When it came to picking a player to succeed Bastian Schweinsteiger as national team captain, the Gelsenkirchen native was the obvious choice. The Bayern Munich No.1 has been leading by example for years now and won his battle of the world's greatest goalkeepers by getting the better of the legendary Gigi Buffon in Germany's shootout win over Italy at Euro 2016.

MANUEL NEUER | Bayern Munich & Germany
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