Top 10 great football players in the world
Pele won three world championships, photo: sportskeeda.com
Ask at the Church of Maradona in Napoli who is the best footballer in the world and you will get a definite answer. Ask the same question in Brazil and people of different ages will say different names. It is hard for the modern football fan to believe that there has ever been a player capable of doing the same on the pitch as Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
We tried to compile an objective top 10 of the best players. To do this, we took as a basis the titles and records of football players, and also took into account the contribution to the popularization and development of football.
10. Zinedine Zidane
Club career: 1988–2006
Zidane won the 1998 World Cup in France, photo: sky.com Zidane at the age of 10 received a footballer's license, and at the age of 14 he signed his first contract with the French club "Caen". He played for all French youth teams from 17 to 21 years old. At 23 he won his first title with Bordeaux - the Intertoto Cup. In 1996, at the age of 24, Zinedine left the French championship and moved to Juventus. In 1998 he became the world champion with the French national team and received the Golden Ball. Two years later, Zidane won the European Championship with the French national team. In 2001, Zinedine moved to Real Madrid, with which he won six trophies.
During his career, Zidane has won six trophies each with Juventus and Real Madrid, winning the championship and the Super Cup both in Italy and in Spain. Zidane has won the UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup and Intertoto Cup twice.
Zidane once received the Ballon d'Or and three times became the best player in the world according to FIFA: in 1998, 2000 and 2003. Zinedine is on the FIFA 100 list from 2004, and is part of the symbolic team of the 21st century according to UEFA from 2012. Voted the best French footballer of all time by France Football and L "Équipe in 2016 and 2018.
FIFA 100 is a list of the 125 best soccer players in the world from FIFA and Pele.
9. Ronaldo
Club career: 1993–2011
Ronaldo at the 2002 World Championships in Korea and Japan, photo: sportbible.com Ronaldo started playing football at the age of six, and at 12 he became a regular player in the children's futsal club Valkeire. In 1993, Ronaldo moved to his first professional football club, the Brazilian Cruzeiro. After Cruzeiro, Ronaldo played for PSV, Barcelona, \u200b\u200bInter, Real Madrid, Milan and Corinthians.
Ronaldo has twice become the champion of Spain, won the Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Cup, UEFA Super Cup, Spanish Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup. Ronaldo won the World Cup twice and received the Ballon d'Or twice.
Ronaldo is the youngest player (20 years old) to receive the FIFA Player of the Year award, and the first player to receive it twice in a row. Ronaldo holds the record for the Brazilian national team for the number of goals in the world championships - 15. "Critter" is also on the FIFA 100 list.
8. Gianluigi Buffon
Club career: 1995 - present
Buffon played for Juventus for 17 years, photo: telegraph.co.uk Buffon has played for Italian amateur teams since the age of six. In 1995, at the age of 17, he signed a contract with the Italian Parma, for which he played for six years. Buffon spent 17 years of his career for Juventus, and since 2018 has played for PSG.
Buffon won the Italian championship 11 times, the Italian Cup and Super Cup 5 times. He won the UEFA Cup once with Parma. With PSG he won the French Super Cup. Buffon is a world champion and European champion among youth.
Buffon has been named the goalkeeper of the year in Italy 12 times, three times the best goalkeeper in the Champions League and once the best goalkeeper in the World Cup. In the 2015/16 season, Buffon set the Serie A record for the most time without conceding a goal - 974 minutes (11 matches). Buffon is the only goalkeeper to win the Champions League title.
Buffon finished second in the 2006 Ballon d'Or poll, behind only Fabio Cannavaro. Gianluigi has played the most international caps of any European footballer. Buffon played for the Italian national team for 20 years. Listed in FIFA 100.
7. Maradona
Club career: 1976–1997
Diego Maradona with the FIFA World Cup after winning the 1986 World Cup final, photo: sportsnet.ca Maradona began playing at the age of nine with the Argentinos Juniors youth team. Everyone in the team was three years older than Maradona, but Maradona's level allowed him to play with the elders. From the age of 16, Maradona moved to the main team. Throughout his career, Maradona has played for Boca Juniors, Barcelona, \u200b\u200bNapoli, Sevilla and Newells Old Boys.
