Date Published: 05/29/10

10 of the fastest players at the World Cup  

In the modern game, speed is a very important quality for a footballer to have.

Many of the best strikers and wingers in the game possess this quality, which allows them to make intimidating runs at defenders and beat their defenders with pure speed.

Speed is not only an important quality for offensive players, but also for defensive players.

In the modern game, defenders not only have to be intimidating giants in the back, but also need to be able to catch up to the speedy strikers and wingers.

This article will highlight some of the "Speeders" at this upcoming World Cup.

The list is in no particular order, due to the reason that I am not able to measure the speeds of the individual players.

However, many of these players should be watched out for, because their speed is definitely dangerous.

CRISTIANO RONALDO
ARJEN ROBBEN
THEO WALCOT
WAYNE ROONEY
VAN PERSIE
AARON LENNON
NICOLAS ANELKA
FRANK RIBERY
ROBBIE FINDLEY..US
DAMACUS BEASELEY...US