11. Patrick Vieira – Arsenal/France
Scoring six in his 107 caps for France, he was appointed France’s national team Captain following Zinedine Zidane‘s retirement though him and other team-mates convinced him to end his retirement so he helps the team to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and he later handed back the captaincy of the team to their well known play maker Zidane though later in June 2006 Vieira took the captains armband for the match of the suspended Zidane.
Patrick Vieira was also English club Arsenal Football Club captain from 2002 till 2005 when he left the club for Italian club Juventus. Vieira was first made club’s vice-captain to ensure he would succeed the then captain Tony Adams. Later in May 2002 he became the Gunners captain following Adam’s retirement.
Steven Gerrard of Manchester United and Ireland