Maradona has won the Argentine Championship with Boca Juniors, the Cup, Super Cup and the Spanish League Cup with Barcelona. He won the championship, the Italian Cup and Super Cup, as well as the UEFA Cup with Napoli. Maradona is the 1986 world champion. He also won the U-20 World Championship in 1979.
Maradona five times became the top scorer of the Argentine championship, and also became the top scorer of the championship and the Italian Cup.
Maradona is FIFA's Player of the Century, AFA's 1993 Argentinean Footballer of All Time, and 1986's World Cup Player of the Year.
Until 1995, only European footballers could receive the Golden Ball. Therefore, only in 1996, Maradona was awarded the honorary "Golden Ball" for his contribution to the development of football. In 2014, Maradona was recognized as the second winner in 1986 and 1990, along with Igor Belanov and Lothar Matteus.
6. Lionel Messi
Club career: 2003 - present
Messi celebrates a goal in El Clásico at the Santiago Bernabeu, photo: Getty Images Messi started playing football at the age of five at the Grandoli amateur club. In 1995, at the age of eight, he began playing for the first professional club, Newells Old Boys. At the age of 13, Lionel signed a contract with Barcelona. For three years Messi played for the second and third teams of the Catalans, and in 2003, at the age of 16, he played the first match for the main team.
In 19 years at Barcelona, \u200b\u200bMessi has won nine Spanish Championships, six Cups and eight Spanish Super Cups. Four Champions League Cups, three UEFA Super Cups, three Club World Championships. With Argentina, Messi won the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2005 World Youth Championship.
Messi is a five-time Golden Boot winner and a five-time Golden Ball winner. Lionel has been named Argentina's Player of the Year 11 times and the Champions League top scorer five times. Messi is the top scorer in Argentina's history with 65 goals. One of the top 50 players in the UEFA Champions League of the last 20 years and the symbolic Argentina national team of all time.
5. Cristiano Ronaldo
Club career: 2002 - present
Ronaldo won the Champions League five times, photo: Getty Images At the age of eight, Ronaldo played for the Andorinha amateur team. In 1995, at the age of 10, Cristiano signed a contract with the local club Nacional. Throughout his career, Ronaldo has also played for Sporting, Manchester United, Real Madrid (Madrid), since 2018 he has been playing for Juventus.
With Manchester United, Cristiano has won three English Premier League titles, two League Cups, the FA Cup and Super Cup, the Champions League and the Club World Cup. With Real Madrid, Ronaldo twice won the championship, the Cup and the Super Cup of Spain. He won the Champions League four times, the UEFA Super Cup twice and the Club World Cup three times. With Juventus, Ronaldo won the Italian Super Cup. And with the Portuguese national team he became the European champion in 2016.
Ronaldo has received the Golden Boot four times and the Ballon d'Or five times, and has become the Champions League top scorer seven times. Cristiano is the top scorer in UEFA club history with 106 goals, the top scorer in the history of the UEFA Champions League with 104 goals and the top scorer in the history of the Club World Cup with seven goals.
4. Johan Cruyff
Club career: 1964-1984
Johan Cruyff at the 1974 World Cup, photo: Getty Images At the age of 10, Cruyff began playing for the youth team of Ajax, and at 17 he moved to the main team. Johan Cruyff has played for Barcelona, \u200b\u200bLos Angeles Aztecs, Washington Diplomats, Levante and Feyenoord.
With Ajax, Cruyff has won eight Dutch league titles, five Dutch Cups, three European Cups, a UEFA Super Cup and an Intercontinental Cup. With Barcelona he won the championship and the Spanish Cup. With Feyenoord - the championship and the Cup of the Netherlands.
Johan Cruyff received the Ballon d'Or three times. In 2010, he was awarded the highest FIFA award - the FIFA Order of Merit for his significant contribution to the development of football. It is ranked first in the list of the best football players in Europe of the 20th century according to the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFIIS). Listed in FIFA 100.
3. Franz Beckenbauer
Club career: 1964-1983
Franz Beckenbauer in 1977 played with Pele for one club - "New York Cosmos", photo: si.com Beckenbauer from the age of nine played for the Munich 1906 team. Throughout his career, Beckenbauer has played for three other clubs: Bayern Munich, New York Cosmos and Hamburg.
