''The Guardian'' 100 Best Footballers In The World

"The Guardian 100 Best Footballers In The World" is a list of the greatest male footballers published annually by the British newspaper The Guardian. It is decided by a panel of experts from several nations all over the world, via a voting procedure.

Since its inception in 2012, Argentinian Lionel Messi is the multi-winner having topped the list a record four times, twice more than Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo.[1][2]

Argentine ace Lionel Messi is the record winner of the award with an impressive 4 wins in 6 years.

Messi was also the inaugural winner in 2012.[3]

Winners

Year Player Club
2012 Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona
2013 Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona
2014 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Spain Real Madrid
2015 Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona
2016 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Spain Real Madrid
2017 Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona

Wins by player

Player Wins
Argentina Lionel Messi 4
Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo 2

See also

References

  1. sport, Guardian; sport, Guardian. "The 100 best footballers in the world 2017" via www.theguardian.com.
  2. Christenson, Marcus (2017-12-22). "Lionel Messi edges Cristiano Ronaldo to reclaim place at top 100 summit". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
  3. "The world's best footballers: the top 100 list". the Guardian. 2012-12-24. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
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