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  1. 96%

    Wayne Rooney

    Sports Personality
    The 22nd most popular and the most famous contemporary football player
  2. 95%

    Cristiano Ronaldo

    Sports Personality
    The 3rd most popular and the 2nd most famous contemporary football player
  3. 90%

    Ashley Cole

    Sports Personality
    The 33rd most popular and the 3rd most famous contemporary football player
  4. 83%

    Lionel Messi

    Sports Personality
    The 2nd most popular and the 4th most famous contemporary football player
  5. 83%

    John Terry

    Sports Personality
    The 23rd most popular and the 5th most famous contemporary football player
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  7. 82%

    Harry Kane

    Sports Personality
    The most popular and the 6th most famous contemporary football player
  8. 78%

    Gareth Bale

    Sports Personality
    The 4th most popular and the 7th most famous contemporary football player
  9. 75%

    Jamie Vardy

    Sports Personality
    The 7th most popular and the 8th most famous contemporary football player
  10. 73%

    Jermain Defoe

    Sports Personality
    The 6th most popular and the 9th most famous contemporary football player
  11. 70%

    Theo Walcott

    Sports Personality
    The 13th most popular and the 10th most famous contemporary football player