Deportivo ratings 2001/02

6,50 Mauro Silva

6,47 Sergio González

6,43 Aldo Duscher

6,41 Molina

6,38 Valerón

6,34 Víctor

6,33 Donato

6,31 Diego Tristán

6,26 Noureddine Naybet

6,22 Roy Makaay

6,06 Romero

6,02 Fran

6,01 Capdevila

6,00 Walter Pandiani

5,94 Lionel Scaloni

5,90 César Martín, Amavisca

5,85 Héctor

5,64 Djalminha

Turkey ratings in the 2002 World Cup

6,55 Hasan Şaş 

6,30 Emre Belözoğlu, Tugay Kerimoğlu 

6,27 Alpay Özalan 

6,20 Rüştü Reçber 

6,06 Bülent Korkmaz 

6,02 Ümit Davala

5,92 Fatih Akyel

5,87 Yıldıray Baştürk 

5,82 Ergün Penbe

5,76 Hakan Ünsal

5,47 Hakan Şükür 

Average ratings Real Madrid 2002/03

6,66 Iker Casillas

6,58 Zinédine Zidane

6,25 Roberto Carlos

6,23 Ronaldo

6,19 Raúl

6,13 Iván Helguera, Luís Figo, Claude Makélélé

6,04 Portillo

5,97 Guti

5,93 Pavón

5,89 Hierro

5,83 Míchel Salgado

5,80 Esteban Cambiasso

5,78 Flávio Conceição

5,64 Morientes

5,63 Steve McManaman, Santiago Solari

5,56 Miñambres

Average ratings Inter 2001/02

6,50 Ronaldo

6,43 Christian Vieri

6,27 Francesco Toldo

6,26 Cristiano Zanetti

6,22 Javier Zanetti

6,14 Mohamed Kallon

6,11 Clarence Seedorf

6,10 Alvaro Recoba

6,07 Luigi Di Biagio

6,02 Farinós

6,00 Marco Materazzi

5,98 Ivan Córdoba

5,93 Emre Belözoğlu

5,92 Dario Šimić, Stéphane Dalmat

5,75 Andrés Guglielminpietro

5,71 Sérgio Conceição

5,60 Nicola Ventola

5,56 Vratislav Greško

5,50 Grigoris Georgatos

5,38 Nelson Vivas

The 40 best players in the 2002 World Cup

Based on ratings and surveys in the international sports press. 

1. Ronaldo
2. Oliver Kahn
3. Rivaldo
4. Michael Ballack
5. Rio Ferdinand
6. Damien Duff
7. Ronaldinho
8. Hasan Şaş
9. Hong Myung-bo
10. Roberto Carlos
11. Marc Wilmots
12. Junichi Inamoto
13. Raúl
14. El Hadji Diouf
15. Rüştü Reçber
16. Papa Bouba Diop
17. Gerardo Torrado
18. Cafu
19. Hierro
20. Bernd Schneider
21. Carles Puyol
22. Edmílson
23. Thomas Linke
24. Anders Svensson
25. Marcos
26. Alpay Özalan
27. Khalilou Fadiga
28. Landon Donovan
29. Henri Camara
30. Álvaro Recoba
31. Carsten Ramelow
32. Iker Casillas
33. Johan Mjällby
34. Fabio Cannavaro
35. Rónald Gómez
36. Torsten Frings
37. Miroslav Klose
38. Lúcio
39. Song Chong-gug
40. Jay-Jay Okocha

Memory Lane: Real Sociedad 2002/03

2,86 Nihat
2,55 Xabi Alonso
2,54 Westerweld
2,47 Karpin
2,44 De Pedro
2,43 Schürrer
2,39 Kovačević
2,32 López Rekarte
2,28 Jauregui
2,20 Kvarme
2,16 Aranburu
2,12 Barkero
2,09 Aranzabal
2,00 Boris
1,90 Tayfun, Gabilondo

Today 11 years ago: Liverpool 2, Roma 0.

