Arjen Robben Became Fastest Player Ever At FIFA World Cup In Brazil

One week has passed since the opening of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The tournament has produced a lot of sensational results, beautiful goals and controversial referees’ decisions. Another notable thing is that we now know who is the new fastest player in professional football.

According to data by FIFA, a key player of the Netherlands, Arjen Roben, raced beyond Spain’s Sergio Ramos with a record-breaking speed of 37 kilometres per hour in their first match at the tournament on June 13, 2014.

See the rating of fastest ever professional football players. Seven out of eight men are present at the Munduial:

1. Arjen Robben (Netherlands; Bayern Munich) – 37km/h 


2. Theo Walcott (England; Arsenal) – 35.7km/h 

Robben, Congrats for beating my clocked speed but thought it looked a bit downhill. #SpeedMatters
— Theo Walcott (@theowalcott) June 18, 2014

3. Antonio Valencia (Ecuador; Manchester United) – 35.2km/h 

4. Aaron Lennon (England; Tottenham Hotspurs) – 33.8km/h 

5. (6) Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal; Real Madrid) – 33.6km/h 

6. (7) Lionel Messi (Argentina; Barcelona FC) – 32.5km/h 

7. (8) Wayne Rooney (England; Manchester United) – 32.1km/h 
A Welsh footballer and Real Madrid star player Gareth Bale is not at the World Cup. However, the Welshman is also one of the fastest football sprinters in the world with the result of 34.7km/h, which puts him on 5th position in the world.\
In your opinion, what is the reason African players are absent in the rating?