Fernando Redondo vs N'Golo Kanté
Argentina against France. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Fernando Redondo
Argentina · 1992–99 · CDM
- Almanac rating
- 90
- Rank in Argentina
- #10 of 33
- Caps
- 29 · 1 goals
- Clubs
- C.D. Tenerife, Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, AC Milan
At Old Trafford on 19 April 2000 he carried the ball into the left corner, back-heeled it through Henning Berg's legs, ran onto it himself and squared for Raúl to make it 3-0. Redondo won the European Cup with Real Madrid in 1998 and 2000 and again with Milan in 2003, took La Liga in 1995 and 1997, lifted the 1993 Copa América, and was voted UEFA's club footballer of the year in 2000. Career record: 29 caps and 1 goals for Argentina; club career at C.D. Tenerife, Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, AC Milan.
N'Golo Kanté
France · 2012–26 · CDM
- Almanac rating
- 91
- Rank in France
- #10 of 33
- Caps
- 69 · 2 goals
- Clubs
- Stade Malherbe Caen, Chelsea, Al Ittihad
In Porto on 29 May 2021 he covered the whole width of Manchester City's midfield, winning the ball again and again, and left the pitch as man of the match in Chelsea's Champions League final. France's 2018 World Cup and the 2021 Nations League head his honours, alongside that Champions League night, the 2019 Europa League, and Premier League titles with Leicester in 2016 and Chelsea a year later. Career record: 69 caps and 2 goals for France; club career at Stade Malherbe Caen, Chelsea, Al Ittihad.
The verdict
The almanac puts N'Golo Kanté ahead by 1 rating point, 91 against 90.
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