“Thiago Silva is the best defender in the world.”

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

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

Lionel Messi, 2017 http://www.mundodeportivo.com/opinion/20170213/414281392273/opinion-barca-thiago-silva-leo-messi-tito-vilanova-ariedo-braida.html <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

Rio Ferdinand, 2014 https://twitter.com/rioferdy5/status/423397345905356800 <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

Alessandro Nesta, 2009 http://www.milannews.it/primo-piano/ecco-thiago-ha-studiato-col-prof-maldini-21545 <br class="br">From former and current footballers