FASTEST FOOTBALL - SOCCER PLAYERS IN THE WORLD | FIFA RANKING

World Football governing body FIFA has published its ranking of the "Fastest Football Players on the Planet". The speed taken as the "ranking factor" is the top speed peak & Manchester United winger Antonio Valencia takes the top spot with Real Madrid Welshman Gareth Bale second placed. Spanish Football also has players Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi & Alexis Sanchez represented in the Top 10 list.

Full Top 10 list with name, Club & measured peak speed:

Antonio Valencia ( Man Utd ) 35,2 km/h
Gareth Bale (Real Madrid CF ) 34,7 km/h
Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspurs )33,8 km/h2
Cristiano Ronaldo ( Real Madrid ) 33,6 km/h
Theo Walcott ( Arsenal FC ) 32,7 km/h
Leo Messi (FC Barcelona) 32,5 Km/h
Wayne Rooney (Man Utd) 32,1 km/h
Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich) 30,7 km/h
Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich) 30,7 km/h
Alexis Sánchez (FC Barcelona) 30,1 km/h