What makes a great captain? It is difficult to choose one defining attribute as there are many, as Sport360’s list of iconic skippers throughout the history of the beautiful game suggests.

From past legends like Johan Cruyff to Franz Beckenbauer, and Diego Maradona to Franco Baresi, as well as modern-day stars like Steven Gerrard and Raul – world football has been blessed with talismanic leaders all over the pitch.

And this is our run down of the ultimate players to have donned the armband:

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