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  1. 95%

    Wayne Rooney

    Sports Personality
    The 11th most popular and the most famous contemporary football player
  2. 94%

    Cristiano Ronaldo

    Sports Personality
    The 2nd most popular and the 2nd most famous contemporary football player
  3. 87%

    Ashley Cole

    Sports Personality
    The 19th most popular and the 3rd most famous contemporary football player
  4. 86%

    Lionel Messi

    Sports Personality
    The most popular and the 4th most famous contemporary football player
  5. 81%

    John Terry

    Sports Personality
    The 36th most popular and the 5th most famous contemporary football player
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  7. 78%

    Harry Kane

    Sports Personality
    The 3rd most popular and the 6th most famous contemporary football player
  8. 78%

    Gareth Bale

    Sports Personality
    The 5th 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. 71%

    Mohamed Salah

    Sports Personality
    The 4th most popular and the 9th most famous contemporary football player
  11. 71%

    Dwight Yorke

    Sports Personality
    The 22nd most popular and the 10th most famous contemporary football player