Carles Puyol has remained loyal to his Barcelona roots when placing Gerard Pique above Sergio Ramos and Virgil van Dijk in the pecking order of best centre-halves.
As a Catalan native who spent his entire career on the Blaugrana’s books, it should come as no surprise to see the 40-year-old backing the cause of those at Camp Nou.
He once figured alongside Pique in a trophy-laden era for Barca and is not about to nudge a former colleague from the top of the global pile.
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A World Cup winner does face fierce competition in the modern era for the title of finest on the planet, however.