DC) Fabio Cannavaro
The World Cup winning Italian won the Ballon D’or in 2006 after a jaw-droppingly effective World Cup campaign. He’s the only defender in the history of the game to do so. He won two La Liga titles with Real Madrid as well, although his titles with Juventus were stripped due to the Calciopoli scandal (when The Old lady were relegated due to match fixing allegations). Cannavaro was not especially tall, but he was so positionally excellent and brave that he made up for it. A terrific leader, too.
