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The biggest football icons of the 00s

tom hancock

Sat, 8 Feb 2025, 7:16 am

Who are the most legendary and recognisable football figures from the first decade of the 21st century?

Miroslav Klose

Cafu

Iker Casillas

Francesco Totti

Rivaldo

Raul

Fabio Cannavaro

Frank Lampard

Gianluigi Buffon

Patrick Vieira

Xavi

Kaka

Arsene Wenger

Thierry Henry

Andrea Pirlo

Steven Gerrard

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

David Beckham

Jose Mourinho

Wayne Rooney

Lionel Messi

Zinedine Zidane

Ronaldo

Sir Alex Ferguson

Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldinho

Who are the most legendary and recognisable football figures from the first decade of the 21st century?

The first decade of the 21st century was another absolutely classic era in the history of football.

It was chock-full of great games, great moments – and great icons, both on the pitch and on the touchline.

We've picked out some of the most legendary football figures from the 00s...

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Who are the most legendary and recognisable football figures from the first decade of the 21st century?

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