With Bayern Munich Beckenbauer won the championship and the German Cup four times. Three times in a row - the European Champions Cup, once - the Cup Winners' Cup and the Intercontinental Cup. He won the US Championship three times with New York Cosmos. I won the FRG championship once with Hamburg. With the German national team, Beckenbauer won both the World Cup and the European Championship.
Franz Beckenbauer has received the Ballon d'Or twice and became Germany's Player of the Year four times. Beckenbauer was included in the 20th century World Team in 1998 and in the symbolic teams of the three world championships: 1966, 1970 and 1974. Listed in FIFA 100.
2. Marco Van Basten
Club career: 1981–1993
Ruud Gullit and Marco Van Basten with the European Cup, photo: twitter.com/championsleague Van Basten started playing football at the age of seven with the Dutch EDO team. At 17, Marco moved to Ajax, where he spent six years, after which he moved to Milan.
With Ajax, Van Basten won the Netherlands Championship and Cup three times, as well as the Cup Winners' Cup. With Milan, Marco has won the Italian championship and the Italian Super Cup four times, as well as twice the European Cup, European Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup. Van Basten became the 1988 European champion with the Netherlands national team.
Van Basten received the Golden Ball three times and the Golden Boot once. He became the top scorer of the Netherlands championship four times and the Italian championship twice. He became the best player and scorer of the 1988 European Championship. In 2012 he was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame, included in the FIFA 100 list.
1. Pele
Club career: 1956-1977
Pele kisses the Jules Rimet prize, photo: theguardian.com Pele started playing football at age seven, playing for youth teams. He began his professional player career at the age of 15, playing for Santos. Pele only changed clubs once, joining New York Cosmos at 35.
Pele has won the Brazilian Championship six times and the Brazilian Cup five times. He won the Paulista League 10 times and the Rio - Sao Paulo tournament four times. He won the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup twice. Also won the Intercontinental Super Cup. With the New York Cosmos, Pele won the North American Football League. He won the World Cup three times with the Brazilian national team.
Pele is the only footballer to become a three-time world champion. Pele, the IOC's 1999 Athlete of the Century, FIFA's Player of the Century, ranks first among the world's best footballers of the 20th century according to a poll by IFFIIS. Included in the national team of the World Cup of All Time since 2002 and is included in the FIFA 100 list.
At 73, Pele was awarded the honorary Golden Ball for his contribution to the development of football. Following the revision of awards in 2014, Pele became the second winner from 1958 to 1961 and in 1963, 1964 and 1970.
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The International Football Federation, together with the International Federation of Professional Footballers' Associations (FIFPro), named the composition of the symbolic national team at the end of 2019.
The largest representation in it was received by the players of Real Madrid - four. Also, the team included two players from Liverpool, Barcelona and Juventus. One represents Paris Saint-Germain.
The composition of the symbolic team at the end of 2019:
goalkeeper Alison Becker ("Liverpool")
defenders Virgil van Dijk ("Liverpool"), Mathijs de Ligt (Juventus), Marcelo, Sergio Ramos (both - Real Madrid)
midfielders Eden Hazard, Luka Modric (both are Real Madrid), Frankie de Jong (Barcelona)
attackers Kylian Mbappe (PSG), (Barcelona), (Juventus).
The Manchester United midfielder has acquired a guard dog, reports The Sun.
The French footballer bought himself a Rottweiler from a company that breeds and raises animals for protection. On a dog Pogba spent almost € 18 thousand. The reason for this decision was the aggressive attitude towards him on the part of some fans of the club, as well as the inscription "Pogba Out", which recently appeared near the entrance to the team's base.
Earlier, the dogs from the same company were acquired by Pogba's teammates defender Phil Jones and striker Marcus Rashford. As noted in the company, animals will not behave aggressively in everyday life until they receive the appropriate command.
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The pet cost Paul 15 thousand pounds.
Former Spartak defender Roman Shishkin, currently playing for Torpedo Moscow, shared his opinion on the situation in his former club. Spartak suffered three defeats in a row in the RPL. In the 10th round, the Muscovites lost 0: 1 away to Ufa. Prior to that, Muscovites lost to Ural (1: 2) and Zenit (0: 1).
