The Top 5 sports men of the Modern Day

We seem to live in a time where men are faster, more agile and can do more things than any men that have lived during the period of record keeping and organised sport. So, who are our top 5 sports men in the world at the moment?Lionel Messi - SoccerThe little Argentinean is a phenomenal sports man. At only the age of 24 he is Barcelona’s second highest scorer of all time. Considering he has another half decade at least at the top it is hard to see him not smashing such a record. Messi managed to score 54 goals for his club last season and with things going even better at this point of this season it looks like the boy Messi will equal or even surpass the record for this season. His ability to light up the pitch with just a turn and a run in his Nike boots is astronomical. Standing out in a team as talented as Barcelona FC is hard, but Messi manages it hands down and is unequalled in the world in 2011. Use a Champion Sports Nike discount code to get Messi’s boots and see if you can emulate the great one of football. Michael SchumacherThough the German master isn’t heading the charts anymore the fact he is over the 40 mark and still racing competitively in one of the most endurance orientated sports in the world should show his talent. Michael Schumacher, is the man who can pull gold out of thin air and is the greatest driver of this generation and possibly the greatest of all time, which is quite a feat considering the achievements of Senna, Prost and Stewart. Schumacher’s famous 11 year spell with Ferrari saw him add to the two World Championships he won at Benetton and claim 7 in all. He holds many of the formula's driver records, including most championships, race victories, fastest laps, pole positions, points scored and most races won in a single season – 13 in 2004. Schumacher is a truly great sportsman.TigerYou only need to say ‘Tiger’ and the whole world think of one thing and it is not the cat. The former world number 1 who is sponsored by Nike is one of the greatest golfers of all time and definitely the greatest of the current generation.Think of the intrigue that followed his extra martial affairs worldwide and then you can only perceive how famous this guy is. Tiger’s ability to do everything well on the course earned him a machine like status among his fellow pros and the public. Having won numerous Majors and sitting atop the PGA World Number 1 position for years at a time there is no doubt this man is one of the greatest still playing his sport. Use Nike.ie to purchase Tigers clubs ad emulate his ferocity on the course Roger FedererTennis always has its star and Federer is the shining beacon of this generation in a sport that is currently rich with stars such as Nadal and Djovkic. Federer held the world number one position for a record 237 consecutive weeks and has won at the prestigious Wimbledon tournament numerous times as well as having appeared in 23 Grand Slam finals – ten of which were consecutive. Federer has also won 5 ATP World Championships and appeared in 18 of 19 finals in Grand Slam tournaments between 2005 and 2010 – an unbelievable record and one that pushes this Swiss Maestro to the top five greatest in the world at the moment. Champion Sports stocks a number of Federer’s gear at amazing prices. Usain BoltThe fastest man on earth ever and still not at his prime the tall sprinter breaks every physical rule for what a good short distance runner should be, then again he breaks all sorts of records to. Having broken the 100 Record in the 2008 Olympic Games Bolt ran most of the race with his arms raised in victory, he broke it again in 2009 in Berlin with a time of 9.58s, however there is no doubt he can run faster.The Jamaican will come to London in 2012 in the hope he can destroy his own record and be the first man on the earth to run less than 9.5 seconds - an amazing achievement. Looking at these men there is no doubt we live in amazing times for sport.