Sportskeeda's list of 50 best players playing currently: 30-21

#25 Sergio Ramos

The now 30-year-old demonstrates excellent pace, crossing ability and attacking aerial prowess

While some enjoy lambasting Pep Guardiola and others are big fans of Joey Barton, my unpopular opinion when it comes to football is that Sergio Ramos quite simply isn’t among the greatest centre-backs in world football. On the contrary, he is instead among the greatest players.

The now 30-year-old demonstrates excellent pace, crossing ability and attacking aerial prowess but has been prone to poor temperament and making costly errors at the back from time to time and he sometimes lacks the core strength to be regarded as one of the finest centre-halves.

His traits would render him more suited to a fullback or midfield role. Few defenders pose the lethal presence Ramos does from set-pieces; he’s given us some memorable moments with his goals, not least his scrambled strike in this year’s Champions League final against Atletico.

Since making the switch from Sevilla in 2005, the Spaniard has played nearly 350 games for Los Blancos, winning two European Championships and a World Cup with Spain, as well as three La Liga titles and two Champions League crowns with Real. His success tops the majority on this list and his recent form hasn’t been bad either, having scored against Deportivo in the league and in El Classico earlier this month.