Here is page three in our definitive list of our 500 Most Important Players on the Planet. For each player we have included their club and the country that club plays in, along with their nationality. The asterisks signify new entries for 2018.
Additionally, feel free to follow the player links which will take you to player biographies, and the country links will take you to their 2018 World Cup team page.
Philippe COUTINHO – Barcelona (Spa) & Brazil
Christian CUEVA – Sao Paulo (Bra) & Peru
Patrick CUTRONE – Milan (Ita) & Italy
Munas DABBUR – Red Bull Salzburg (Aut) & Israel
Pontus DAHLBERG – Watford (Eng) & Sweden*
Teerasil DANGDA – Muangthong United (Tha) & Thailand*
DANILO Barbosa – Braga (Por) & Brazil*
DANILO Perreira – Porto (Por) & Portugal
Giorgian DE ARRASCAETA – Cruzeiro (Bra) & Uruguay
Kevin DE BRUYNE – Manchester City (Eng) & Belgium
Class: De Bruyne has been outstanding this year (Getty Images)
David DE GEA – Manchester United (Eng) & Spain
Frenkie DE JONG – Ajax (Hol) & Holland*
Luuk DE JONG – PSV (Hol) & Holland*
Matthijs DE LIGT – Ajax (Hol) & Holland*
Stefan DE VRIJ – Lazio (Ita) & Holland*
Thomas DELANEY – Werder Bremen (Ger) & Denmark
Mousa DEMBELE – Tottenham Hotspur (Eng) & Belgium
Ousmane DEMBELE – Barcelona (Spa) & France
Clint DEMPSEY – Seattle Sounders (USA) & USA
Leander DENDONCKER – Anderlecht (Bel) & Belgium
Memphis DEPAY – Lyon (Fra) & Holland
Angel DI MARIA – Paris Saint-Germain (Fra) & Argentina
Abdou DIALLO – Mainz (Ger) & France*
Mariano DIAZ – Lyon (Fra) & Dominican Republic*
Serey DIE – Basle (Swi) & Ivory Coast*
Eric DIER – Tottenham Hotspur & England
Kasper DOLBERG – Ajax (Hol) & Denmark
Gianluigi DONNARUMMA – Milan & Italy
Giovani DOS SANTOS – LA Galaxy (USA) & Mexico
Jonathan DOS SANTOS – LA Galaxy (USA) & Mexico
Bas DOST – Sporting (Por) & Holland
Julian DRAXLER – Paris Saint-Germain (Fra) & Germany
Paulo DYBALA – Juventus (Ita) & Argentina
Jewel: Dybala is the jewel in the Juve crown, but will he go to the World Cup? (Getty Images)
Alan DZAGOEV – CSKA Moscow & Russia
Edin DZEKO – Roma (Ita) & Bosnia*
Georgi DZHIKIYA – Spartak Moscow & Russia*
EDERSON – Manchester City (Eng) & Brazil
Karim EL AHMADI – Feyenood (Hol) & Morocco
Essam EL HADARY – Al Taawoun (Sau) & Egypt*
Ayoub EL KAABI – RS Berkane (Mor) & Morocco*
Stephan EL SHAARAWY – Roma (Ita) & Italy*
Mohamed ELYOUNOUSSI – Basle (Swi) & Norway*
Christian ERIKSEN – Tottenham Hotspur (Eng) & Denmark
Saeid EZATOLAHI – Rostov (Rus) & Iran*
Marco FABIAN – Eintracht Frankfurt (Ger) & Mexico
FABINHO – Monaco (Fra) & Brazil
Radamel FALCAO – Monaco (Fra) & Colombia
Jefferson FARFAN – Lokomotiv Moscow (Rus) & Peru*
Wuilker FARINEZ – Millonarios (Col) & Venezuela*
Ahmed FATHY – Al Ahly (Egy) & Egypt*
Please click the link below to continue to Page Four of our 500 most important players.
