penarol".It is interesting that Forlan, not being left-handed, plays both legs equally well. For his skill and extremely correct behavior on the field, the Uruguayan striker is deservedly among the most outstanding football players in the world.
7
Robin van Persie
The seventh position belongs to the Dutch athlete Robin van Persie , until recently playing for Manchester United, and since 2015 serving in the Turkish Fenerbahce. Footballer is known as the best scorer in the history of the Netherlands team. For eight years, from 2004 to 2012, Van Persie played for the club Arsenal.
6
Andres Iniesta
Andres Iniesta takes the sixth place in the top 10 of the best players this year. An outstanding midfielder is one of the most titled sportsmen of our time. In 2012 he became the best European player. In 2010 he was recognized as the second player in the world. Iniesta was six times in the symbolic team of the world according to the version of FIFA.For the virtuosic game on the field Iniesta received the nickname "Illusionist".He never changed the club colors - enrolled at the age of 12 in the school "Barcelona", the player subsequently continued his career in this club. In 2014, the player became the owner of the "Golden Foot"( Golden Foot) - an award awarded for high sporting achievements.
5
Franck Ribery
Franck Ribery , midfielder of the Munich Bayern Munich, in the fifth place of the top-10 of the best footballers of the world in 2015.His biography is a story about a man who achieved fame and respect with his work and dedication. The French midfielder is among the most famous football players of the world and now his career is on the rise. In 2013, Ribery was recognized as the best player in Europe. I played first in the semi-amateur football clubs. Meeting with the coach "Metz" was a lucky chance - a promising player could skip a few steps and ended up in the elite football division of France. After this career, Ribery went on takeoff - he became one of the club's leaders. Entering the Munich "Bavaria", the famous midfielder showed his talent even brighter.
4
Arjen Robben
The Dutch footballer Arjen Robben is now in favor of the Munich "Bavaria".Distinguished at the World Cup in 2014 by the fact that he set a speed record( 37 km / h).No wonder he has such nicknames as "Meteor" and "Rocket".
For 20 matches, which the footballer, who occupies the fourth place in our rating, played in the Bundesliga, Robben scored 17 goals. As a result, in most cases he was the best in "Bavaria".This season, he spent four matches, for which he can be praised for his skill and great game.
3
Luis Alberto Suárez
Luis Alberto Suárez , Uruguayan football player and forward of the Barcelona team, in 3rd place in our ranking. His career can be called impetuous - only beginning to play in the "Nacional", Suarez becomes in 2006 the champion of Uruguay. Going to the Amsterdam "Ajax", became the champion of the Netherlands and for a while headed the team. Has many prestigious awards. In 2014 he became the owner of the Golden Boots for 31 goals scored in the season.
In 2014 he joined the "Barcelona".The transfer of the player cost the club an astronomical figure - 81 million euros and became the most expensive in its history. Suarez was an extremely successful acquisition for "Barcelona" - in the first season he helped the team to make a "golden hat-trick" and entered the top 10 best players of the world in 2015.Suarez is considered the strongest striker of the world.
2
Cristiano Ronaldo
Ronaldo this season played 7 matches with the highest score. His best game was recognized match with the "Granada".In it, the famous Portuguese football player scored 5 goals. He is among the three most likely candidates for the Golden Ball 2015 prize. Recall that one of the most expensive athletes of the world has three times won the coveted award.
1
Lionel Messi
Tops the top 10 of the most outstanding football players of 2015 Argentinian Lionel Messi.
This season he has 43 goals on his account. By the number of goals scored, he lost to his main rival Ronaldo, but on other indicators was better than the Portuguese player. Messi played 10 high-scoring games this season and became the best European player in terms of the number of accurate transfers - they are on his account 1902.
