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03/06/2016

Top 10 Most Decorated Players in World Football...and No Place for Cristiano Ronaldo

Argentine superstar, Lionel Messi makes the top 10 as Barcelona stars dominate the top 10 world's most decorated football players but there's no Cristiano Ronaldo and a surprise at No. 1 in the list of football's most glittering CVs. 


 
Another season has finished, and with it came the inevitable glut of trophies and medals to be handed out.
 
Whoever achieves one year may not have won a thing by the time the last ball of the next season is kicked. However, there are some players who collect trophy after trophy without much difficulty. There even seem to be some who may be running out of storage space, given the number of medals they accumulate.
 
Sportsmail has taken a look at the most decorated active players in world football and put together a guide to the top 10.
 
HOW MANY POINTS DID EACH TYPE OF TROPHY RECEIVE? 
World Cup - 10
International continental cup - 9
Club continental cup (i.e. Champions League, Copa Libertadores) - 8
League title (any tier) - 7
UEFA Cup/Europa League - 6
Domestic cup - 5
Minor domestic cup - 3
Club World Cup - 3
Confederations Cup - 3
Any Super Cup (i.e. Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, Spanish Super Cup) - 1
 
Other rules: - Any player included on the list had to win at least one of the top five domestic titles in the world (Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A, La Liga, Ligue 1). However, once they had done that, any domestic league title counted towards their total. Players had to be active at the time of writing, or at least not officially retired. 
 
10. PHILIPP LAHM'S HONOURS
Bundesliga: 2002-03, 2005-06, 2007-08, 2009-10, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16.
German Cup: 2002-03, 2005-06, 2007-08, 2009-10, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2015-16.
German League Cup: 2007
German Super Cup: 2010, 2012
Champions League: 2012-13
UEFA Super Cup: 2013
Club World Cup: 2013
World Cup: 2014
Total points: 118 
 
9. SERGIO BUSQUETS' HONOURS 
La Liga: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16.
Copa del Rey: 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16.
Spanish Super Cup: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013.
Champions League: 2008-09, 2010-11, 2014-15.
UEFA Super Cup: 2009, 2011, 2015.
Club World Cup: 2009, 2011, 2015.
World Cup: 2010
European Championship: 2012
Total points: 121 
 
8. XAVI'S HONOURS
La Liga: 1998–99, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15.
Copa del Rey: 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15.
Spanish Super Cup: 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013.
Champions League: 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2014–15.
UEFA Super Cup: 2009, 2011.
Club World Cup: 2009, 2011.
World Cup: 2010.
European Championship: 2008, 2012.
Total points: 131
 
7. BASTIAN SCHWEINSTEIGER'S HONOURS
Bundesliga: 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15.
Regionalliga Sud: 2003–04.
German Cup: 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14.
German League Cup: 2004, 2007.
German Super Cup: 2010, 2012.
Champions League: 2012-13.
UEFA Super Cup: 2013.
Club World Cup: 2013.
FA Cup: 2015-16.
World Cup: 2014
Total points: 133
 
6. GERARD PIQUE'S HONOURS
Premier League: 2007–08.
FA Community Shield: 2007.
Champions League: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2014–15.
La Liga: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16.
Copa del Rey: 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16.
Spanish Super Cup: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013.
UEFA Super Cup: 2009, 2011, 2015.
Club World Cup: 2009, 2011, 2015.
World Cup: 2010
European Championship: 2012.
Total points: 137
 
5. MAXWELL'S HONOURS
Copa do Brasil: 2000
Eredivisie: 2001-02, 2003-04.
Dutch Cup: 2001-02, 2005-06.
Dutch Super Cup: 2002, 2005.
Serie A: 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09.
Italian Super Cup: 2006, 2008.
La Liga: 2009-10, 2010-11
Spanish Super Cup: 2009, 2010, 2011.
Champions League: 2010-11.
UEFA Super Cup: 2009, 2011.
Club World Cup: 2009, 2011.
Ligue 1: 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16.
French Cup: 2014-15.
French League Cup: 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16.
French Super Cup: 2013, 2014, 2015.
Total points: 140
 
4. LIONEL MESSI'S TROPHIES
La Liga: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16.
Copa del Rey: 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16.
Spanish Super Cup: 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013.
Champions League: 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2014–15.
UEFA Super Cup: 2009, 2011, 2015.
Club World Cup: 2009, 2011, 2015.
Ballon d'Or: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015.
Total points: 151
 
3. DANI ALVES' HONOURS
Campeonato Baiano: 2001.
Campeonato do Nordeste: 2001, 2002.
Copa del Rey: 2006–07, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16.
Spanish Super Cup: 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013.
UEFA Cup: 2005–06, 2006–07.
UEFA Super Cup: 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015.
La Liga: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015-16.
Champions League: 2008–09, 2010–11, 2014–15.
Club World Cup: 2009, 2011, 2015.
Copa America: 2007
Confederations Cup: 2009, 2013.
Total points: 152
 
2. ANDRES INIESTA'S HONOURS
La Liga: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16.
Copa del Rey: 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16.
Spanish Super Cup: 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013.
Champions League: 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2014–15.
UEFA Super Cup: 2009, 2011, 2015.
Club World Cup: 2009, 2011, 2015.
World Cup: 2010
European Championship: 2008, 2012.
Total points: 154
 
1. JULIO CESAR'S HONOURS
Copa Mercosul: 1999.
Champions' Cup (Brazil): 2001.
Campeonato Carioca: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004.
Taca Guanabara: 1999, 2001, 2004.
Taca Rio: 2000.
Serie A: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10.
Coppa Italia: 2005–06, 2009–10, 2010–11.
Italian Super Cup: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010.
Champions League: 2009-10.
Club World Cup: 2010
Portuguese Premier Division: 2014-15, 2015-16.
Portuguese Cup: 2014-15.
Copa America: 2004.
Confederations Cup: 2009, 2013.
Total points: 155
 
Source: Dailymail Sports