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  1. 96%

    Wayne Rooney

    Sports Personality

    The 20th most popular and the most famous contemporary football player

  2. 95%

    Cristiano Ronaldo

    Sports Personality

    The 4th most popular and the 2nd most famous contemporary football player

  3. 88%

    Ashley Cole

    Sports Personality

    The 36th most popular and the 3rd most famous contemporary football player

  4. 83%

    John Terry

    Sports Personality

    The 17th most popular and the 4th most famous contemporary football player

  5. 83%

    Harry Kane

    Sports Personality

    The most popular and the 5th most famous contemporary football player

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  7. 82%

    Lionel Messi

    Sports Personality

    The 2nd most popular and the 6th most famous contemporary football player

  8. 77%

    Gareth Bale

    Sports Personality

    The 3rd most popular and the 7th most famous contemporary football player

  9. 73%

    Jermain Defoe

    Sports Personality

    The 6th most popular and the 8th most famous contemporary football player

  10. 72%

    Jamie Vardy

    Sports Personality

    The 5th most popular and the 9th most famous contemporary football player

  11. 68%

    Theo Walcott

    Sports Personality

    The 10th most popular and the 10th most famous contemporary football player