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  1. 95%

    Wayne Rooney

    Sports Personality
    The 15th most popular and the most famous contemporary football player
  2. 94%

    Cristiano Ronaldo

    Sports Personality
    The 3rd most popular and the 2nd most famous contemporary football player
  3. 89%

    Ashley Cole

    Sports Personality
    The 36th most popular and the 3rd most famous contemporary football player
  4. 82%

    Lionel Messi

    Sports Personality
    The 2nd most popular and the 4th most famous contemporary football player
  5. 82%

    Harry Kane

    Sports Personality
    The most popular and the 5th most famous contemporary football player
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  7. 81%

    John Terry

    Sports Personality
    The 29th most popular and the 6th most famous contemporary football player
  8. 77%

    Gareth Bale

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

    Jamie Vardy

    Sports Personality
    The 8th most popular and the 8th most famous contemporary football player
  10. 72%

    Jermain Defoe

    Sports Personality
    The 7th most popular and the 9th most famous contemporary football player
  11. 69%

    Theo Walcott

    Sports Personality
    The 14th most popular and the 10th most famous contemporary football player