London , England -- The CNN World Sport team have had their vote -- now it is time to have yours ; as the decade draws to a close , which sport people would you place in a top 10 of achievers from the last 10 years ? It is a tough call to select the cream of the Noughties ' crop , especially in a decade of enthralling sporting achievement , but after much thought , discussion and deliberation the World Sport team have had their say . The top 10 of Tiger Woods , Roger Federer , Michael Phelps , Michael Schumacher , Usain Bolt , Serena Williams , Lance Armstrong , Annika Sorenstam , Kobe Bryant and David Beckham / Zinedine Zidane hold few surprises for sport aficionados , but what of those who did not make the final cut ? Valentino Rossi and Sebastien Loeb dominated MotoGP and the World Rally Championship in the same vein as Schumacher ruled over Formula One since the turn of the century , yet they are left from the top 10 . Similarly , though Bolt 's smashing of the 100 and 200 meter men 's world records was spectacular , who could say the athletic success of Ethiopian distance runner Kenenisa Bekele and Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva were less deserving of admiration . And though some sports are more international than others , is it right that careers such as those of cricketers Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan , American football 's Tom Brady or baseball slugger Barry Bonds have been overlooked in the final analysis ? A surprise too maybe that soccer , despite its global popularity and its wealth of star names ( Lionel Messi , Samuel Eto ' o , Paolo Maldini , Ronaldinho and Ryan Giggs ) , secured only the last place in the official list . Criticism aside , however , some of the selections have been met with the approval of authoritative names from the world of sport . In a recent panel discussion with Laureus World Sport Academy members Sean Fitzpatrick , Sebastian Coe , Boris Becker and Michael Johnson , Johnson told CNN anchor Pedro Pinto that Bolt was worthy of his place : . `` When you look at Usain Bolt , when he first broke the 100 meter record , it was only the fourth time he raced at that distance . He still has a lot to improve on , but he is extraordinary . Every so often you have an athlete that comes along who is more naturally gifted than the rest of the field . '' Becker also added that it was right for Federer to appear prominently in the list : `` After already winning 13 grand slams most tennis players would have been happy , but he went onto to win his first French Open title in 2009 before winning at Wimbledon again . `` I 've played against ( Jimmy ) Connors , ( John ) McEnroe , ( Bjorn ) Borg , ( Ivan ) Lendl , ( Andre ) Agassi and ( Pete ) Sampras -- and it is amazing to be around someone like Federer who is rewriting all of the records set by these men , '' Becker added . Let us know your selection of the top 10 sport people of the decade by adding a comment at the bottom of the page .
The World Sport team have had their vote -- now it is time to have yours ! As the last 10 years draws to a close , who would you choose as the best sports people from the decade ? Tiger Woods , Tiger Woods and Michael Phelps make the top 100 respectively as chosen by the World Sport team .