50 Players Who Will Dominate World Football In 2016

25. Jack Butland (Stoke City)

Thanks to Joe Hart, goalkeeper is a position England have been rather solid in for the past few years. However, while Hart has on the whole been consistently good, he's never had a real challenge for the gloves since establishing himself as number 1. That may change this year. Jack Butland has long been tipped as a future England star, but now he's playing regular football in the Premier League for an impressive Stoke side, that future may no longer be so far away. England's youngest ever goalkeeper, he has three caps to his name so far, but will look to challenge Hart and win more this year.
 
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