Ranked! The 10 best South American players right now

Neymar, one of the 10 best South American players right now
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Who are the best South American players right now? It's a tricky question to answer given the quality of footballers that come out of the continent.

Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay alone have won just one fewer World Cup than the whole of Europe. Throw in the likes of Chile and Colombia, and you've got five countries that have churned out world-class players in recent years.

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Greg Lea

Greg Lea is a freelance football journalist who's filled in wherever FourFourTwo needs him since 2014. He became a Crystal Palace fan after watching a 1-0 loss to Port Vale in 1998, and once got on the scoresheet in a primary school game against Wilfried Zaha's Whitehorse Manor (an own goal in an 8-0 defeat).