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TOP 10: Man Utd's Rooney, Real Madrid's Bale make top 10 of footballs fastest

Football's Top 10 quickest players have been revealed by Spanish newspaper Marca.

A list of the top 10 fastest men in football has been compiled by the sports daily with Real Madrid's Gareth Bale coming it at number one.

The Welshman has been clocked at 36.9 kilometres per hour making him the quickest player in world football ahead of Mexican winger Jurgen Damm, who plays for Pachuca, who is a surprise second-placing.

Following the top two is Manchester United's Ecuador international Antonio Valencia who is ahead of Tottenham's Everton winger Aaron Lennon and Bale's Real colleague Cristiano Ronaldo.

The rest of the top 10 is made up of Theo Walcott, Lionel Messi, Wayne Rooney, Franck Ribery and Sergio Ramos.

It is interesting to see that Arsenal right-back Hector Bellerin has not made the list considering it was recently reported that he is quicker over 40 metres than Usain Bolt - the fastest man on earth.

Top 10 fastest footballers

1. Gareth Bale, 36.9km/h (Real Madrid) 2. Jurgen Damm, 35.23km/h (Pachuca, MEX) 3. Antonio Valencia, 35.1km/h (Manchester United) 4. Aaron Lennon, 33.8km/h (Everton *on loan from Tottenham) 5. Cristiano Ronaldo, 33.6km/h (Real Madrid) 6. Theo Walcott, 32.7km/h (Arsenal) 7. Lionel Messi, 32.5km/h (Barcelona) 8. Wayne Rooney, 31.2km/h (Manchester United) 9. Franck Ribery, 30.7km/h (Bayern Munich) 10. Sergio Ramos, 30.6km/h (Real Madrid)

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