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To win the Ballon d'Or as a defender is something very rare indeed so for Fabio Cannavaro to win it in 2006 just underlines how incredible he was at that time.

But he's up against strong competition in this group - Henrik Larsson, a veteran of three World Cups and three Euros, is widely regarded as one of the best Swedish players of all time.

Meanwhile, Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has a strong case to be regarded as one of the best midfielders of all time while fellow former United player Ruud van Nistelrooy was one of the most lethal finishers inside the area - of the 150 goals he scored for Manchester United, only one of them was outside the box.

Gary's selection: Paul Scholes.

Michael's selection: Ruud van Nistelrooy.

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There will be a Zlatan-shaped hole at this summer's Euros with the larger than life character always a must-watch whenever he is in action.

Meanwhile, there are few better holding midfielders in the world right now than N'Golo Kante - as he showed as Chelsea won the Champions League - and you'd be hard pressed to find better goalscorers than Michael Owen and Fernando Torres at their best.

Each have strong individual qualities that give them a fair shout of winning this group, who makes it through for you though?

Gary's selection: Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Michael's selection: Michael Owen.

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Four players who at their prime were undoubtedly a joy to watch.

Gareth Bale helped Wales to reach the semi-finals of Euro 2016 while the effortlessly elegant Pavel Nedved was the star of Euro 2004 dark horses Czech Republic.

There were also few things better than seeing Franck Ribery tearing things up on the flank or Clarence Seedorf controlling play in the middle when the duo were at the top of their game.

Gary's selection: Clarence Seedorf.

Michael's selection: Pavel Nedved.

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Four players who all made it past the century mark of appearances for their respective international teams.

Iker Casillas, Pepe and Zinedine Zidane all have European Championship winners medals in their cabinets while Wayne Rooney is England's all-time top scorer.

Gary's selection: Zinedine Zidane.

Michael's selection: Zinedine Zidane.

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Another tasty group with players who would have a strong shout to claim they are their best in the respective positions.

Do you go for the creative brilliance of Kevin de Bruyne? The defensive rock that is Sergio Ramos? Highly decorated goalkeeping legend Edwin van der Sar or Patrick Viera? The central midfielder that could do it all.

Decisions, decisions.

Gary's selection: Kevin de Bruyne.

Michael's selection: Kevin de Bruyne.

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More goals, more trophies, more followers; for Cristiano Ronaldo life is about being number one, about standing alone.

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And at 36, will he rest on this legacy?

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A strong Tottenham-Real Madrid vibe to this group.

Little needs to be said about Ronaldo's pedigree at club and international level. He's second in the all-time scorers list with 103 goals, just six behind record holder Ali Daei.

Karim Benzema and Luka Modric, of course, still play for Real Madrid, with Benzema having emerged from Ronaldo's shadow in recent years while Harry Kane is Harry Kane, having enjoyed an incredible Premier League season as he won the Golden Boot and was named Playmaker of the Season thanks to his goals and assists.

Gary's selection: Cristiano Ronaldo.

Michael's selection: Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Phil: How am I supposed to choose when you put Scholes, Larsson and RVN in the same group!?!

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A strong looking Group A sees Portugal legend Luis Figo up against flying Dutchman Arjen Robben and French duo Thierry Henry and Kylian Mbappe.

There's 137 international goals between that power quartet. Strong.

Gary's selection: Thierry Henry.

Michael's selection: Thierry Henry.

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Right then, we've got just under a couple of hours until voting closes and I've got some toast to make, so let's pass the time by taking a more in depth look at each group...

Martin Nelly: Anything other than Zidane is wrong.

Jim: Zidane or Ronaldo there really are no other candidates.

Fenayman: Couldn't see Patrick Bamford on the list?

Fancy sharing your memories of the players - and discuss others you think should have made it?

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To be included on the shortlist, players must have played in at least one major tournament in the 21st Century and played at least 100 matches.

We also took into account international, European and domestic success - plus individual accolades.

As I've mentioned voting for the first round is under way now and the winners of each group progressing to a straight head-to-head final 16.

Remember we don't necessarily want to know who believe the best - let's face it they were all pretty good - more who is your favourite.

Hello! Michael Emons and Gary Rose here hoping to provide a bit of Wednesday fun with a little twist on the European Championship format.

With the delayed Euro 2020 about to produce its own set of heroes and memories, BBC Sport wants you to think back over the past 21 years to the individuals you have most enjoyed watching.

BBC Sport journalists have shortlisted 64 players, who will face off in a knockout competition until you pick the ultimate winner.

Voting for the first round is currently open and closes at 11:00 BST.