Mid-tier creators and ball-winners. Pick one of these and still afford a $5 GOAT.
The Makelele role. Gave his name to the position — the Makelele role. Two La Liga titles with Real Madrid, two Premier …
Captain on warpath. Manchester United captain. Seven Premier League titles. Fierce, demanding, unbeatable in midfield du…
Glasses + dreadlocks. The Pitbull. Juventus and Ajax dynamo. Dreadlocks and goggles, both legendary. Won every tackle, nev…
Three clubs, three CLs. Only player to win the Champions League with three different clubs (Ajax, Real Madrid, AC Milan). Sm…
Pirlo's enforcer. Pirlo's bodyguard. 2006 World Cup winner. Two Champions Leagues with AC Milan. Pure aggression and d…
Always available, never visible. Barcelona's pivot. World Cup 2010, two Euros, three Champions Leagues. Never seen out of position. M…
First-touch genius. Barcelona, Bayern, Liverpool. Treble winner with Bayern. Inherited his father Mazinho's silk on the …
Box-to-box warrior. King Arturo. Bundesliga, Serie A, La Liga all won. Two Copa Americas with Chile. Energy, goals, lead…
CL final scorer. Barcelona's late-arriving goalscorer. Scored in the 2015 Champions League final. Croatia's World Cup…
Aggression at age 18. Barcelona's Spanish midfielder with Roy Keane's bite at 18. Kopa Trophy winner. Tackles bigger playe…
Volley vs Real Madrid. West Ham → Arsenal record signing. England's central midfielder. Tackler, dribbler, scorer (vs Real …
Set-piece + penalty king. Manchester United captain. Goals, assists, penalties, set pieces — directly involved in 100+ goals s…
Leverkusen title-maker. Bayer Leverkusen's title-winning genius (2024). Germany's no.10 of the future. Comeback from ACL fas…
Tightest dribbler in Bundesliga. Bayern Munich's bambi-on-the-ball. Tight space dribbling that defies physics. Born in Germany, raise…
Long-range hammer. Real Madrid's box-to-box rocket. Champions League winner 2022, 2024. Right foot like a sledgehammer.…