Finding a truly elite center-back in today’s game is like striking gold. It’s one of the most demanding positions on the pitch—requiring not just physical domin ...

There will be a lot of focus on attacking players at Euro 2024, but let’s not forget the defenders.Sometimes successful tournaments are built on solid defences. Just look at Greece’s Euro 2004 ...

Who's the best centre-back in the world? We're sure you've got an idea. It's a difficult part of the pitch to judge though. Perhaps some defenders are better than they seem and simply playing in a ...

Who were the top 10 centre-backs in men's football in 2022-23? Our analysts from around the world make their case in this edition of the ESPN FC 100. Skip to main content Skip to navigation ...

Centre-backs are of huge importance to a team in both attack and defence. Whereas before defenders were seen to be purely defenders, Pep Guardiola’s 2008 revolution popularised Johan Cruyff’s ...

9 Best Tottenham Centre-Backs Ever (Ranked) Story by Alex Mitton • 1mo. Tottenham's motto 'to dare is to do' focuses on attacking, but they've still had legendary centre-backs over the years.

The best five centre-backs in the world - ranked, as part of 90min's Welcome to World Class series.

Ranking the Top 5 English Premier League Centre-Backs of the Season Zaakir Hoosen Jun 7, 2018 Following the previous slideshow , we now move forward and rank the best centre-backs the English ...

Find out which stoppers come up trumps in our run-down of the greatest central defenders on the planet.

The 25 Best Centre-Backs in World Football - Ranked 09 March 2020 17:39 A top central defender is like gold dust in the modern footballing climate.