About World Soccer: Best Midfielders in the World

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World Soccer World Soccer Basics Teams & Players Tournaments From Stewart Coggin, your Guide to World Soccer I continue my series looking at the best players in the world in each position. This week it's midfielders. I have classified Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as midfielders, even though they do not stick to any one position. Messi enjoys a free role that regularly sees him dropping deep, while Ronaldo generally features on the left of Real Madrid's attacking midfield three. Feel free to debate the subject in the World Soccer forum. Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/SCoggin_journo Ten of the Best Strikers may score most of the goals, but many of the game's real artists reside in midfield. Here are 10 of the best midfielders in the world. See More About:  best soccer players  top 10s  serie a Lionel Messi Considered by many as the best soccer player in the world, there are few finer sights than Lionel Messi using a mixture of pace and trickery to beat multiple defenders from his position on the right side of the Barcelona attack. See More About:  barcelona players  fc barcelona  la liga Cristiano Ronaldo If anyone embodies the new age player, it is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro. Possessing strength, pace, skill and professionalism in abundance, Ronaldo's many attributes leave him well equipped for the modern game. Xavi Hernandez The name Xavi is generally followed by the words 'pulled the strings,' so influential is he for club and country. It is not uncommon for Xavi to complete the same number of passes in a match as four or five of the opposition put together. See More About:  barcelona players  barcelona  la liga World Soccer Ads Soccer Real Madrid Players Football Caps Pro Soccer Player Soccer World Cup Featured Articles   More from About.com What is ADD? Learn more about Attention Deficit Disorder, a condition that affects approximately 2 million children in the United States. More> Living with ADD Distractibility, restlessness, and difficulty organizing oneself are just a few of the issues individuals with ADD must learn to cope with. More> This newsletter is written by: Stewart Coggin World Soccer Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About World Soccer newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com   Must Reads New FIFA Rankings Gonzalo Higuain Profile Ajax vs Feyenoord Rivalry Soccer Formations Soccer Glossary Advertisement