Liverpool's Luis Suarez topped Bloomberg Sports' '13-14 "BSports Power50." The data-driven ranking rates individual football performances across Europe's top five leagues. Barcelona's Lionel Messi, Paris St. Germain's Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo round out the top four. The top leagues were Serie A, Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga and Ligue 1. The top clubs were Atlético Madrid, AS Roma, Juventus and Man City. The top nationalities were Italian, English, Spanish, Brazilan and French. Half of the top 10 is not participating in this year's World Cup. For a more detailed explanation of the methodology, click here (Bloomberg).
Bloomberg Sports 2014 "Power 50" Rankings for European Football
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| Rank |
Player |
Team |
League |
BSR |
| 1 |
Luis Suarez |
Liverpool |
Premier League |
86.02 |
| 2 |
Lionel Messi |
Barcelona |
La Liga |
85.43 |
| 3 |
Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
Paris Saint Germain |
Ligue 1 |
84.91 |
| 4 |
Cristiano Ronaldo |
Real Madrid |
La Liga |
84.59 |
| 5 |
Kevin Strootman |
AS Roma |
Serie A |
81.86 |
| 6 |
Diego Costa |
Atlético de Madrid |
La Liga |
81.68 |
| 7 |
Mehdi Benatia |
AS Roma |
Serie A |
81.30 |
| 8 |
Robert Lewandowski |
Borussia Dortmund |
Bundesliga |
81.21 |
| 9 |
Tiago |
Atlético de Madrid |
La Liga |
80.79 |
| 10 |
David Silva |
Manchester City |
Premier League |
80.79 |
| 11 |
Franck Ribéry |
Bayern München |
Bundesliga |
80.78 |
| 12 |
Marco Reus |
Borussia Dortmund |
Bundesliga |
80.66 |
| 13 |
Miranda |
Atlético de Madrid |
La Liga |
80.36 |
| 14 |
Yaya Touré |
Manchester City |
Premier League |
80.31 |
| 15 |
Carlos Tévez |
Juventus |
Serie A |
80.30 |
| 16 |
Leandro Castan |
AS Roma |
Serie A |
80.28 |
| 17 |
Martín Demichelis |
Manchester City |
Premier League |
80.27 |
| 18 |
Diego Godín |
Atlético de Madrid |
La Liga |
80.21 |
| 19 |
Gervinho |
AS Roma |
Serie A |
80.18 |
| 20 |
Thiago Silva |
Paris Saint Germain |
Ligue 2 |
80.08 |
| 21 |
Miralem Pjanic |
AS Roma |
Serie A |
80.01 |
| 22 |
Gabi |
Atlético de Madrid |
La Liga |
79.97 |
| 23 |
Filipe Luis |
Atlético de Madrid |
La Liga |
79.96 |
| 24 |
Gareth Bale |
Real Madrid |
La Liga |
79.96 |
| 25 |
Giorgio Chiellini |
Juventus |
Serie A |
79.94 |
| 26 |
Juanfran |
Atlético de Madrid |
La Liga |
79.92 |
| 27 |
Daniele De Rossi |
AS Roma |
Serie A |
79.84 |
| 28 |
Koke |
Atlético de Madrid |
La Liga |
79.64 |
| 29 |
Karim Benzema |
Real Madrid |
La Liga |
79.63 |
| 30 |
Mats Hummels |
Borussia Dortmund |
Bundesliga |
79.61 |
| 31 |
Dejan Lovren |
Southampton |
Premier League |
79.59 |
| 32 |
Eden Hazard |
Chelsea |
Premier League |
79.48 |
| 33 |
Morgan De Sanctis |
AS Roma |
Serie A |
79.45 |
| 34 |
Edinson Cavani |
Paris Saint Germain |
Ligue 3 |
79.39 |
| 35 |
Jose Fonte |
Southampton |
Premier League |
79.34 |
| 36 |
Gary Cahill |
Chelsea |
Premier League |
79.30 |
| 37 |
Paul Pogba |
Juventus |
Serie A |
79.30 |
| 38 |
Aaron Ramsey |
Arsenal |
Premier League |
79.29 |
| 39 |
Gianluigi Buffon |
Juventus |
Serie A |
79.28 |
| 40 |
Adrián Ramos |
Hertha BSC |
Bundesliga |
79.27 |
| 41 |
Loic Perrin |
St Etienne |
Ligue 4 |
79.22 |
| 42 |
Daniel Sturridge |
Liverpool |
Premier League |
79.13 |
| 43 |
Andrea Barzagli |
Juventus |
Serie A |
79.10 |
| 44 |
Andrea Pirlo |
Juventus |
Serie A |
79.08 |
| 45 |
Rickie Lambert |
Southampton |
Premier League |
79.05 |
| 46 |
Leonardo Bonucci |
Juventus |
Serie A |
79.05 |
| 47 |
Simon Kjaer |
Lille |
Ligue 5 |
79.04 |
| 48 |
Wayne Rooney |
Manchester United |
Premier League |
79.03 |
| 49 |
Joe Hart |
Manchester City |
Premier League |
79.02 |
| 50 |
Roberto Firmino |
TSG Hoffenheim |
Bundesliga |
79.01 |
