Ranked! The 10 best centre-backs in the world

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

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The world's best centre-backs

10. Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham)

9. Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham)

8. Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus)

7. Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona)

6. Diego Godin (Atletico Madrid)

5. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City)

4. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)

3. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli)

2. Raphael Varane (Real Madrid)

1. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)

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Tottenham Hotspur

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Napoli

Barcelona

Atlético Madrid

Manchester City

Liverpool