“What is happening now in Spartak has been happening year after year, even in my time. Already, probably, everyone is used to it. You can win a derby - and you will be forgiven for everything, and then lose to the conditional "Ufa" - and the coach is asked to resign.
It was like this for a long time in Spartak, except for the championship year with Carrera. What is the reason? If someone knew, the problem would have been fixed long ago, "Match TV quotes Shishkin.
Fiorentina midfielder Franck Ribery has set a new record for Italy's Serie A. The 36-year-old Frenchman scored his first goal in the Italian championship in a round four match against Atalanta. Ribéry became the oldest foreigner to score a debut goal in Serie A. The Frenchman scored at the age of 36 years and 168 days.
Ribéry scored Fiorentina's second goal in the 66th minute, but Atalanta managed to recoup in the remaining time. As a result, the meeting ended with a score of 2: 2.
The start of the season for Fiorentina is not going well. The Florentines scored only two points in four rounds, as a result of which they close the standings.
The French winger joined the Italian club in the summer of 2019 as a free agent. Prior to that, he played for Bayern for a long time.
Porto beat Santa Clara in the 6th round of the Portuguese championship. The meeting took place at the Dragão stadium in Porto. The final score of the match is 2: 0. The first goal in the meeting was scored in the 15th minute. Its author was the forward Ze Luis. The former striker of Moscow "Spartak" hit the goal of the guests after Pereira's transfer to Danil. In the 41st minute, the hosts secured their advantage - the guests 'gate was hit by the guests' defender Cesar. This goal was the last in the game.
Porto caught up with the leading Benfica in points scored - 15. Lisbon team is ahead of the dragons due to the best goal difference between goals scored and conceded.
Ze Luis has already scored the 6th goal in 6 matches in the championship. Together with Pizzi (Benfica), he leads the Portuguese championship scorers' race.
Moscow "Dynamo" on its official website has published a statement about the future in the team of head coach Dmitry Khokhlov.
“Due to the large number of rumors, speculation and unconfirmed information around the club, we consider it necessary to officially declare that he will continue to work with the team until the winter break in the national championship.
In the summer, we began a global restructuring of the team and were well aware that the creation of a new, combat-ready team would take time, would be associated with risks and the need to quickly cope with systemic tasks. We have entrusted the leadership of the team to the coaching staff of Dmitry Khokhlov and we consider it right in the circumstances to give the opportunity to correct the current situation, taking into account the significantly updated roster.
The transfer window was closed quite recently, some newcomers have been at Dynamo for less than a month. They were acquired under the vision of the current coaching staff. It takes time, patience and calmness for the players to adapt to each other, coaching requirements, new conditions for themselves. The club does not intend to go to extremes, nor does it intend to negotiate with other specialists, whose names are now being actively discussed.
After the match against Sochi, everyone had a lot of negative emotions. Today we once again calmly and in detail discussed current problems with Dmitry Valerievich. Yes, at the moment neither the quality of the game nor the place in the standings can satisfy either the fans, or the coaching staff, or the management of Dynamo. It is obvious. We admit that during the preparation of the team mistakes were made, which, among other things, led to poor intermediate results. The work of the sports headquarters also needs strengthening.
It is possible to correct the situation, for this there are all the possibilities. But only through joint efforts. With trust in each other and faith in their own strength. Ahead we have a difficult series of away matches in the national championship and Cup. We are convinced that the loyal fans of Dynamo will continue to support the team at a difficult moment and will be there. The nearest results will be in many respects indicative and decisive for the choice of the vector of the direction of the club's further development, ”the statement of the blue and white states.
And everyone found out that according to the new football simulator Messi and Ronaldo are equal.
20 best football players in the world according to FIFA 19. Part one
10. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)
The German midfielder is getting faster from game to game and already has a completely playable card. On the plus side: great passes and five stars on a non-working leg.
9. David de Gea (Manchester United)
8. Luis Suarez (Barcelona)
The Uruguayan super-striker has lost one point in the overall ranking over the year and - more importantly - one star in feint possession. This can significantly reduce his popularity in the game.
7. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
The best defender in the game, the Spaniard Sergio Ramos, has not changed much over the year: he became a little slower, but noticeably more reliable in defense.
6. Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
One of only two Belgians in the top 10 who did not have a very even season for Chelsea, but was good at the world championship. The card has practically not changed over the year.
5. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
Perhaps the best attacking midfielder in the world by merit is in the top five players in the world by version. And almost all indicators on his card have improved over the year.
4. Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
Probably the best player of 2018, it received a noticeable upgrade in a year - plus 2 points in the overall ranking. Also, virtual Modric has become better in all respects over the year, except for playing in defense.
3. Neymar (PSG)
While forever the third in the confrontation with Ronaldo and Messi, both in the real world and in FIFA. At the same time, in the game, Neymar is the owner of 5 stars on feints and a weak leg - a very rare combination that only a few other virtual football players have.
2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Messi had one of the most controversial seasons of his career, but still received an overall rating upgrade from EA Sports to equal Ronaldo. Another dramatic change: Messiv is a center forward, which will greatly increase his popularity in the game.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)
Still the best and most expensive (apart from "legends") footballer in FIFA - Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo. Moving to a new league for yourself and to a new position will in no way affect the status of this player. In, as in previous games, everyone will dream of Ronaldo.
On Monday evening, world football stars, women and men, gathered at Milan's Teatro alla Scala to listen to opera, watch ballet and receive FIFA awards for the best of the best.
Best goal
The Ferenc Puskas Prize - the award for the most beautiful goal in the period from July 16, 2018 to July 19, 2019 - was awarded to the Ferencváros midfielder Daniel Jory. The goal of the Hungarian against Debrecen on February 16, 2019 was recognized as the best. Jory beat Lionel Messi and Juan Quintero of River Plate for the award.
For Messi, it's even somehow offensive: for the third time he hit the top three, but so far he has never received an award.
Best coach
Of course, Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp. Last season, his team won the Champions League and finished second in the English Championship.
Josep Guardiola from Manchester City and Mauricio Pochettino from Tottenham also nominated for the award, and the extended list includes head coach of the Algerian national team Jamel Belmadi, coach of the French national team Didier Deschamps, coach of River Playa Marcelo Gallardo, coach Ricardo Perouca , Portugal coach Fernando Santos, Ajax mentor Eric Ten Hag and Tite who works with the Brazilian national team.
Best goalkeeper
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker won the Champions League with Liverpool last season and also finished second in the English Championship.
Alisson beat compatriot Ederson from Manchester City and Germany's Marc-André ter Stegen from Barcelona in the fight for the award.
Best player
Here, it seems, something went wrong. FIFA named Leo Messi the best, and it seems that even the broadcast director, who fixed the attention on Virgil van Dyck, was not ready for this.
Last season, Messi played in 50 Barcelona games, scoring 51 goals and providing 22 assists. And Barcelona won the Spanish Championship.
We wrote about the achievements of Liverpool above.
The choice seems controversial given what the Liverpudlians have done in the Champions League (and in the Premier League as well) and Barça's poor form right now.
But of course Messi is Messi.
The FIFA Player of the Year award has been presented since 2016. Last year, Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric was named the best, and before that two years in a row the award went to Ronaldo.
Team of the Year
Alisson (Liverpool) - Marcelo (Real Madrid), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax / Juventus) - Frenkie de Jong (Ajax "/" Barcelona "), Eden Hazard (" Chelsea "/" Real "), Luka Modric (" Real ") - Kylian Mbappe (" PSG "), Lionel Messi (" Barcelona "), Cristiano Ronaldo (" Juventus ") ...
Fair Play Prize
In April, Leeds met with Aston Villa under Bielsa. In the second half of the match, Leeds scored a goal, but at that moment an Aston Villa player was injured on the lawn. After that, Bielsa ordered his players not to resist so that the opponent could score a return goal, which ultimately happened.
The match ended in a draw, and Leeds lost their chances for a second place in the table, which guarantees the team's participation in the next Premier League season. White also failed to advance through the playoffs.
Famous British magazine FourFourTwo has published his list of the 100 best footballers of 2016. There are no Russian players in it, but this does not make the list any less interesting.
Top 10 players of 2016
1. (Real Madrid, Portugal national team)
The intrigue of all football ratings of recent years actually boils down to which of the two names will be assigned the first place, and which - the second. And at the end of 2016 FourFourTwo gave gold to European champion and winner Cristiano Ronaldo. The publication emphasizes that despite the opinion of many fans that the Portuguese is gradually losing ground in world football, they are still quite strong.
