DEBATE: Our Top 10 EUROPEAN Footballers Since 2000! (Excluding Ronaldo) 

The fact that griezmann has never won a la liga still gets me😂😂

I agree with faysal why can’t we appreciate goalkeepers especially when they are as important as the attackers

The perfect lineup😭😭

So Ramos is the 5th best international performer but David Villa isn’t even mentioned. That is naaasty😂😂 All time top scorer for Spain with 59 goals, euro 08 top scorer, 5 goals in 2010, even scored 3 in 06. More influential than a lot of the players on the list.

David Villa not being mentioned is absurd imo

yo why’d lyes point to the sky when they said platini 😭bro’s still alive

Day 1: Asking for a top 10 goalkeepers since 2000's and make Lyes be on the table

Xavi is a bit underrated nowadays on social media atleast imo, he was the statistic motm in 2 euros finals, a wc final and a cl final while assisting in 2 cl finals, a wc semi and in 2 euros finals. Not forgetting performances like the 2-6 el clasico. Ballon dor top 3 3 times and top 5 5 times. He didnt even lack final third by looking at the assists. He completely dominated football from 08/12

Lyes dropped a 10/10 ball knowledge performance. He may not always be right, but he gives really great points.

Klose not even top 10 is disgusting man wow...Respect Lyes and Sharky for putting him in

Shocked only 1 person had Bale in. He always showed up for Wales and led them to Euro semis and consecutive world cup qualifications which was unheard of with how average Wales have always been

I can’t believe David Villa was not in this Top 10, 2008 top scorer and was best player as well as joint top scorer in 2010 whilst winning b2b trophies, very poor

No word of a lie this might be the greatest sds episode of all time

The statement sharky always says about how France lost the World Cup but mbappe didn’t and to him he has 2 world cups is asinine. What about all the great performances Messi and Ronaldo and put on and there teams still didn’t win no fault of their own. We don’t say well Messi scored a hattrick and Barca lost but he still won the champions league or Ronaldo same thing it’s just an absurd statement

37:55 Nah Faysal is something else man😭😭

Sharky saying Ronaldo doesn’t touch top 5 is crazy, Messis my goat but this Ronaldo disrespect has gone too far.

37:49 faysal doing the toosie slide when pogba confirmed top 10 had me weak 😂😂😂😂

Lahm has to be on the list. He made his name in the 2004 EUROs. And then went on to make five consecutive team of the tournaments in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014.

I just know this is gonna be an all timer episode

Sharky still hasn’t brought Liban on to talk about Arsenal’s season

Neuer and Lahm at 18th..cmon man what is this..Big up Fuad for the Lahm shout

Faysal is so wrong about 2014. Muller was up there with Kroos as the best German player in the WC winning team.

Saying Ronaldo wouldn’t be top is wiiiild. Top scorer in international football history. Top scorer in Euros history. Only player with 200+ caps. 9x Portugal player of the year. Won the Euros & Nations League. Euro team of the tournament x3

Saying Ronaldo wouldn’t touch top 5 is absolutely ridiculous. The hate is crazy

Sharkey saying Ronaldo wouldnt come close to his top 5 is an insane take ngl 😭 recency bias is mad

"I'm gonna ddt you through this table after"😂this is too funny brev, class cast

10:10 Lyes got them there 😂😂 15:58 Hazard getting violated 37:55 Fayzal moving MAD😂 47:40 the shock in his eyes 59:28 man's disrespecting keepers 1:02:00 ITS RAMOS BLUD 1:12:28 This guy... 1:18:37 to be fair.. 1:22:38 Fayz being Pogba's lawyer😂 1:24:10 AYOO that sounds MAD 1:31:14 NASTY 1:33:20 Mad😂😂 1:34:52 TF is wrong with sharky😂 1:36:19 😂😂😂😂 1:40:40 Violation😂😂

Robben not even on the list is crazy. Vital and maybe their best player for Holland on the 2010 WC where they got 2nd and 3rd in 2014

What a great vid! Wow

The problem when Lyes does the aesthetics/eye-test thing is that he overdoes it. There should be a balance where you also consider trophies, longevitiy, athleticism, stats, final ball.

