As at January 1st, 2006
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Based on the October 2007 edition of FourFourTwo Magazine
Following is a list of the top 20 most commercially valuable soccer players (players are ranked according to their brand value):
Why the surprise at England's poor form? Surely a nation that counts Peter Crouch as their most potent weapon in front of goal can hardly be considered amongst the world's best? Why is it that when England beat the Andorras and Faroe Islands of this world (don't even get me started as to why these "teams" go directly into the main qualification round) by eight goals the players are hailed as the best things since 196... okay sliced bread? The 606 phone-in show is jam packed with fans claiming "Gerrard is world class", "Becks (who?) had a blinder", "Terry was a colossus".