The Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo is the current owner of the Golden Ball (the main individual award awarded at the end of the year by the football community) and has the English Premier League championship, the UEFA League trophy (the main club tournament in the world) behind him. He has the highest speed, is a master of feints. For years he perfected the technique of free kicks, which later resulted in hundreds of goals against the strongest clubs and teams in the world. Cristiano is a football star and one of the best footballers in the world.
Lionel Messi, striker of Barcelona and the Argentina national team, is a constant rival of Cristiano Ronaldo for titles and the title of the best football player in the world. He is short (at one time he suffered from a lack of growth hormone, but Barcelona doctors were able to cure him), but this does not prevent Messi from being a thunderstorm for all clubs and teams in the world. Messi has been awarded the Ballon d'Or four times in a row. Millions of fans around the world consider Lionel their idol.
Protection
At the moment, defenders who can support the attack with quick flanking actions are highly respected. The extreme defender of Real Madrid and the Brazilian national team Maicon repeatedly scored goals from the edge of the penalty area. Dani Alves, John Terry and Per Meptesacker have led Sevilla, Chelsea and Arsenal to club titles on numerous occasions.Story
The great Soviet goalkeeper Lev Yashin was recognized as the best football player in the world. He managed to hold back the English, German and Brazilian attackers in the 1966 World Cup (the USSR team then took fourth place), and also achieve the Olympic championship in 1960 in Melbourne. For phenomenal playing qualities, Yashin received the nickname "Black Spider".The biggest number for the career of the great Brazilian striker Pele. It is difficult to establish the exact number of effective actions of the Brazilian (due to the lack of professional statistics at that time), but it reliably exceeds a thousand. Of course, one should also take into account the level of football, which is growing every year. In our time, professional football has become much drier than in the middle of the 20th century. But at that time, Pele was the best player, fast, technical and methodical, and it is not easy to beat his record.
Defender Franz Beckenbauer created the technical Germany team we know today. He was the captain of the national team and his native club - Bayern Munich, dozens of times became the champion of Germany, twice - the world and European champion. Until now, it is the benchmark game for hundreds of defense professionals.
perspective
It is difficult to predict who will become the world's best footballer in the future. High hopes are placed on Barcelona striker Neymar. He was bought from the Brazilian "Santos" for a record 120 million euros, and in the first year of playing for the Catalan club he became the third scorer of the "Examples": after Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Milan and Italy player Mario Balotelli (Super Mario) also shows good results and technical play.The site site presents to your attention the top 10 the best football players the world in 2017.
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Lionel Messi
- Gianluigi Buffon
- Paul Pogba
- Antoine Griezmann
- Neymar
- Alexis Sanchez
- Eden Hazard
- Paulo Dybala
- Robert Lewandowski
And now in more detail about each player.
The Best of the Best in 2017
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, Portugal)
Despite his 32 years, Ronaldo does not slow down and continues to be one of the best in modern football. In 2017, the Portuguese won La Liga and the Champions League with Real Madrid. In addition, in the 2016/17 season, the striker managed to score the 100th goal in European competition, which was not possible for any player in history. Ronaldo is also a top contender for the 2017 Ballon d'Or.
Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Argentina)
In 2017, Lionel Messi failed to receive the title of "best football player in the world." For the five-time winner of the Golden Ball, this year was not entirely successful. He failed to win either the championship of Spain or the Champions League. Despite this, Messi has been the leader of Barcelona, as he has been for the past few years.
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus, Italy)
At 39 years old, the long-term guardian of Juventus and the Italian national team continues to progress. This year, Buffon had excellent chances to win the Champions League for the first time in his career, but Cristiano Ronaldo did not allow him to. Like the star Portuguese, Gigi Buffon is among the main contenders for the title of "best player in the world in 2017".
Paul Pogba (Manchester United, France)
Frenchman Pogba is the most expensive football player in the world. According to many, he does not work off the money that the Red Devils paid for him, but Paul has nothing to do with it, because it was not he who demanded £ 105 million from Manchester United for his transfer. Despite the level of the Premier League, Pogba quickly adapted and became one of the best midfielders in the championship at the end of the season.
Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid, France)
The best player of the European Championship 2016 is the main star of the "mattress". Many giants of European football are after Griezmann, and perhaps in the summer transfer window the Frenchman will move to a more eminent club than Atletico.
Neymar (Barcelona, Brazil)
Gradually, Neymar emerges from the shadow of his teammate Lionel Messi. He has already adapted to European football and should make a name for himself in the near future.
Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal, Chile)
Of all the players at Arsenal today, Sanchez is the best. In each match, he demonstrates the ability of his technique, beating several opponents in one pass. The Chilean is eager to win titles, but this is not easy to do as part of the Gunners, so the striker may move to a more eminent club in the near future.
Eden Hazard (Chelsea, Belgium)
Because of his brilliant performances in the Premier League, many put Hazard on a par with Messi and Ronaldo. The Belgian is fast and technical, which allows him to maintain the status of one of the best players not only in England, but also in the world.
