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World's best footballers

22 December 2017

  • Isco of Barcelona and Spain, Manchester United's Paul Pogba and Paulo Dybala of Juventus. Composite. Photographs by Getty Images. Jim Powell

    The complete statistics behind our list of 2017's best footballers

  • The top 10 footballers on the planet in 2017 – video

18 December 2017

  • Turkey's Rustu Recber, Hernan Crespo of Argentina and Brazil’s Ronaldo. Photographs by Action Images and Getty Images. Composite Jim Powell

    How the Guardian ranked the world’s top 100 footballers for 2017

    In our biggest annual survey yet Ronaldo, Hernán Crespo and Rustu Recber led a panel of 169 judges choosing the globe’s greatest male players in 2017

23 December 2016

  • AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2016 Portugal's captain and forward Cristiano Ronaldo hold up the winners' trophy in the Euro 2016 final football match between France and Portugal at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on July 10, 2016. Portugal beat France 1-0. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFEFRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images

    World's best footballers and where they play: the numbers crunched

    Data and statistics from the Guardian’s top 100 list: which league and nation is out in front, who got the most No1 picks, plus the oldest, youngest and more
  • Hernan Crespo, Javier Zanetti and Faustino Asprilla led our panel of 124 judges from 45 countries. Composite: Jim Powell

    How our judges voted: the complete statistics behind our list of the world's best footballers

    If you’ve made it this far, you’re keen to know how our 124 judges voted in this year’s Top 100 list. Our spreadsheet shows where nearly 5,000 votes were cast
  • Real Madrid v Kashima Antlers- FIFA Club World Cup Final<br>YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - DECEMBER 18: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid with the Golden Boot Trophy after the FIFA Club World Cup final match between Real Madrid and Kashima Antlers at International Stadium Yokohama on December 18, 2016 in Yokohama, Japan. (Photo by Matthew Ashton - AMA/Getty Images)

    Cristiano Ronaldo, Leo Messi, fresh air, a vacuum, elevator music, then the rest

    Hats off to our Portuguese top 100 winner, who this year has been the better half of a footballing duopoly that continues to leave everyone else in the shade

20 December 2016

  • Hernán Crespo, Javier Zanetti and Faustino Asprilla are among this year’s judges.

    How the Guardian ranked the world’s top 100 footballers for 2016

    In our annual survey, Hernán Crespo, Faustino Asprilla and Javier Zanetti led a panel of 124 judges in 45 countries choosing the globe’s greatest male players in 2016

19 December 2016

  • Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Neymar of Barcelona and Arsenal’s Alexis Sánchez, all contenders to feature prominently on our list this year.

    The 100 best footballers in the world 2016: who should be on our list this year?

    We’ve canvassed the views of 124 experts from 45 countries but, as ever, we want to know what our readers think. So who’s with me: Neymar for No1?

24 December 2015

  • Spanish Primera League 2015/16 Barcelona v Real Sociedad Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - 28 Nov 2015<br>Editorial use only. No merchandising. For Football images FA and Premier League restrictions apply inc. no internet/mobile usage without FAPL license - for details contact Football Dataco Mandatory Credit: Photo by Bagu Blanco/BPI/REX Shutterstock (5450161e) Luis Suarez, Neymar da Silva Santos and Lionel Messi of Barcelona during the Spanish League date 13 between FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad played at the Camp Nou, Barcelona on November 28th 2015 Spanish Primera League 2015/16 Barcelona v Real Sociedad Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - 28 Nov 2015

    World's best footballers and where they play: the numbers crunched

  • Top 100 footballers

    Top 10 footballers on the planet 2015

  • Gheorghe Hagi, Zico and Javier Zanetti led our panel of 123 judges from 49 countries

    How our judges voted: the complete statistics behind our list of the world's best footballers

  • Lionel Messi

    Lionel Messi surpasses Cristiano Ronaldo as the best footballer in the world

21 December 2015

  • Neymar of FC Barcelona celebrates with his teammates Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi, Manchester City's Sergio Aguero celebrates scoring, Paris Saint-Germain's Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic jumps after scoring, Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid in action and Robert Lewandowski of Muenchen with the ball. Photographs by Getty Images and Rex Features Jim Powell Composite

    The 100 best footballers in the world 2015 – interactive

    See who our panel of 123 experts, led by Zico, Javier Zanetti and Gheorghe Hagi, chose as the greatest players on the planet

18 December 2015

  • Gheorghe Hagi, Zico and Javier Zanetti led our panel of 123 judges

    How the Guardian ranked the 2015 world’s top 100 footballers

  • Who should make our top 100 footballers list for 2015?

    The world's top 100 footballers: which players should be on our list for 2015?

24 December 2014

  • Real Madrid's Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring his fourth goal during the Spanish Liga Primera Division match between Real Madrid and Elche

    The world's best footballers in 2014: by nationality, leagues and clubs

    Cristiano Ronaldo has been named the world’s best footballer of 2014 in the Guardian’s annual ranking, beating past winner Lionel Messi. See the full list and how it breaks down by nationality, league and club
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    The top 100 footballers panel discusses No1: Cristiano Ronaldo – video

    Judges including Guardian writers Amy Lawrence, Philippe Auclair, Barry Glendenning, Jacob Steinberg, Michael Cox, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens and Andy Brassell and Chelsea Ladies striker Eniola Aluko discuss this year's World's Top 100 Footballers of the Year list and make their cases for who is the best of all this year

    • The top 100 footballers panel discusses No3: Manuel Neuer – video

    • The top 100 footballers panel discusses No9: Philipp Lahm – video

    • The top 100 footballers panel discusses No8: Gareth Bale – video

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