1-0 6' Litmanen penalty, 2-0 63' Heskey. Att: 41.794.
Liverpool: Dudek 5,50 — Abel Xavier 6,50, Henchoz 7,00, Hyypiä 6,50, Carragher 6,00 — Murphy 6,25, Gerrard 6,75, Riise 7,00 — Litmanen 6,75 (87' Biscan) — Heskey 7,00, Smicer 6,50 (90' McAllister). — coach: Houllier 7,50. = average: 6,52 [very good]
Roma: Antonioli 6,25 — Panucci 5,50, Samuel 5,75, Aldair 5,50 — Tommasi 5,50, M. Assunção 5,25 (68' Cassano), Emerson 5,50, Lima 5,25 (46' Delvecchio 6,00), Candela 5,50 — Batistuta 4,50 (46' Montella 5,25), Totti 6,25. — coach: Capello 5,00. = average: 5,54 [poor]

Today 11 years ago: Lazio 1, Roma 5.

0-1 13' Montella, 0-2 30' Montella, 0-3 37' Montella, 1-3 58' Stankovic, 1-4 64' Montella, 1-5 72' Totti. Publik: 72.454.
Lazio: Peruzzi 5,50 — D. Baggio 4,10 (46' Poborský 5,20), Nesta 4,00 (46' Gottardi 5,40), Mihajlovic 5,40, F. Couto 5,50, Pancaro 4,80 — Fiore 4,90, Giannichedda 5,20, D. Stankovic 5,90 — Crespo 4,50, S. Inzaghi 5,10 (75' Liverani). — coach: Zaccheroni. = average: 5,04 [hopeless]
Roma: Antonioli 6,10 — Zebina 6,20, Samuel 6,90, Panucci 6,40 — Cafú 6,60, Émerson 6,80 (84' M. Assunção), Lima 6,60, Candela 6,60 — Totti 8,30 — Montella 9,10 (75' Cassano) Delvecchio 6,30 (60' Tommasi). — coach: Capello. = average: 6,90 [first-class]

Memory Lane: European goalscorers in the 2002 World Cup.

Including qualifiers. In bold text, players scoring at least 4 goals in the finals.

11: Henrik Larsson (Sweden), Pauleta (Portugal)
10: Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine), Marc Wilmots (Belgium)
9: Ebbe Sand (Denmark), Emmanuel Olisadebe (Poland)
8: Michael Ballack (Germany), Michael Owen (England), Vladimir Beschastnykh (Russia), Jon Dahl Tomasson (Denmark)
7: Miroslav Klose (Germany), Raúl (Spain), Nuno Gomes (Portugal), Kubilay Türkyilmaz (Switzerland), Savo Milošević (Yugoslavia), Filippo Inzaghi (Italy)
6: Hakan Şükür (Turkey), Michalis Konstantinou (Cyprus), Ruud van Nistelrooy (Holland), Luís Figo (Portugal), Alessandro Del Piero (Italy)
5: Fernando Hierro & Fernando Morientes (Spain), Alexander Frei (Switzerland), Mateja Kežman (Yugoslavia), Patrick Kluivert (Holland), Marcus Allbäck (Sweden), Dimitar Berbatov (Bulgaria), Pavel Nedvěd (Czech Republic), Raman Vasilyuk (Belarus), John Carew (Norway), Radosław Kałużny (Poland), Bosko Balaban  (Croatia)
4: Sérgio Conceição (Portugal), Christian Vieri (Italy), Aleksandr Iashvili (Georgia), Zlatko Zahovič (Slovenia), Yegor Titov (Russia), David Healy ( Northern Ireland), Dennis Rommedahl (Denmark), Anders Svensson (Sweden), John Hartson (Wales), Marcin Żewłakow (Poland), Andreas Herzog (Austria), Gaizka Mendieta (Spain), Mikael Forssell (Finland), David Beckham (England), Roy Keane & Robbie Keane (Ireland)

Today 11 years ago: Roma 3, Barcelona 0.

