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World's top 100 footballers 2014

Our choice of the world’s best current footballers, selected by a 73-strong global panel of experts from 28 countries
  • 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

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    The top 100 footballers panel discusses No2: Lionel Messi – video

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    The top 100 footballers panel discusses No5: Thomas Müller – video

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    The top 100 footballers panel discusses No7: Neymar – video

  • The top 100 footballers panel discusses No4: Arjen Robben – video

  • The top 100 footballers panel discusses No6: Luis Suárez – video

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

  • The top 100 footballers panel discusses No10: Sergio Agüero – video

  • The top 100 footballers panel discusses No1: Cristiano Ronaldo – video

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

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

  • Cristiano Ronaldo overtakes Lionel Messi as the best footballer in the world

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    The top 100 footballers panel discusses 40-11 – 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.

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    The top 100 footballers panel discusses 70-41 – 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.

  • 100 footballers ranking composite

    How the Guardian ranked the 2014 world's top 100 footballers

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    The top 100 footballers 2014 – interactive

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    The top 100 footballers panel discusses numbers 100-71 – video

    The judging panel of the Guardian's top 100 footballers of the year discuss their choices

  • 100 best players

    The world’s top 100 footballers: which players should be on our list for 2014?

    Germany are the indisputable champions of the world, but do any of their players warrant top spot above Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in our annual list?
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