Never mind the battle for number ten going on between David Cameron and Ed Miliband at the moment – here’s the real battle: ranking the best players in the world who wear the number ten on the back of their shirt!
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10) Romelu Lukaku (Everton)
A highly promising young striker, Everton starlet Romelu Lukaku is already arguably among the finest in the game to wear the number ten shirt at the moment.
9) Francesco Totti (AS Roma)
He may be 38, but Francesco Totti remains an absolute legend of the game and has shown this season that he is still at the top of his game and one of the finest in the world.
8) Carlos Tevez (Juventus)
A player in superb form this season, Carlos Tevez looks back to his best in a Juventus shirt – perhaps due to wearing football’s sacred number ten instead of his usual 32?
7) Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
Not quite what he was at his best, but Wayne Rooney remains a big player for Manchester United and for England and is up there with the best number tens.
6) Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain)
Still going strong at the age of 33, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the main man at Paris Saint-Germain and definitely deserving of the famous number ten shirt.
5) Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool)
One of the stars of the Premier League this season, Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho is certainly becoming one of the finest number tens in the world, both in the sense of wearing the shirt and in his playing style behind the strikers.
4) James Rodriguez (Real Madrid)
Handed the big pressure of the number ten shirt at Real Madrid this summer, James Rodriguez has done well to live up to the hype since his big-money move to the Bernabeu.
3) Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich)
One of Bayern Munich’s best players this season, Arjen Robben seems to keep getting better and better with age and is undoubtedly one of the top three number tens on the planet right now.
2) Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
Changing to number ten for Chelsea this season, Eden Hazard has continued to stand out as one of the best players in the Premier League and looks on his way to being one of the best players in the world.
1) Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Too easy, eh? Barcelona star Lionel Messi has worn number ten for most of his career and is by far the best player in the world on current form, and perhaps one of the best of all time ahead of greats like Pele and Maradona who also wore ten.