DL) Ashley Cole
The Englishman gets the nod over football legend Paulo Maldini, who was at his peak during the 1990s. He won two Premier League titles with Arsenal, one with Chelsea, seven FA Cups in total, and a Champions League as well. Defensively, none were better than Cole at left-back, and since the turn of the Millennium, he’s arguably been the only England player to consistently play well in big tournaments.

