I think he went for the wrong reasons. Arjen Robben; 21. Salah, meanwhile, is rewarded for an incredible season at club level with Liverpool;the 26-year-oldscored a record-breaking 32 goals in 36 league appearances to help the Reds finish fourth in the table. Not the case for Barcelona (46.9 million), as their account has become unverified overnight. When can Manchester City win the Premier League title? That's been a problem for a lot of players, not just him.". Arsenal's free-scoring Dutch forward Vivianne Miedema also made the shortlist along with Sam Kerr who won the FA Women's Super League last season with Chelsea. - Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) The Best FIFA Men's Player: Thiago Alcantara (Spain/Bayern Munich and Liverpool), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Juventus), Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium/Manchester City), Robert Lewandowski (Poland/Bayern Munich), Sadio Mane (Senegal/Liverpool), Kylian Mbappe (France/PSG), Lionel Messi (Argentina/Barcelona), Neymar (Brazil/PSG), Sergio Ramos (Spain/Real Madrid), Mohamed Salah (Egypt/Liverpool), Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands/Liverpool), The Best FIFA Women's Player: Lucy Bronze (England/Lyon and Manchester City), Delphine Cascarino (France/Lyon), Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway/Barcelona), Pernille Harder (Denmark/Wolfsburg and Chelsea), Jennifer Hermoso (Spain/Barcelona), Ji So-yun (South Korea/Chelsea), Sam Kerr (Australia/Chelsea), Saki Kumagai (Japan/Lyon), Dzsenifer Marozsan (Germany/Lyon), Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands/Arsenal), Wendie Renard (France/Lyon), Should Man City prioritise signing Haaland over Messi? Gerard Pique; 23. "In terms of speed of play, talent, skill, agility, intelligence, link-up play - I've never seen forward play as creative and skilful as I witnessed that day in my life. Lyon's Jean-Luc Vasseur is nominated for the best women's coach along with Chelsea's Emma Hayes and last year's runner-up Sarina Wiegman of the Netherlands. Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar left unverified on Twitter Blue, but Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville adds: "For the first time in years, if you asked people which player in the world they would sign if they could only pick one, no one would say Messi or Ronaldo, they would likely say Mbappe, Haaland, Salah, Lewandowski. So, to try and settle this one and for all, the team over at FourFourTwo have ranked the 100 best players from the 21st century. "Neymar will be remembered as one of the greats," Neville says. Meanwhile, Hansi Flick, who took charge of Bayern in November last year, is nominated for the best men's coach along with Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp, Leeds United's Marcelo Bielsa, Zinedine Zidane of Real Madrid and Sevilla's Europa League-winning coach Julen Lopetegui. Zlatan Ibrahimovic - 116 (26% of games), 2. Across the last three seasons, he has scored 103 goals in Bundesliga games alone. The Norwegian has smashed 56 goals in 57 Bundesliga games since his arrival at Borussia Dortmund from Red Bull Salzburg in January 2020 and this season has been his most prolific yet, with a total of 16 goals and five assists in 14 league games meaning he is averaging 1.65 goal involvements per 90 minutes. "Luis Suarez, Neymar, and Messi beat us 7-0 when I was at Valencia. Only in Spanish, however. Ronaldo, a former Real Madrid and Barcelona striker, had spoken Mbappe in the past when he urged his Real to make a move for 23-year-old over his PSG (1:51), FIFA Best: Messi vs. Ronaldo rivalry resumes, Liverpool, Tottenham put on a show as Klopp goes overboard, Bundesliga title twists, Haaland scores No. Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar, Mbapp among FIFA 2020 Best Who was your country's GOAT? You wont be able to go to a pub on a Saturday afternoon and not hear a fan from one club telling a fan from another club that their players are better. Son, Suarez, WSL stars up for FIFA Puskas Award. Neymar He primarily writes about football but is also comfortable reporting on a variety of other sports including darts, golf, tennis, boxing and athletics. "They have done it for 15 seasons consistently, it is off the scale, ridiculous.". But who has received the most Man-of-the-Match trophies over the past 13 years? "I think there is always competition with him and Mbappe, Lewandowski and Salah in terms of numbers of goals and that's what we seem to judge the best players in the world now, goals scored and assists made. Not an everyday trio of celebrities you would put together. Philipp Lahm; 17. 50, Kealia, J.J. 