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The Argentinians market value remained unchanged at 100 million, however. In La Liga, Messi has spent the last twelve months scoring a goal a game. FIFA's voting panel judged Messi to be the best due to his astounding club form. Messi was only 24 when he broke in March 2012 and very nearly trebled it to 672 by the time he left Camp Nou for Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2021. What there can be disputing is that neither of those sides would be the same without Xavis ingenuity. Does England's Euro 2022 squad have a diversity issue?
Find out more by visiting www.artofpele.com. It is not that he is a better player than the rest, which he is, but that he makes the rest better players too. The award was named FIFA World Player. Empire Bara, Spanish sports paper Marca headlined a piece after the Catalans won their third Champions League title within six years following a 3-1 victory over Manchester United at Wembley in 2011. Click through it here Ten Hag talks to ESPN about a new era, Ronaldo and more, 'Welcome to Wrexham' trailer breakdown: From connection to American owners to club's ambitions, Barca club store couldn't sell Lewandowski jerseys because it ran out of 'W's, Arsenal's Xhaka sets a few more things straight in ESPN interview, Why Chelsea's move to sign Koulibaly could get them back in title race. Lionel Messi kept his spot as the most valuable player in the world in 2011 and confirmed his place on top of the ranking with outstanding performances in the Champions League. The 24-year-old becomes only the fourth player in history to win the trophy three times, along with Dutch legends Johan Cruyff and Marco van Basten, plus Frenchman Michael Platini.
Return tomorrow to see the finale to the Top 50, as we unveil the top two players in the world. Messi dedicated the award to his coach and team-mates, reserving special mention for Xavi.
Xavi, Andrs Iniesta, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Radamel Falcao, Robin van Persie, Andrea Pirlo, Yaya Tour and Edinson Cavani make up the rest of the top 10. The final debate was over the ordering of the top three, and with Xavi Hernandez coming in at third, the rest of the Top 50 will predictably write itself. The Ballon d'Or award caps a hugely successful year in which Messi won the Spanish Liga title, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup.
Bara's 2011 squad in the gallery Toni Kroos (Bayern Munich and Real Madrid), 10. Even Lionel Messi; and even a Spain side built around his Barcelona colleagues but deprived of the Argentines brilliance have proved just as much standard bearers at their level. He was joined in the team by his Manchester United colleague Nemanja Vidic, while nine of the side either play for or operate in Spain. Kandungan Copper (Cu) pada berbagai sayuran. Julie Foudy has 4 burning questions, Goalkeeper awards 2021-22: Best shot-stopper, most improved, breakout star and more. But then, team has always come first for this midfield marvel. CONCACAF W Championship look-back, England super-subs Russo and Toone showed vs. Spain why they deserve to start, Euro 2022: England's comeback win vs. Spain shows a new side of this special team, Will USWNT tactics keep working? While the Ballon d'Or (French for Golden Ball) is an award bestowed football magazine France Football since 1956 the world football player, but initially only given to football players EUROPE, and then developed into the player the club EUROPE, and since 1995 then the World players. I am no one without them. This service is provided on talkSPORT Ltd's Terms of Use in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Theodoros Zagorakis (AEK Athens and Bologna), 8. His ability to construct allied to his rare spatial awareness has seen him singled out not just as the architect of one of the greatest club sides of all time, but that of arguably one of the best international ones too.
Even Cristiano Ronaldo at his absolute peak has never come close to matching that number, while even most world class forwards would struggle to score 73 goals across two seasons. Very few players will play that many games in their career as a whole, never mind for the one of the best clubs in the world. "I would agree with that completely,'' Ferguson said.
Michael Ballack (Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich), 6. He might not have the Ballon dOr, like his Barcelona and Spain predecessor from the 60s, Luis Surez, to crown this exceptional career. There are so many reasons why Lionel Messi is the player of the last 10 years. Click heading to sort table.
2022 Back Page Football - Site by Capra Design. Neymar (Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain), 7.
He is the reference point, the one who generates the tempo to keep the team ticking over. Few sides have ever been as good as the Catalans of course, but not many have reached the level of performance Xavi has sustained this past decade. The information contained in Goal (English) may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without the prior written authority of Goal (English), Scoring all four as the Blaugrana battered Arsenal 4-1 on April 6. Diego Forlan (Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan), 8. What the group stage tells us about Women's Euro 2022 quarterfinalists.
