5 of the most underrated players in world football

#3 Rafael Marquez

He is relatively not renowned in a Barca shirt

The Mexico born rock-hard defender was a key to Barcelona's huge success back when he played for them. Whenever Puyol was out, he was the one managed everything smoothly with a cool-head at the heart of the defense.

Marquez's tenacity at the back helped Barcelona re-secure European dominance. He played an ever-important role in the heart of Barcelona's defense, leading them to four La Liga and two Champions League titles. But somehow, his name has been largely absent from the history books.

He may not have been recognized by the Barcelona faithful like he has been recently by the US authorities - for his alleged links with the Mexican cartels, but he was a rock at the back for the Catalan club during his seven year stint with the Catalans.

He was released from his contract by the FC Barcelona management before the end of the whole term and he went on to join MLS' New York Red Bulls.