World Football: My All-Time Dream Team

Right Centre Back: Jaap Stam, Netherlands

One of the best centre backs in the world as far as I'm concerned. There are lots of great defenders that could have gone here but Jaap Stam is the man I've chosen.

Back in 1998 Stam became the most expensive Dutch player costing Manchester United £10.6 million in a move from PSV.

Stam made 416 appearances at club level scoring 23 times with 8 different clubs: FC Zwolle, Cambuur Leeuwarden, Willem II, PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, Lazio, AC Milan, and Ajax. He has also been capped 67 times for his national side, scoring three times in the process.

The Bald Gladiator was a pivotal part of the Manchester united squad that won the treble in 1999. He was voted best defender in the Champions League in '99 and 2000.

Right Back: Cafu, Brazil

No dream team is complete if you don't have Marcos Evangelista de Moraes at right back. His overlapping runs are priceless to any team, and just like Paolo Maldini, Cafu has had a great career both at club and international levels.

Cafu played 522 games at club level and scored 24 goals for six clubs: Sao Paulo, Juventude, Real Zaragoza, Palmeiras, AS Roma, and AC Milan. He was capped 156 times by Brazil, scoring five goals in 16 years.

He played major parts in Brazil's 1994 and 2002 World Cup wins and narrowly missed out on making it a third when they were beaten by France in 1998.

Left Midfield: Ronaldinho, Brazil

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