The greatest players in soccer have a love and passion for the game which shines when they are on the pitch. In a soccer scoreboards feature, we look at the outstanding goal scorers of the modern era. All of them have a fiery passion for the game, and when they are on fire they produce the kind of goal scoring moments that make soccer such a aesthetic sport to watch. Here are 4 of the greatest of the last ten years:

Ronaldo
Ronaldo is a Brazilian player and one of the most amazing goal scorers of the modern era. He has immense scoring capabilities and a fantastic goal scoring record. Due to injury he has struggled in the latter stages of his career, but before that his record was unmatchable. Even today he has the highest number of goals to his name in the history of the World Cup. He has been a part of the Brazilian winning team twice and his performances have contributed a lot to Brazil’s success. He is now regarded as a true legend of football.

Cristiano Ronaldo
He is, after Messi, the best player in the world today and the most expensive player as well. In the 2007-2008 season in England he scored 42 goals with his head, left foot and right foot in equal amount. After moving to Real Madrid, he quickly settled in and his performances have been fantastic. He has helped the team win many important matches and has scored a large number of important goals. Check out vidoes of his free kicks and you WILL be impressed!

Thierry Henry
Thierry Henry is a French football player who currently plays for New York Red Bulls. He played for Arsenal and is regarded as one of the best Arsenal players of all times, if not the best. He was even a part of the great Barcelona team for 3 years and with his immense scoring capabilities he helped the team win the Champions League. The soccer scoreboards show that he has scored 226 goals in 369 competitive matches, and a large number of those goals were spectacular!

Didier Drogba
Drogba is one of the most successful African players ever. He plays for Chelsea and is currentle the 6th highest goal scorer for Chelsea of all time. He has topped the Premier League goal scoring table twice due to his impeccable scoring skills. Last season he recorded his career best of 37 goals. He is into his 30s but is right in his prime. One of the greatest ever goal scorers to have come out of Africa!

For more information on Drogba, go to: en.wikipedia.org