2. (Barcelona, \u200b\u200bArgentina national team)
In the past year, Leo Messi got the second line of the rating. The Argentinean was remembered for the failure in the Copa America final, but the progress of the already star football player is still celebrated. The publication writes that his free kick technique has improved, but more importantly, Messi has finally turned into a real strategist, able to correctly determine when it is better to try to score himself, and when to assist partners.
3. (Barcelona, \u200b\u200bUruguay national team)
Following Messi is his faithful partner Luis Suarez, another member of the famous attacking trident. And as notes FourFourTwo, it is thanks to him that we can assume that Cristiano and Leo no longer have a monopoly in big football. Plus, Suarez is very hardworking and not greedy, which makes him even more great.
Barcelona - Arsenal. 2: 1. Luis Suarez
4. (Atlético, France national team)
It would seem that Neymar should follow Messi and Suarez, but European vice-champion Antoine Griezmann wedged in ahead of the Brazilian. FourFourTwo notes that the Frenchman became a world-class star, and even though in 2016 Cristiano with his both teams stole the victory from Griezmann first in the Champions League, and then in, one of the leaders and top scorer of Euro 2016 still came out on -really outstanding.
Atlético - Barcelona. 1: 0. Antoine Griezmann
5. (Barcelona, \u200b\u200bBrazil national team)
Giving Neymar 5th place in his ranking, FourFourTwo writes that in Barcelona the player had two tasks: to find his place among other superstars, and also to prepare for the role of Messi's heir, because sooner or later he will definitely be needed. The editors believe that the Brazilian coped with the first of the tasks and is on the way to solving the second. In addition, his progress over the past year is noted, as well as the fact that Neymar has really found and understood his place in the team. If necessary, he is able to help in defense and at the same time will not be greedy in the attack. And on top of that, in 2016, Neymar, as you know, also became an Olympic champion.
6. (Real Madrid, Wales national team)
There was a moment in Gareth Bale's career when it seemed that he was about to leave - it was a rather sad story of a serious conflict in the Madrid camp. But it seems that all the troubles are over, and the player continues to progress. The publication notes his outstanding physique and desire to control the game. And, of course, how much he did for what became one of the brightest teams at Euro 2016. And if Neymar can replace Messi in the future, it is Bale who is called the potential successor to Ronaldo.
Russia - Wales. 0: 3. Gareth Bale
7. (Bayern, Poland national team)
The most difficult for Robert Lewandowski in 2016 was to improve his performance in 2015, which was incredibly successful for the Pole. As a result, the magazine gave the player 7th place, and at the same time recalled the words that he believes that in the game Lewandowski should rely not so much on tactical literacy as on his killer instinct.
8. (Manchester City, Belgium national team)
The publication believes that Kevin de Bruyne has finally become a real star, and give him 8th place in the ranking. It is noted that he once did not give him the opportunity to prove himself in simply because the football player got to the wrong place at the wrong time. Now the Belgian has really opened up also because he finally found himself in the right place at the right time.
Manchester United - Manchester City. 0: 1. Kevin de Bruyne
9. (Manchester City, Argentina national team)
FourFourTwo believes that for Sergio Aguero, the outgoing 2016 was a year of professional growth. The magazine writes that the footballer has good stats, and the combination of brilliant mental work and performance makes him all the more dangerous to his opponents.
10. (Bayern, Germany national team)
Manuel Neuer became the only goalkeeper to be included in the top ten according to the publication. FourFourTwo reminds that the game of the German led to a great evolution of goalkeeping skills and made all the goalkeepers of the world look up to him. There is also the crazy “superhuman” concentration that Neuer possesses, and of course his great contribution to the game, including at Euro 2016.
