Here is page three in our definitive list of our 500 Most Important Players on the Planet. For each player we have included their club and the country that club plays in, along with their nationality. The asterisks signify new entries for 2018.

Additionally, feel free to follow the player links which will take you to player biographies, and the country links will take you to their 2018 World Cup team page.

Philippe COUTINHO – Barcelona (Spa) & Brazil

Christian CUEVA – Sao Paulo (Bra) & Peru

Patrick CUTRONE – Milan (Ita) & Italy

Munas DABBUR – Red Bull Salzburg (Aut) & Israel

Pontus DAHLBERG – Watford (Eng) & Sweden*

Teerasil DANGDA – Muangthong United (Tha) & Thailand*

DANILO Barbosa – Braga (Por) & Brazil*

DANILO Perreira – Porto (Por) & Portugal

Giorgian DE ARRASCAETA – Cruzeiro (Bra) & Uruguay 

Kevin DE BRUYNE – Manchester City (Eng) & Belgium

Class: De Bruyne has been outstanding this year (Getty Images)

David DE GEA – Manchester United (Eng) & Spain

Frenkie DE JONG – Ajax (Hol) & Holland*

Luuk DE JONG – PSV (Hol) & Holland*

Matthijs DE LIGT – Ajax (Hol) & Holland*

Stefan DE VRIJ – Lazio (Ita) & Holland*

Thomas DELANEY – Werder Bremen (Ger) & Denmark

Mousa DEMBELE – Tottenham Hotspur (Eng) & Belgium

Ousmane DEMBELE – Barcelona (Spa) & France

Clint DEMPSEY – Seattle Sounders (USA) & USA

Leander DENDONCKER – Anderlecht (Bel) & Belgium

Memphis DEPAY – Lyon (Fra) & Holland

Angel DI MARIA – Paris Saint-Germain (Fra) & Argentina

Abdou DIALLO – Mainz (Ger) & France*

Mariano DIAZ – Lyon (Fra) & Dominican Republic*

Serey DIE – Basle (Swi) & Ivory Coast*

Eric DIER – Tottenham Hotspur & England 

Kasper DOLBERG – Ajax (Hol) & Denmark

Gianluigi DONNARUMMA – Milan & Italy

Giovani DOS SANTOS – LA Galaxy (USA) & Mexico

Jonathan DOS SANTOS – LA Galaxy (USA) & Mexico

Bas DOST – Sporting (Por) & Holland

Julian DRAXLER – Paris Saint-Germain (Fra) & Germany

Paulo DYBALA – Juventus (Ita) & Argentina

Jewel: Dybala is the jewel in the Juve crown, but will he go to the World Cup? (Getty Images)

Alan DZAGOEV – CSKA Moscow & Russia

Edin DZEKO – Roma (Ita) & Bosnia*

Georgi DZHIKIYA – Spartak Moscow & Russia*

EDERSON – Manchester City (Eng) & Brazil

Karim EL AHMADI – Feyenood (Hol) & Morocco

Essam EL HADARY – Al Taawoun (Sau) & Egypt*

Ayoub EL KAABI – RS Berkane (Mor) & Morocco*

Stephan 
EL SHAARAWY – Roma (Ita) & Italy*

Mohamed ELYOUNOUSSI – Basle (Swi) & Norway*

Christian ERIKSEN – Tottenham Hotspur (Eng) & Denmark

Saeid EZATOLAHI – Rostov (Rus) & Iran*

Marco FABIAN – Eintracht Frankfurt (Ger) & Mexico

FABINHO – Monaco (Fra) & Brazil

Radamel FALCAO – Monaco (Fra) & Colombia

Jefferson FARFAN – Lokomotiv Moscow (Rus) & Peru*

Wuilker FARINEZ – Millonarios (Col) & Venezuela*

Ahmed FATHY – Al Ahly (Egy) & Egypt*

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