5 Best Defensive Midfielders of All Time in Football History

5. Roy Keane (Ireland)

4. Patrick Vieira (France)

3. Sergio Busquets (Spain)

2. Frank Rijkaard (Netherlands)

1. Lothar Matthaus (Germany)

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