Paulo Dybala (Juventus, Argentina)
It took Dybala just two seasons after arriving at Juventus from Palermo to enter the top 10 best players in the world. If the Argentine does not slow down and continues to progress, then perhaps he will become the “new Messi”.
Robert Lewandowski (Bavaria, Poland)
Today Lewandowski is best example how the centre-forward should act. The Pole scored a lot in Borussia D, and now he is churning out goals one after another in Bayern Munich.
Here are the 10 best football players in the world according to the results of 2017. Once again, Messi and Ronaldo climbed to the top of the ranking - two stars of world football, who have been delighting millions of football fans around the world with their game for several years.
Among all sports, football is the most popular in the world. official date The birth of football is considered December 8, 1863. Since that time, more than 150 years have passed, and the game has evolved significantly and repeatedly suffered changes in the rules. For many today, football is not just a game, but a part of life. Some quickly run from work in order to have time to watch the game of their favorite team on TV, others stand in line for hours for a ticket to see this or that match live. And what is the most interesting match for a football fan, you ask? Well, of course, the one in which the best and most famous football players of the planet take part.
Throughout history, the inhabitants of the earth's hemisphere have seen many players who, against the background of the general mass, stood out for their talent. So in the 60s of the XX century, the most skillful and famous football players were Alfredo Di Stefano, Ferenc Puskas, in the 60s and 70s - Pele and Eusebio, in the 80s - Diego Maradona and Platini, in the 90s - Romario, in 2000s - Ronaldinho, Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham and Ronaldo, and currently Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar.
Particular attention today is paid to such names of modern football as Cristiano and Leo. The Portuguese and the Argentine are consistently tied for first and second in different ratings, tops, awards and nominations. They are mega talented football players who have won almost everything in their careers. These two geniuses are trying to imitate millions of boys around the world who dream of becoming the same famous personalities.
Trying to keep up with Messi and Ronaldo Brazilian forward Junior Neymar. After the transfer of a player from Barça to Paris Saint-Germain for a record € 222 million, his popularity and recognition has increased significantly. Neymar is predicted to have a great future. This mega talented guy, in the near future, can become the sole leader on the football field, and win a bunch of all kinds of titles and awards, including the Golden Ball, which is Junior, due to the presence of the leaders of Real Madrid and Barcelona, so and failed to win.
The popularity of football players in social networks
One of the few indicators by which you can determine the popularity of a football player are social networks. With the development of the Internet, everything more people they try to read news about their idols in the social. networks. Almost every football player has a page, at least in one of the popular social networks (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook). Today, Instagram is in great demand among the population. In this social network The most popular soccer player is Cristiano Ronaldo.
| Place | Player | Team | Network profile name | Number of subscribers |
| 1. | Cristiano Ronaldo | real Madrid | Cristiano | 113 000 000 |
| 2. | PSG | neymarjr | 83 000 000 | |
| 3. | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | leomessi | 82 000 000 |
| 4. | retired | davidbeckham | 40 000 000 | |
| 5. | James Rodriguez | Bavaria | hamesrodrigez10 | 33 000 000 |
| 6. | Gareth Bale | real Madrid | garethbale11 | 31 000 000 |
| 7. | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | Manchester United | iamzlatanibrahimovich | 28 000 000 |
| 8. | Ronaldinho | retired | ronaldinho | 27 000 000 |
| 9. | Luis Suarez | Barcelona | luissuarez9 | 25 000 000 |
| 10. | Marcelo | real Madrid | marcelotwelve | 21 000 000 |
These tables are current at the time of writing.
Photos of the most famous football players in the world from Pele to Neymar
Below are photos of famous football personalities. Here are gathered the players whose names and surnames are most often discussed in society, write in newspapers and talk about them in the news. In addition to the stars of Brazilian, Spanish, Argentinean, English football and others, you will also find here some famous players Russia and the former USSR.
Famous representatives of Brazilian football
Representatives of England
Frank Lampard
Stephen Gerrard
French representatives
Zinedine Zidane
Michel Platini
Thierry Henry
Representatives of Argentina
Lionel Messi
Italian representatives
Gianluigi Buffon
Spanish representatives
Iker Casillas
The famous midfield duo of the Catalan Barcelona, nicknamed "Javinesta" (Xavi and Iniesta)
Representatives of the USSR and Russia
Andrey Kanchelskis
Andrey Arshavin
Igor Akinfeev
famous british magazine FourFourTwo published his list of the top 100 football players of 2016. There are no Russian players in it, but this does not make the list less interesting.
Top 10 players of 2016
1. (Real Madrid, Portugal national team)
The intrigue of all football ratings in recent years actually comes down to which of the two names will be given 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”, Argentina national team)
In the past year, Leo Messi got the second line of the rating. The Argentine was reminded of the failure in the Copa America final, but they still note the progress of the already star football player. 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 on his own, and when to assist his partners.
3. (Barcelona, Uruguay national team)
Following Messi is his loyal partner Luis Suarez, another member of the famed attacking trident. And, as noted FourFourTwo, it is thanks to him that we can assume that Cristiano and Leo no longer have a monopoly in big football. In addition, Suarez is very hardworking and not greedy, which makes him even more great.
