recent time outstanding footballer in your choice

i hate to admit that CR7 has a great skill. even he's young compared with ronaldinho and gerrard. Messi is also great and i believe he will getting better in more years to come. but for me, outstanding footballer not only have a great skill. it's more than that.. and i think gerrard is the most complete footballer right now..he's irreplaceable at liverpool. which is not a good thing for one club because it's too depends on someone.

First of all its Zidane(not jidan), secondly it would be unfair to compare today's footballers with Zidane. I would classify my favourites acording to their position: GK: Edwin Van Der Sar, Buffon. Defenders: R.Ferdinand, John Terry, Maicon, Gary Neville. Midfielders: P.Scholes, Kaka, Messi, C.Ronaldo, Cesc Fabregas, M.Ballack. Forwards: Ibrahimovic, Thiery Henry(when he was at Arsenal), Ruud van Nistelrooy.

ronaldinho is probably the most skillful of those listed but out of curiosity who is jidan?

First of all it's Zidane(not jidan, you spelled it wrong), secondly you cannot say anyone from today's player have got that what it takes to be Zidane. Ronaldiniho is brilliant but have not seen his magic for last couple of seasons. Then there is Kaka, C.Ronaldo, Messi, Thiery Henry and Ibrahimovic they are amazing.

there are some outstanding player this current time and i guess many of us my have the same choices its got to be Kaka, Messi, Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo..the future probably Alexandre Pato, since he is young, fast, technically amazing and played in a great team already.

Every player brings something unique and outstanding to the game, singling out one is almost impossible. But at this moment, Lionel Messi of Argentina and Barcelona is in a class of his own!