Toure Says Best Teams Have Best Players:

''The best teams are at the top only because they have the best players and to get those players you have to spend a lot of money,'' he said.

''You can't be successful in football without money. This is the football business. City have a project to build a big team and so it is natural it is going to cost money.'' (Source)

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And here are the best players in the world through worldwide fan voting at BestPlayerInTheWorld.com as of 5pm Eastern Standard Time on Sunday August 2, 2009:

Lionel Messi 46% (1199 votes)
Cristiano Ronaldo 20% (531 votes)
Steven Gerrard 7% (170 votes)
Andres Iniesta 4% (105 votes)
Fernando Torres 3% (74 votes)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 3% (73 votes)
Kaka 2% (61 votes)
Frank Lampard 2% (47 votes)
Wayne Rooney 2% (42 votes)
Ronaldinho 2% (39 votes)
Andrei Arshavin 1% (33 votes)
Nemanja Vidic 1% (20 votes)
Franck Ribery 1% (17 votes)
Luka Modric 1% (19 votes)
Xavi Hernandez 1% (22 votes)
Robinho 1% (17 votes)
Didier Drogba 1% (18 votes)
Cesc Fabregas 1% (15 votes)
Samuel Eto'o 1% (20 votes)
David Villa 1% (16 votes)
Iker Casillas <1% (12 votes)
Arjen Robben <1% (10 votes)
Ashley Young <1% (9 votes)
Petr Cech <1% (8 votes)
Emmanuel Adebayor <1% (6 votes)
Gianluigi Buffon <1% (7 votes)
Sergio (Kun) Aguero <1% (7 votes)
Karim Benzema <1% (3 votes)

Total Votes: 2600