Barcelona - Arsenal. 2:1. Luis Suarez
4. (Atletico, French team)
It would seem that Neymar should follow Messi and Suarez, but European vice-champion Antoine Griezmann wedged ahead of the Brazilian. FourFourTwo notes that in 2016 the Frenchman became a world-class star, and even in 2016, Cristiano with his both teams snatched a victory from Griezmann, first in the Champions League, and then in, a year from one of the leaders and top scorer Euro 2016 still came out really outstanding.
Atlético - Barcelona. 1:0. Antoine Griezmann
5. (“Barcelona”, Brazil 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, progress is noted for Last year and also the fact that Neymar really found and realized his place in the team. If necessary, he is able to help in defense and at the same time will not be greedy in attack. Well, and everything else in 2016, Neymar, as you know, still became the Olympic champion.
6. (Real Madrid, Wales)
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 camp of Madrid. But it seems that all the troubles are behind, and the player continues to progress. The publication notes his outstanding physical data and the desire to control the game. And, of course, how much he did for, which became one of the brightest teams at Euro 2016. And if Neymar can replace Messi in the future, it is Bale who has been called a potential successor to Ronaldo.
Russia - Wales. 0:3. Gareth Bale
7. ("Bayern", Poland national team)
The most difficult thing for Robert Lewandowski in 2016 was to improve his performance in 2015, which became incredibly successful for the Pole. As a result, the magazine gave the player 7th place, and at the same time recalled the words, which believes that in the game Lewandowski should rely not so much on tactical literacy as on his killer instinct.
8. (Manchester City, Belgium)
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 footballer was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Now the Belgian has really opened up, including because he finally ended up 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 football player has good statistics, and the combination of brilliant work of the mind and performance skills makes him more and more dangerous for his rivals.
10. ("Bayern", Germany national team)
Manuel Neuer became the only goalkeeper to be included in the top ten according to the publication. FourFourTwo recalls that the game of the German led to a great evolution of goalkeeping skills and forced all the goalkeepers of the world to look up to him. Also noteworthy is the crazy "superhuman" concentration that Neuer has, and of course his great contribution to the game, including at Euro 2016.
Who else entered the top 100 players of the year
11. Thomas Müller (Bayern, Germany)
12. Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Croatia)
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 (Bavaria, Germany)
17. Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal, Chile)
18. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain/Manchester United, Sweden)
19. Andres Iniesta (Barcelona, Spain)
20. Mesut Ozil (Arsenal, Germany)
21. Diego Godin (Atletico Uruguay)
22. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona, Spain)
23. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid, Germany)
24. Philipp Lahm (Bayern)
25. Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus, Italy)
26. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona, Croatia)
27. Eden Hazard (Chelsea, Belgium)
28. David Alaba (Bavaria, Austria)
29. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona, Spain)
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)
36. Arturo Vidal (Bayern, Chile)
37. Riyad Mahrez (Leicester, Algeria)
38. Jan Oblak (Atletico, Slovenia)
39. Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus, Italy)
40. Dimitri Payet (" West Ham", the French team)
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)
46. Thiago Alcantara (Bayern, Spain)
47. Paulo Dybala (Juventus, Argentina national team)
48. Rafael Guerreiro (Lorient/Borussia Portugal)
49. Koke (Atletico Madrid)
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, Argentina national team)
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. Raphael Varane (Real Madrid, France)
60. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Borussia/Manchester United, Armenia national team)
61. Xabi Alonso (Bayern)
62. Tiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain, Brazil)
63. Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea, Belgium)
64. Marek Hamsik (Napoli, Slovakia)
65. Julian Weigl (Borussia, Germany)
66. Arjen Robben (Bayern, Netherlands)
67. Franck Ribery (Bayern)
68. Raja Nainggolan (Roma, Belgium)
69. Renato Sanches (Benfica/Bayern, Portugal)
70. Marco Reus (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, France)
78. Kevin Gameiro (Sevilla/Atletico, France)
79. Ilkay Gundogan (Borussia/Manchester City, Germany)
80. Carlos Bacca (Milan, Colombia)
81. Hugo Lloris (Tottenham, France)
82. Jamie Vardy (Leicester, England)
83. Keylor Navas (Real Madrid, Costa Rica)
84. Javier Hernandez (Bayer, Mexico)
85. Andrea Barzagli (Juventus, Italy)
86. Santi Cazorla (Arsenal, Spain)
87. Filipe Luis (Atletico, Brazil)
88. Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint-Germain, France)
89. Calido Coulibaly (Napoli, Senegal)
90. Romelu Lukaku (Everton, Belgium)
91. Julian Brandt (Bayer Germany Under-21s)
92. Juan Mata (Manchester United, Spain)
93. Jonas (Benfica, Brazil)
94. Ever Banega (Sevilla/Inter, Argentina national team)
95. Mohammed Salah (Roma, Egypt)
96. Joao Mario (Sporting/Inter Portugal)
97. Hakim Ziyech (Twente/Ajax, Morocco)
98. Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain, France)
99. Petr Cech (Arsenal, Czech Republic)
100. Ousmane Dembele (Rennes/Borussia, France)
