Eurosport en iyi 50 oyuncuyu oluşturduğu bir sıralama yapmış. Bu sıralamada Tuncay Şanlı'da 42. sırada olarak mevcut.

http://eurosport.yahoo.com/29062009/...ers-50-41.html

Bu linktende Tuncay'ın olduğu sırayı görebilirsiniz.

Eurosport'un Tuncay için yazdığı yazı;

Watching Tuncay toil away in a dismal Middlesbrough side was like seeing a great white shark confined to a duck pond. Nevertheless, the versatile attacker did himself no harm at all, performing brilliantly and without complaint, and coming within a few lucky breaks of keeping Boro up. He scored a succession of spectacular goals including a magnificent overhead kick against Aston Villa. He will be a worthy acquisition for whoever picks him up now. Tuncay also captains Turkey and was a standout performer in their thrilling Euro 2008 campaign, although World Cup qualifying is not going well.