Suggested Rating - 87 The list starts with the first of many late-90s talents, Lilian Thuram. The dominating French defender is still the highest-capped player to star for his national team, with 142 appearances to his name. He enjoyed long, immense spells with Monaco, former-giants Parma, and Juventus, before ending his glorious, World Cup-winning career with a fine couple of seasons with Barcelona - hardly a bad retirement home for one of the most aggressive, powerful defenders in modern times.