Who else entered the top 100 footballers of the year
11. Thomas Müller (Bayern, Germany)
12. Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Croatia national team)
13. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia, Gabon national team)
14. Paul Pogba (Juventus / Manchester United, France)
15. Gonzalo Higuain (Napoli / Juventus, Argentina national team)
16. Jerome Boateng (Bayern, Germany)
17. Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal, Chile)
18. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain / Manchester United, Sweden)
19. Andres Iniesta (Barcelona, \u200b\u200bSpain national team)
20. Mesut Ozil (Arsenal, Germany national team)
21. Diego Godin (Atlético, Uruguay national team)
22. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona, \u200b\u200bSpain)
23. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid, Germany)
24. Philip Lahm (Bayern Munich)
25. Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus, Italy national team)
26. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona, \u200b\u200bCroatia)
27. Eden Hazard (Chelsea, Belgium)
28. David Alaba (Bayern, Austria)
29. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona, \u200b\u200bSpain)
30. N'Golo Kante (Leicester / Chelsea, France)
31.David de Gea (Manchester United, Spain)
32.David Silva (Manchester City, Spain)
33. Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham, Belgium)
34. Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus, Italy)
35. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid, Spain national team)
36. Arturo Vidal (Bayern, Chile)
37. Riyad Marez (Leicester, Algeria)
38. Jan Oblak (Atlético, Slovenia national team)
39. Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus, Italy)
40. Dimitri Payet (West Ham, France)
41. Diego Costa (Chelsea, Spain)
42. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, France)
43. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain, Uruguay)
44. Douglas Costa (Bayern, Brazil)
45. Pepe (Real Madrid, Portugal national team)
46. \u200b\u200bThiago Alcantara (Bayern, Spain)
47. Paulo Dybala (Juventus Argentina)
48. Rafael Guerreiro (Lorient / Borussia, Portugal national team)
49. Coque (Atlético, Spain)
50. Mats Hummels (Borussia / Bayern, Germany)
51. Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool, Brazil)
52. Angel Di Maria (Paris Saint-Germain, Argentina national team)
53. Javier Mascherano (Barcelona, \u200b\u200bArgentina)
54. James Rodriguez (Real Madrid, Colombia)
55. Miralem Pjanic (Roma / Juventus, Bosnia and Herzegovina national team)
56. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon, France)
57. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City, England)
58. Joshua Kimmich (Bayern, Germany)
59. Rafael Varane (Real Madrid, France)
60. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Borussia / Manchester United, Armenian national team)
61. Xabi Alonso (Bayern Munich)
62. Tiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain, Brazil)
63. Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea, Belgium)
64. Marek Hamšik (Napoli, Slovak national team)
65. Julian Weigl (Borussia, Germany)
66. Arjen Robben (Bayern, Netherlands)
67. Franck Ribéry (Bayern Munich)
68. Raja Nainggolan (Roma, Belgium)
69. Renato Sanchez (Benfica / Bayern, Portugal)
70. Marco Reuss (Borussia, Germany)
71. Mauro Icardi (Inter, Argentina national team)
72. Harry Kane (Tottenham, England)
73. Claudio Marchisio (Juventus, Italy)
74. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool, Brazil)
75. Bamidele Alli (Tottenham, England)
76. Marcelo (Real Madrid, Brazil)
77. Samuel Umtiti (Lyon / Barcelona, \u200b\u200bFrance)
78. Kevin Gameiro (Sevilla / Atlético, France)
79. Ilkay Gundogan (Borussia / Manchester City, Germany national team)
80. Carlos Bacca (AC Milan, Colombia)
81. Hugo Lloris (Tottenham, France)
82. Jamie Vardy (Leicester, England)
83. Keylor Navas (Real Madrid, Costa Rica)
84. Javier Hernandez (Bayer Leverkusen, Mexico)
85. Andrea Barzagli (Juventus, Italy)
86. Santi Cazorla (Arsenal, Spain)
87. Filipe Luis (Atlético, Brazil)
88. Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint-Germain, France)
89. Calido Coulibaly (Napoli, Senegal)
90. Romelu Lukaku (Everton, Belgium)
91. Julian Brandt (Bayer Leverkusen, Germany)
92. Juan Mata (Manchester United, Spain)
93. Jonas (Benfica, Brazil)
94. Ever Banega (Sevilla / Inter, Argentina national team)
95. Mohammed Salah (Roma, Egypt)
96. João Mario (Sporting / Inter, Portugal national team)
97. Hakim Ziyech (Twente / Ajax, Morocco)
98. Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain, France)
99. Petr Cech (Arsenal, Czech Republic)
100. Usmane Dembele (Rennes / Borussia, France national team)