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#3 Manuel Neuer (Germany)
Manuel Neuer, is widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the sport. He has been a permanent fixture for Bayern Munich and Germany for quite a while.
Neuer, who has kept an impressive 41 clean sheets in 94 games for Die Mannschaft, played a starring role for Germany in their fourth World Cup triumph in Brazil in the 2014 edition of the competition.
One of the finest examples of a ball-playing keeper, the Bayern Munich number one provided an assist to compatriot Miroslav Klose in a game against England in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. That made him the first custodian in more than four decades to provide an assist in a World Cup game.
Neuer's excellent reflexes, shot-stopping ability, agility and an uncanny knack of taking penalties in penalty shootouts make him an integral player in German colors, a team he has led with aplomb since the retirement of Phillip Lahm in 2017.
#2 Sergio Ramos (Spain)
Sergio Ramos is one of the finest goal-scoring defenders in the modern game. Despite his chequered disciplinary record, the Real Madrid and Spain captain is a colossus at the back and is also a threat on the other end of the pitch.
The most-capped player for Spain is also his country's most prolific active goalscorer. Ramos' tally of 23 goals for La Furia Roja, which is mighty impressive for a defender, places him eighth overall in the list of Spain's all-time goalscoring list.
Ramos, who has won the 2008 and 2012 European Championships and the 2010 FIFA World Cup for Spain, scored four times in his country's successful Euro 2020 qualification campaign.
The player's uncanny ability to lead from the front and rally his troops when the chips are down makes him an indispensable player for both Real Madrid and Spain.
#1 Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
Cristiano Ronaldo is arguably one of the finest players to have graced the game of football.
During an illustrious career for club and country, Ronaldo has scored goals and lifted silverware consistently. The all-time top-scorer in Champions League history has also scored more goals than any other player for Real Madrid and Portugal.
After missing out on silverware in Portugal colors as a teenager when the A Selecao endured a defeat against Greece in the 2004 European Championship final at home, Ronaldo triumphed in the 2016 edition of the quadrennial tournament.
Leading his team from the front, Ronaldo became the first player to score in four different editions of the European Championship, as Portugal won their first major trophy.
Three years later, a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick in the semi-final inspired the A Selecao to go all the way in the inaugural edition of the UEFA Nations League.
Earlier this year, Ronaldo scored his 100th goal in Portugal colors. In the process, the legendary attacker became only the second player overall and the first from Europe reach the landmark.