1-0 61' Emerson, 2-0 74' Montella, 3-0 90' Tommasi. Publik: 69.869.
Roma: Antonioli 6,25 — Zebina 6,50, Samuel 7,00, Panucci 6,75 — Cafu 6,75, Emerson 6,75, Lima 6,25, Candela 7,00 — Totti 7,00 (87' Cassano) — Batistuta 5,00 (72' Tommasi 6,75), Delvecchio 5,75 (46' Montella 7,50). — coach: Capello. = average: 6,56 [excellent]
Barcelona: Reina 5,25 — Puyol 5,75, Christanval 5,00, F. de Boer 5,50, Sergi 5,50 (78' Xavi) — Thiago Motta 5,00 (65' Overmars 5,00), Cocu 5,50 — Luis Enrique 5,25 (82' Rochemback), Gerard 5,00 — Rivaldo 6,50, Kluivert 5,75. — coach: Rexach. = average: 5,42 [feeble]

Memory Lane: Milan 2002/03.

League matches only.

6,53 Maldini
6,36 Pirlo
6,20 Nesta
6,15 Gattuso
6,13 Ambrosini
6,12 Costacurta
6,11 Dida
6,10 F. Inzaghi
6,05 Šimić
6,03 Seedorf
5,94 Kaladze
5,93 Rivaldo
5,92 Rui Costa
5,88 Serginho, Shevchenko
5,86 Tomasson

Serie A: combined goals & assists tables, 2002-08.

2007/08
26: Ibrahimović (Inter) 17 goals+9 assists = 1,00 point/match
25: Del Piero (Juventus) 21+4 = 0,68
25: Kaká (Milan) 15+10 = 0,83
23: Borriello (Genoa) 19+4 = 0,66
22: Trezeguet (Juventus) 20+2 = 0,61
21: Mutu (Fiorentina) 17+4 = 0,72
21: Di Natale (Udinese) 17+4 = 0,58
19: Amauri (Palermo) 15+4 = 0,56
19: Rocchi (Lazio) 14+5 = 0,53
18: Totti (Roma) 14+4 = 0,72
17: Pandev (Lazio) 14+3 = 0,53
16: Cruz (Inter) 13+3 = 0,57
16: Quagliarella (Udinese) 12+4 = 0,43
15: Amoruso (Reggina) 12+3 = 0,45
15: Cassano (Sampdoria) 10+5 = 0,68
14: Maccarone (Siena) 13+1 = 0,40
14: Vučinić (Roma) 9+5 = 0,42
13: Pazzini (Fiorentina) 9+4 = 0,42
13: Lavezzi (Nap) 8+5 = 0,37


2006/07
30: Totti (Roma) 26+4 = 0,86 -Golden Shoe-
24: Mutu (Fiorentina) 16+8 = 0,73
22: Rocchi (Lazio) 16+6 = 0,61
21: C. Lucarelli (Livorno) 20+1 = 0,62
20: Riganò (Messina) 19+1 = 0,74
20: Ibrahimović (Inter) 15+5 = 0,74
20: Iaquinta (Udinese) 14+6 = 0,67
19: R. Bianchi (Reggina) 18+1 = 0,51
19: Amoruso (Reggina) 17+2 = 0,56
19: Toni (Fiorentina) 16+3 = 0,66
17: Spinesi (Catania) 17+0 = 0,55
17: Saudati (Empoli) 14+3 = 0,50
17: Di Natale (Udinese) 11+6 = 0,55
15: Crespo (Inter) 14+1 = 0,52
15: Suazo (Cagliari) 14+1 = 0,42
15: C. Doni (Atalanta) 13+2 = 0,58
15: Gilardino (Milan) 12+3 = 0,50
14: Quagliarella (Sampdoria) 13+1 = 0,40
14: Budan (Parma) 13+1 = 0,40


2004/05
25: C. Lucarelli (Livorno) 24+1 = 0,71
25: Gilardino (Parma) 23+2 = 0,66
24: Montella (Roma) 21+3 = 0,65
24: Toni (Palermo) 20+4 = 0,69
22: Shevchenko (Milan) 17+5 = 0,76
19: Vučinić (Lecce) 19+1 = 0,71
20: Ibrahimović (Juventus) 16+4 = 0,57
20: Di Michele (Udinese) 15+5 = 0,54
20: Totti (Roma) 12+8 = 0,69
18: M. Esposito (Cagliari) 16+2 = 0,53
18: Iaquinta (Udinese) 13+5 = 0,58
17: Adriano (Inter) 16+1 = 0,57
17: Flachi (Sampdoria) 14+3 = 0,49
16: Del Piero (Juventus) 14+2 = 0,53
16: Martins (Inter) 11+5 = 0,52
16: Cassano (Roma) 9+7 = 0,52
15: Bojinov (Fiorentina) 13+2 = 0,52
15: Bellucci (Bologna) 10+5 = 0,44
14: Vieri (Inter) 13+1 = 0,52
14: Zampagna (Messina) 12+2 = 0,50
14: Miccoli (Fiorentina) 12+2 = 0,40
14: Chiesa (Siena) 11+3 = 0,39
14: Zola (Cagliari) 9+5 = 0,45
14: Kaká (Milan) 7+7 = 0,39


