Having read the thread about which player do you dislike the most, it got me thinking that it's very easy to hate some players but often hard to like some rival players. Personally, I like the Bayern team on the whole (and not because of their timely choke job) and especially Neuer and Lahm. Lahm is brilliant going forward and either full back position and seems like a class act and Neuer is just immense. That header against Italy from the halfway line was brilliant and the way he took that penalty against us was just so cool whilst the rest of the team bricked it. I also quite like Aguero for some reason and Newcastle.

Quaresma, Holden, James Rodriguez, Aimar, Belluschi, Manuel Fernandes...there's more but I won't go any further.

If we are basing it mainly on personality then it's Lucho Gonzalez for me. Never met a nicer guy bar Zola.

Del Piero. A true gentleman.

Ryan Giggs .........best player of his generation and in my view the best premership player.

Currently Barca are a very special team and some of the football they play is jaw dropping .

That said I would have loved to have seen them play AC Milan of 88/89 over 2 legs ...............

Iniesta.

Just like to add Hart and Kompany. I like City too much.

even though I dislike Messi you have to respect his skill... and he doesn't come with any drama

I like the Dortmund squad and watch most of their games

There's been quite a few down the years, but of current players I'd say I like Steven Fletcher (Wolves), Ryan Shawcross (Stoke) and Leighton Baines (Everton). Obviously there'll be more, but they're the ones that spring to mind.

Andrea Pirlo, such grace on the ball.

There's been quite a few down the years, but of current players I'd say I like Steven Fletcher (Wolves), Ryan Shawcross (Stoke) and Leighton Baines (Everton). Obviously there'll be more, but they're the ones that spring to mind.

No Rooney for you, huh?

There's been quite a few down the years, but of current players I'd say I like Steven Fletcher (Wolves), Ryan Shawcross (Stoke) and Leighton Baines (Everton). Obviously there'll be more, but they're the ones that spring to mind.

Come now, BlueBeard dear. Admit you've got a soft spot for Gerrard

Ease off guys, BlueBeard is still trying to cope with the sad departure of Deco.

Ease off guys, BlueBeard is still trying to cope with the sad departure of Deco.

I thought Anelka was his biggest loss in his life, but fair enough.

Steve is just chuffed Paulo is still in the squad.

The player i like is a young, tough player..He generally knows where to be, and then how to do it..Generaly fearless..VAN PERSIE

Most of the US national team, especially Tim Howard, Donovan, Dempsey, Bradley.

Modric, Srna, Lucho, Kaka, Crouch (haha), Aguero, Sneijder, and the majority of the German team / Dortmund.

It surely has to be a certain Shanghai player, doesn't it? The great man aside, Messi, Ribery, Van Persie.

David Silva

And another- Van Der Vaart although I hope he goes to Hamburg or wherever he's linked with.

King Carlo but also..

David Silva (City)

Jamie Mackie (QPR)

Vincent Kompany (City)

Vincent Kompany is a good shout.

I like Scott Dann and Jack Rodwell too.

I too like Kompany, seems a very likeable guy.

Let me see erm from the Premier League alone... I like him, Roger Johnson, Marc Albrighton, Darren Bent, Ben Watson, Alex Song, Antonio Valencia, Hatem Ben Afra & Seb Larsson to name a few.

Lionel Messi is simply one of the most complete footballers who ever lived. Even the greats have a kryptonite- I'm glad that he's chosen Chelsea! :D

David Beckham.

Ability wise Messi.