If you’re curious to check out the most famous football players with photos and visceral evidence of their existence, you’ve come to the right place. In the latest edition of the ESPN World Fame 100, 32 of the entries were footballers, giving you a fitting idea of the sport’s global appeal. We’ve included all 32 of those players and some other footballers that are instantly recognizable to followers of the game.
Take a look below, and get inspired to run more.
Most Famous Football Players With Photos
Edinson Cavani | PSG & Uruguay
Sergio Ramos | Real Madrid & Spain
Luka Modric | Real Madrid & Croatia
Mohamed Salah | Liverpool & Egypt
David de Gea | Manchester United & Spain
Christian Eriksen | Tottenham & Denmark
Dries Mertens | Napoli & Belgium
Casemiro | Real Madrid & Brazil
Dele Alli | Tottenham & England
Christian Pulisic | Borussia Dortmund & USMNT
Mauro Icardi | Inter Milan & Argentina
Gonzalo Higuain | AC Milan & Argentina
Romelu Lukaku | Manchester United & Belgium
David Silva | Manchester City & Spain
Gabriel Jesus | Manchester City & Brazil
Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich & Germany
Edin Dzeko | AS Roma & Bosnia and Herzegovina
Leonardo Bonucci | Juventus & Italy
Christine Sinclair | Portland Thorns & Canada
Marta | Orlando Pride & Brazil
Harry Kane | Tottenham & England
Kevin De Bruyne | Manchester City & Belgium
Isco | Real Madrid & Spain
Thiago Silva | PSG & Brazil
Alvaro Morata | Chelsea & Spain
Toni Kroos | Real Madrid & Germany
Marco Reus | Borussia Dortmund & Germany
Alex Morgan | Orlando Pride & USWNT
Eden Hazard | Chelsea & Belgium
Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich & Poland
Kylian Mbappe | PSG & France
Thomas Muller | Bayern Munich & Germany
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Arsenal & Gabon
Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez | West Ham & Mexico
Cesc Fabregas | Chelsea & Spain
Dani Alves | PSG & Brazil
David Luiz | Chelsea & Brazil
Antoine Griezmann | Atletico Madrid & France
Karim Benzema | Real Madrid & France
Ada Hegerberg | Lyon & Norway
Philippe Coutinho | Barcelona & Brazil
Marcelo | Real Madrid & Brazil
Alexis Sanchez | Manchester United & Chile
Radamel Falcao | AS Monaco & Colombia
Sergio Aguero | Manchester City & Argentina
Carli Lloyd | Sky Blue FC & USWNT
Luis Suarez | Barcelona & Uruguay
Paul Pogba | Manchester United & France
Paulo Dybala | Juventus & Argentina
Andres Iniesta | Vissel Kobe & Spain
Lieke Martens | Barcelona & Holland
Gianluigi Buffon | PSG & Italy
N’Golo Kante | Chelsea & France
Wayne Rooney | D.C. United & England
Zlatan Ibrahimovic | LA Galaxy & Sweden
James Rodriguez | Bayern Munich & Colombia
Mesut Ozil | Arsenal & Germany
Gareth Bale | Real Madrid & Wales
Neymar | PSG & Brazil
Lionel Messi | Barcelona & Argentina
Cristiano Ronaldo | Juventus & Portugal
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