“Thiago Silva is the best centre back in the world by a long way.”

Mathieu Valbuena, 2013 http://www.le10sport.com/football/ligue1/psg/psg-valbuena-thiago-silva-est-le-meilleur-defenseur-du-monde-127738 <br class="br">From former and current footballers

Aldair, 2014 http://oglobo.globo.com/esportes/tetra-em-94-aldair-diz-que-thiago-silva-o-melhor-zagueiro-do-mundo-12785434 <br class="br">From former and current footballers

Nasser Al-Khelaifi (PSG), 2012 https://twitter.com/sports_fr/status/239018615934943232 <br class="br">From coaches and club directors

Nemanja Vidić, 2012 http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/man-utd-captain-vidic-ac-milans-thiago-silva-best-defender-world-3043501#.U0P6T_mSy1w <br class="br">From former and current footballers

Mehdi Benatia, 2015 http://gianlucadimarzio.com/it/udinese-wague-bonucci-e-chiellini-i-migliori-difensori-in-a-ma-thiago-silva-e-il-piu-forte-di-tutti <br class="br">From former and current footballers

Pippo Inzaghi, 2011 http://www.football-italia.net/node/5903 <br class="br">From former and current footballers

Ronaldo, 2014 http://www.le10sport.com/football/ligue1/psg/psg-ronaldo-thiago-silva-il-marche-sur-les-traces-de-beckenbauer136274 <br class="br">From former and current footballers

Lucas Mendes, 2014 http://www.goal.com/fr/news/1729/france/2014/02/20/4634680/om-lucas-mendes-sinspire-de-thiago-silva <br class="br">From former and current footballers

Fabio Cannavaro, 2014 http://www.paristeam.fr/interviews/cannavaro-encense-thiago-silva-l-italien-fait-l-eloge-du-bresilien-12797.htm <br class="br">From former and current footballers