When Fuad realized he put Busquets in the list is an all-timer clip 47:50

Faysal’s Xavi point made me love him even more

klose did not finish each of the four world cups with medals to not be included in the top ten of this list😂

Sharky saying Ronaldo doesn’t touch top 5 is not crazy at all I completely agree with him

This lineup = All timer episode

First 2 mins sharky shows his 0 ball knowledge. Ronaldo single handedly put Portugal on the map😂

This was peak sds. Can’t believe you stopped doing these top 10’s.

Zidane started his saviour mission since WC 94 and Euro 96. Multiple performances. 98 was 98. Golden prime Then Euro 2000 was just too influential. Every game MVP. Then WC 02 was injury crisis. Then 04 was also his niggling injuries and teammates tired from club football. Then 06 was his last dance. Longevity wise Zidanes influence makes him 1 in Europe and 3 rd in world after Pele and Maradona. People forget his prime was actually 96-02.

When the international tournaments are over you guys should do a top 10 players of 2023/24 aka top 10 Ballon D’Or Lists where you all submit what you think should be the top 10 for this season’s ballon D’Or

Based on the title, thumbnail and table we all know this is going to be amazing 😂

Slightly surprised David Villa wasn't at least an honorable mention/on the fringes. Top scorer at Euro 2008 and at the 2010 World Cup, also Spain's all-time leading goalscorer. I know there are multiple members of that Spain team who deserve to be ahead of him, but I was expecting at least 1 or 2 9/10th place votes.

in 2006 Totti was clinical for Italy… he was in 11 squad of tournament

Where is F.Torres ?

Fuad looks like barcolas dad

Faysal too underrated man. Fuad ball knowledge and comedy. Lyes brain needs to be scanned. AI generated ball knowledge

Fuad plays his role soo perfectly. Destroyer and breaks up counters💪🏾

how is David Villa not in the top 10??????

We stayed till the end for a cliffhanger 😂😂

more of these please

One player that I would just mention that should have gotten a mention was Luis Figo. He took Portugal from the doldrums to a reputed country in football. Won FIFA World Player of the Year in 2001, Ballon D'Or in 2000. In 4 tournaments that he played, 3 of them he was in the semifinals, 1 of them in the final. The only downside was probably the group stage exit in the 2002 World Cup. That Euro 2000 appearance and how great Portugal played to get out of the group of death that had England and reigning champions Germany by beating them both and topping the group and then going to the semifinals and going toe to toe with world champions France put Portugal on the footballing map forever. They were once again taken as like a legitimate threat in international competitions. Luis Figo was the leader of the generation and deserves some credit.

David Villa? Spain's best forward in that team and arguably just as important as Xavi/Iniesta...

Fun fact : griezmann scored 4 goals in the world cup 2018, 3 penalties and 1 deflection goal and don't say it's not about stat because he was a froward in that tournament unlike in 2022.

The glazing of Pogba followed by the dismissal of Kante above him..... did a gas leak enter the room? N'golo was the reason teams he played in won trophies.

Xavi is the greatest Spanish player oat and best CM in history IMO he is overlooked coz he doesn't dribble like Iniesta or Zidane

Alhamdulillah always a good day when SDS posts a banger 📌

How did Mesut Ozil not be anywhere in the list? Literally got brought to Madrid as a wonderkid after 2010 WC & won 2014 as 1 of the crucial players.

this vid is hilarious bruvvv. best line up fam

without finishing the video, David Silva is an underrated choice. Starter in 08,10,12 for Spain, but a quieter name amongst the other Spanish midfield giants.

Paul Pogba is top 5 CM of all time imo. The technical ability, physical traits, performances, big games, big moments/clutch and positionally versatile. And the fact that his g/a rivals some of the best midfielders who played in stacked midfields and GOAT tier players, is a testament to his career.

When u think about zidane u think about France, when u think about iniesta I think about Barca before Spain…they are not close

Where's David Villa he was by far the best Spanish player in 2008 and 2010

I've looked forward to one of these. this bouta to be a all timer

Death, taxes and Faysal glazing Pogba 😂😂😂😂

Griezmann is above Mbappe at the international level imo. Mbappe has the world cup final of course, but Griezmann, over the course of three major tournaments, Euro 2016 and two world cups.... Been France's best player.

not including keepers and defenders objectively just doesn’t make any sense bro

I think the whole Xavi & Kroos not getting as much respect as Iniesta & Modric due to a lack of key moments is because they play deeper. Deeper players obviously don’t score the goals as much, it is a consequence of not playing further forwards

