Only three British footballers have made it into a European top 50 ranking using new scientific performance statistics.

Tottenham's Gareth Bale is 9th, Everton's Leighton Baines is 16th and Manchester United's Wayne Rooney is 26th on Bloomberg Sports' list.

The statistics evaluates a player's skills relevant to their position.

Barcelona's Lionel Messi tops the chart ahead of Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo. Bayern Munich's treble winner Franck Ribery took third spot.