Who is the best footballer in the world? Some people say it's Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, but some others vote for FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi. Then, who is the No. 3? Euro Sports Thursday named 10 players as candidates for the third best player in the world.
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Among them were Manchester City's Sergip Aguero who scored a Champions League hat-trick against Bayern Munich on Tuesday (Manchester City won 3-2 on Aguero's hat-trick); Real Madrid's Gareth Bale, the "most expensive player in the world"; Paris Saint-Germain's Zlatan Ibrahimovic, winner of 11 league titles at six different clubs; and Bayern Munich's Manuel Neuer, "possibly the greatest shot stopper in the world."

Others included Barcelona's Neymar who has scored 42 goals for Brazil at the age of 22; Real Madrid's James Rodriguez, winner of the Golden Boot in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil; Barcelona's Luis Suarez, the Premier League's best player; and Bayern Munich's Philipp Lahm, one of the best full-back in football.

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