For some reason hating Ronaldo now is cool? Why people changing their mind on Ronaldo for his form at 40yrs old. Not thinking Ronaldo is 2nd best player of all time is plain bigotry

All timer episode, goat cast and brilliant topic

Sharks saying Ronaldo wouldn't be in his top 5 is European players since 2000 what a clown how can the host of a podcast have this kind of credibility

i understand why they dont but id love to see a defenders and gk top 10 from the euros since 2000

No david villa. Crucial part in 2 tournaments for spain

Great episode, surprised there was no David Villa mentioned. Sergio Ramos too high for me too

that was dirty work at the end

Need to see a game with Lyes in goal. Lets see what he does

Swap Zidane and Iniesta for their national teams and Zidane instantly becomes Spain’s best player. Iniesta for France could never dream of carrying them like Zidane.

David Villa not even getting one point is WILD

54:06 can't discredit Modric impact because Croatia got to the Semi Final in 98 as if it was so recent and then say Germany were a team in the 2000's looking for identity and that it all kicked off in 2006 when they litetally made the 2002 World Cup final only conceding 3 goals in the whole competition.. 😂😂

Best episode in awhile 😂❤️❤️

How the hell did fernando torres miss out on this list 😭

1:11:32 Faisal accepting who he is

The Eden hazard disrespect needs to be studied he has carried his country way more than de BRYNE ever did and was the best player in the 2018 World Cup and one of the best in euro 2016

all star calibre line up, this is an all timer vid🏆

Faysal’s pogba dance 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Kroos is without a doubt a top 10 player lol, he's been consistently 8/10 or better in every international tourney bar Euro 2020. Elite in 2014, great in 2016, good in 2018 despite Germany's performances and been great so far in this tourney.

Totti was in the team of the tournament for both the 2000 Euros and the 2006 World Cup. Massively disrespected.

12:11 they entered Euro 2000 as reigning champions after winning in 96 and finished with 1 point and 1 goal scored. In World Cup 2002, Michael Ballack scored the winning goals in the Round of 16, Quarterfinals and Semifinal. He was suspended for the final. Euro 2004 was a disappointment considering they drew against Latvia and could not get out of the group where it had Netherlands and Czech Republic. World Cup 2006, a young German team with Ballack as captain reached the semifinals and Euro 2008 reached the final. Thats more than anything Steven Gerard, Frank Lampard, Paul Scholes, etc can say about their international career. And he was on his way to captain the 2010 team as well, but he got injured in the FA Cup final in 2010 and that ruled him out. And a lot of people thought that was a big blow for a young squad going into that tournament. And it showed in the semifinal, Germany lacked that bit of experience

Modric is waaaay too low IMO

Ramos over puyol at international football is crazy, if you are going to put 1 spanish defender it has to be puyol “ clean sheets “ puyol was there also, semifinal gol vs germany, he has the captain who led by example.

Faysal agendas holding him back

That Algeria mention is what i am here for 😂❤ Thank you ilyes 🇩🇿🇩🇿

No Robben? 3rd most world cup motm behind the 2 goats and getting 2nd/3rd on wc

Faysal will never get off that Madrid bone man 😂

For me: 1. Ronaldo 2. Zidane 3. Iniesta 4. Ramos 5. Henry 6. Gerrard 7. Modric 8. Xavi 9. Van Dijk 10. Hazard

the second I saw that Pogba shirt, I knew there was going to be some crazy takes

Sharky not having Ronaldo at 1 is generational levels of hate. That is criminal sharky.

The disrespect to defenders and keepers is insane.

Ronaldo definitely top 3 - before him his country used to struggle to qualify for international tournaments - now they have won their first 2 trophies and are one of the best squads in every tournament. That’s the Ronaldo effect! The respect of Portuguese players is 10 times what it was since he broke on the scene - the money that goes to Portugal every window (which has massively strengthened their league and thus their national team) is unreal! Maybe a bit of credit required for Mourinho too 😘

Not having david villa in is craazy

Should definitely do TOP 10 wasted talents since 2000 e.g Neymar, Hazard etc

12:28 they had no expectations for the World Cup in 2002. Most of them didnt even think Germany would get past the Round of 16. They were average at best and it was upto Oliver Kahn and Michael Ballack in the knockout stages to carry them