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While Carragher is torn between Salah and Mbappe, Neville believes the Frenchman has the edge. Lewandowski will be 34 when next season rolls around and yet he keeps getting better. Find out the results! "I like the fact he doesn't care what anyone thinks. FIFA Best: Messi vs. Ronaldo rivalry resumes as Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window). Well, the numbers suggest so, with just four players in the top 20. Rivaldo was another one. Barcelona icon Messi was the Brazilian's first pick, with Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, Real Madrid's Eden Hazard and Paris Saint-Germain pair Neymar and Kylian Mbappe also making the cut. There is often a debate about who is the better Premier League centre-back, between Nemanja Vidic, Virgil van Dijk and John Terry, but FourFourTwo has solved that, by putting them in 60th, 54th and 44th places respectively. PSG's trip to the Bernabeu on Wednesday is not just a chance for Messi and Mbappe to strengthen their claim for the crown of world's best. Sean Dyches side risked falling further behind in the first half of Mondays Premier Messi, Ronaldo, Mbappe, Salah: The top 100 players of the 21st century ranked. "Football needs people like him, it needs personality. Neville knows that as well as anyone having watched him dismantle his Valencia side with Barcelona during his time as the La Liga outfit's head coach. Son, Suarez, WSL stars up for FIFA Puskas Award. "He's got a bit of Eric Cantona in him. Ronaldo Nazrio de Lima has named Kylian Mbappe as the player that reminds him of himself during his playing days. - Goal of the Year! Julien Laurens debates whether Erling Haaland would be a better signing than Lionel Messi. Lewandowski missed out to Messi in the Ballon d'Or voting last year. And Casemiro only joined the Old Trafford club last summer, having made his name in Spain. Summary Given all statistical values we believe that Junior Neymar is the better player at the moment. Zlatan Ibrahimovic - 116 (26% of games) 2. - Play responsibly | 18+ Only | https://t.co/TPg8xsbpGs@blazecom pic.twitter.com/47O5SlqbhM. But while Real Madrid have paid top dollar to show their stars' accounts are genuine, Barcelona have shunned the new pay-for-a-tick scheme. "But ultimately, Lewandowski hit the Messi and Ronaldo era, and now looks to be catching the start of the Haaland and Mbappe era.". Zinedine Zidane, who is not someone you recognise for lots of goals, more great goals. You have come to the all new Global edition, for other ESPN editions, click here. "There's that many star players there desperate to be the main man and possibly one who is about to take that mantle in Mbappe.". Ronaldo, who won the award in 2017, guided Madrid to their third Champions League title in a row, while Messi scored 34 league goals to guide Barca to the Liga title. "At times earlier in the season, Salah was at a level that was the best in the world, and he still could be," he says. FIFA Best: Messi vs. Ronaldo rivalry resumes as Brentford player ratings (4-3-3) GK: David Raya - 5/10 - Barely troubled for the most part. Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, the Premier League's player of the year last season, also made the shortlist as did Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos. The next 15 names, ranked from 26th to 40th also feature some incredible talents, with the likes of Didier Drogba, Sergio Aguero and Gareth Bale. "He left that maybe for selfish reasons to become the Ballon d'Or winner and try to take Paris Saint-Germain to a Champions League. In terms of goals and goal involvements per 90 minutes, the four most prolific seasons of his career have all come in the last five years. "What we mustn't underestimate with Ronaldo and Messi is their resilience, their consistency, the standards season in, season out, the number of games they have played, their toughness, mentally and physically, to withstand all the kickings they will have taken and the criticism they will have had, the pressure and scrutiny that is on them. He missed out by virtue of the award being cancelled in the pandemic-hit year before that. Son, Suarez, WSL stars up for FIFA Puskas Award. Arsenal's free-scoring Dutch forward Vivianne Miedema also made the shortlist along with Sam Kerr who won the FA Women's Super League last season with Chelsea. Lionel Messi joined PSG from Barcelona in the summer, Mohamed Salah is the Premier League's top scorer with 19 goals this season, Kylian Mbaape has been in inspired form for PSG this season, Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 15 goals in 30 games for Man Utd this season, Erling Haaland has been outstanding for Borussia Dortmund, Robert Lewandowski remains one of the most prolific goalscorers in the world, Neymar has struggled to find consistency at PSG due to fitness issues, Carragher described Salah as the best player in the world. @FCBarcelona pic.twitter.com/NeFqoLpwpX. 10 Stars Who Played With Cristiano Ronaldo But Said Lionel NEYMAR JR. French side Paris Saint-Germain makes a third appearance on this list with Brazilian soccer star Neymar. Play for free, entries by 3pm. The top three finalists in each category will be announced on Dec. 11. Joining them on the shortlist are Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, who reached the Champions League final with PSG, while Liverpool's Premier League winning trio of Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane also made the cut. "I think the toss-up for me would be between Mohamed Salah and Kylian Mbappe," says Jamie Carragher; "there is no doubt Salah is world class, but Mbappe has got something different," says Gary Neville. The Best FIFA Men's Player: Thiago Alcantara (Spain/Bayern Munich and Liverpool), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Juventus), Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium/Manchester City), Robert Lewandowski (Poland/Bayern Munich), Sadio Mane (Senegal/Liverpool), Kylian Mbappe (France/PSG), Lionel Messi (Argentina/Barcelona), Neymar (Brazil/PSG), Sergio Ramos (Spain/Real Madrid), Mohamed Salah (Egypt/Liverpool), Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands/Liverpool), The Best FIFA Women's Player: Lucy Bronze (England/Lyon and Manchester City), Delphine Cascarino (France/Lyon), Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway/Barcelona), Pernille Harder (Denmark/Wolfsburg and Chelsea), Jennifer Hermoso (Spain/Barcelona), Ji So-yun (South Korea/Chelsea), Sam Kerr (Australia/Chelsea), Saki Kumagai (Japan/Lyon), Dzsenifer Marozsan (Germany/Lyon), Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands/Arsenal), Wendie Renard (France/Lyon), Should Man City prioritise signing Haaland over Messi? Pop Foot have looked through the data and named the 20 players to have been given the most Man-of-the-Match trophies since 2009. "It just felt fitting that he would play his whole career for one club so I'm sad that didn't happen in the end. Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric also makes the final 10 as he claimed Champions League gloryand played a pivotal role in Croatia's run tothe World Cup final - ending the competition as the Golden Ball winner as the tournament's best player. Spain legend and current Vissel Kobe star Andres Iniesta, who earns around 25.66m, is perhaps a surprise inclusion in seventh on the list. Julien Laurens debates whether Erling Haaland would be a better signing than Lionel Messi. Also, such as been the dominance of Spanish football over the last 21 years, that only one of the players in the top ten (Manuel Neuer) didnt play for either Real Madrid or Barcelona. "He was in a brilliant team at that time with Suarez and Messi as a front three and Barcelona the best team in the world. Ronaldo Anyone who saw either of Lionel Messi's assists in Paris Saint-Germain's recent 3-1 win over St Etienne at the Parc des Princes will be aware the old magic is still there. He's been a great player, he continues to perform at a high level, and he probably would have won the Ballon d'Or in 2020 had it not been postponed for Covid. Mbappe "The wide striker can now be a 30, 40 goals a season machine. Cristiano Ronaldo - 175 (30% of games). Julien Laurens debates whether Erling Haaland would be a better signing than Lionel Messi. This service is provided on talkSPORT Ltd's Terms of Use in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi resume their rivalry after being named on the shortlist for The Best FIFA Men's Player award, world football's governing body announced on Wednesday. Bayern Munich's treble-winning Robert Lewandowski will battle it out with Juventus star Ronaldo and Barcelona's Messi after finishing as top goal scorer in the Champions League and Bundesliga last season. Meanwhile, Hansi Flick, who took charge of Bayern in November last year, is nominated for the best men's coach along with Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp, Leeds United's Marcelo Bielsa, Zinedine Zidane of Real Madrid and Sevilla's Europa League-winning coach Julen Lopetegui. Who was your country's GOAT? In fact, he has been given the Man-of-the-Match award in over half the games he's played since 2009, which is just bonkers. (1:51), FIFA Best: Messi vs. Ronaldo rivalry resumes, Liverpool, Tottenham put on a show as Klopp goes overboard, Bundesliga title twists, Haaland scores No. players For the second, he set up the same player after dancing through a crowd of green-shirted defenders on the edge of the box. Foxes clear of bottom three but Everton still in danger As its counted as per the votes by players and coaches, its always interesting to "It was always going to be a lot more difficult," says Carragher. The list also shows the recent dominance of Man City, with three of the names ranked from 41st to 60th having lined up for the blue half of Manchester. Destiny is #mancity pic.twitter.com/7yQuzq9muR. "They have not been traditional centre-forwards, which makes the numbers they have hit even more incredible," he says. Trevoh Chalobah: 6/10. With Liverpool's Mo Salah (Egypt), Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos (Spain) and Tottenham's Son Heung-Min all potentially playing at the Tokyo Games this summer, Mbappe may just join the party. There have been five in six games in the Champions League, but only two in 17 in Ligue 1. As incredible as Ronaldo is, something tells us he will never catch up with Messi Zlatan and Hazard are the only two players to have reached 100 Man-of-the-Match awards or more since 2009. "They are no longer the best players in the world.". "They would be the two who would split people now in the way Messi and Ronaldo have split people for so many years. Real Madrid and Belgium forward Eden Hazard completes the top ten on around 21m-a-year. Zinedine Zidane keen on return to management but will not go to "I think it's going to be very difficult for anybody to dominate in the way Messi and Ronaldo have done for so long. "I think we are already in that era now," says Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher. Ronaldo, who has his own perfume, underwear, eyewear brands and hotel and gym businesses, is said to be the first athlete to ever make $1bn in pre-tax earnings. Last year, the Juventus strikers former colleague Iker Casillas declared Messi as the greatest of all time, while Raul Gonzalez, who he played just one season Ronaldo names top five players he enjoys watching In the Premier League, several players commented on losing their ticks with Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez adopting a philosophical approach to his abrupt change of status. 25. "I don't think Haaland and Mbappe can get anywhere near the levels of Ronaldo and Messi. 3 once again with $95 million, and the 22-year-old