2003/04
27: Gilardino (Parma) 23+4 = 0,79
25: Shevchenko (Milan) 24+1 = 0,78
24: Totti (Roma) 20+4 = 0,77
22: Chevantón (Lecce) 19+3 = 0,71
21: Cassano (Roma) 14+7 = 0,64 
20: Adriano (Inter) 17+3 = 0,80
19: Trezeguet (Juventus) 16+3 = 0,76
19: R. Baggio (Brescia) 12+7 = 0,73
15: Bazzani (Sampdoria) 13+2 = 0,47
15: Fava (Udinese) 12+3 = 0,48
14: Vieri (Inter) 13+1 = 0,64
14: Tomasson (Milan) 12+2 = 0,54
14: Flachi (Sampdoria) 11+3 = 0,50
14: Iaquinta (Udinese) 11+3 = 0,48
14: Kaká (Milan) 10+4 = 0,47
14: Corradi (Lazio) 10+4 = 0,44
14: Marchionni (Parma) 5+9 = 0,44
13: Rocchi (Empoli) 11+2 = 0,39


2002/03
27: Mutu (Parma) 18+9 = 0,87
26: C. López (Lazio) 15+11 = 0,76
24: Vieri (Inter) 24+0 = 1,04
20: F. Inzaghi (Milan) 17+3 = 0,67
20: Del Piero (Juventus) 16+4 = 0,83
18: Adriano (Inter) 15+3 = 0,64
17: Totti (Roma) 14+3 = 0,71
17: R. Baggio (Brescia) 12+5 = 0,53
15: Signori (Bologna) 12+3 = 0,62
14: Di Natale (Empoli) 13+1 = 0,52
14: Nedved (Juventus) 9+5 = 0,48
13: Cruz (Bologna) 10+3 = 0,46
13: Recoba (Inter) 9+4 = 0,48
13: Rocchi (Lazio) 6+7 = 0,38
12: Bonazzoli (Reggina) 10+2 = 0,48
12: Cassano (Roma) 9+3 = 0,44
12: Pirlo (Milan) 9+3 = 0,44
12: Miccoli (Perugia) 9+3 = 0,35

Memory Lane: Brazil in the 2002 World Cup.

7,08 Ronaldo (rated 7 times)
6,78 Rivaldo (7)
6,56 Marcos (7)
6,39 Ronaldinho Gaúcho (5), Kléberson (4)
6,30 Roberto Carlos (6), Juninho Pernambucano (4)
6,28 Gilberto Silva (7)
6,26 Cafú (7)
6,24 Edmílson (5)
6,19 Denílson (3)
6,08 Lúcio (7)
5,91 Edílson (2)
5,90 Roque Júnior (6)
5,65 Ânderson Polga (2)

Highest team rating: 6,71 vs Germany (final)
Lowest team rating: 6,08 vs Turkey & Costa Rica (group stage)
Highest individual rating: 8,20 Ronaldo vs Germany
Lowest individual rating: 5,00 Ânderson Polga vs Costa Rica.

Memory Lane: Brazil WC champions 2002.

Average ratings, knockout matches only:

7,16 Marcos (rated 4 times)
7,12 Ronaldo (4)
6,88 Ronaldinho & Rivaldo (3)
6,75 Kléberson (3)
6,50 Edmílson (4)
6,47 Gilberto Silva (4)
6,25 Lúcio (4)
6,19 Cafú (4)
6,12 Roberto Carlos (4)
6,03 Roque Júnior (4).