The debate has moved to another plane: it is not so much a question of whether Messi is the best player in the world right now, as whether Messi might just be the best player there has ever been. Hosting diverse, award-winning original football writing since 2009.
There are 8 Argentinian players on the list and both Italy and France have seven footballers on the top 100.
Not all may agree, but it is a personal belief that these pages are currently home to perhaps the finest collective of football writers and analysts in the English language. To comment on crosswords, please, Check out our top 100 footballers in the world for 2013, More data journalism and data visualisations from the Guardian, with Lionel Messi topping the list at No1, Search the world's government data with our gateway, Search the world's global development data with our gateway, switch over to the new version to comment. In January 2011, he reached a career-high market value of 40 million, which put him in a shared 14th spot. Head coach Pep Guardiolas team also left its mark on the Transfermarkt market values at the time. Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser. Sports editor Ian Prior explains: Compiling such a list requires a certain confidence, some may say arrogance of judgment.
Ability and outstanding achievements are one thing, but the longevity to repeat and repeat is quite another. During that time he has never scored fewer than 25 in a full league campaign. Wayne Rooney (Everton and Manchester United), 10.
Photograph: Lluis Gene/AFP/Getty Images, We have switched off comments on this old version of the site. In comparison to the previous year, there are no new faces in the top 10 of the most valuable players in the world in 2011 and only few shifts in the ranking.
In celebration of his achievements Pel has created a colourful series of artwork that capture the many special moments throughout his truly legendary career. Buah-buahan yang mengandung Lemak tak jenuh jamak (poly).
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Women's Euro 2022 quarterfinal preview: Who will make the final four? Reals Kak (45m) loses the most ground with a 15 million decrease and drops from the fifth to the tenth spot, while Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger becomes the first German in the top 25 since 2007. The Guardian's choice of the world's top 100 footballers has been unveiled today with Lionel Messi topping the list at No1. In Gerard Piqu (38m) and Dani Alves (35m), two defenders make the line-up for the first time and prove the Catalans strength in all areas around the pitch. The full list of the world's top 100 footballers can be found below along with information on each players club, position, nationality and age. Here to tell us a little bit more about the midfield magician is Spanish football writer Joseph Sexton. Lewandowski was among the front-runners for the 2021 edition but Paris Saint-German superstar and six-time winner Messi added a seventh triumph. 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), Get Mo Salah, Sadio Mane and Diogo Jota all to score at 7/1. If you're wondering which position is the most common amongst the top 100 players then we've also broken that down too: 36 are midfielders, 29 forward, 19 defenders. | Guardian writers. Xavi was a cyclone. Until now the world's best players predicate at most (5 times) is, Study Program + Specificity + Curriculum (Subject) + Career Graduates Study Program & Specificity eact PTS, Government & Constitution Support Executive Lecture Program (P2K) (Online Lectures) How Certificates Graduates Executive Lecture Program (P2K) (Online Lectures), The Law No.12 of 2012 on Higher Education = 323 kb (pdf), Executive Lecture Program (P2K) (Online Lectures), Study Program + Specificity + Curriculum (Subject) + Career Graduates, Government & Constitution Support Executive Lecture Program (P2K) (Online Lectures), How Certificates Graduates Executive Lecture Program (P2K) (Online Lectures), The Law No.12 of 2012 on Higher Education = 323 kb (pdf). Even at international level, Messi has shone. Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus and Real Madrid), 6. Team: Founder and co-editor of Back Page Football and current host of our 'Three At The Back' weekly podcast. But he was still named best player at the 2014 World Cup and finally got his hands on international silverware in 2021 when La Albiceleste at last won the Copa America he, of course, was instrumental.
He has completely redefined the standards at the highest level of the game. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter Milan and Barcelona), 7. Samuel Etoo (Inter Milan and Anzhi Makhachkala), 8. Lingard joins Nottingham Forest - West Ham beaten thanks to lucrative offer?
Rooney secured a prestigious accolade, as he found his way on to the fifpro Team of the Year. Messi has never stopped winning trophies or breaking records over the last decade. Few players in history have epitomised a side as wonderful as this current Bara in the way that Xavi does.
Chelsea and Manchester City each have eight players on the list. Selection of Best Players by FIFA since 1991 done in a way chosen by the 50,000 people who are competent, the incompetent coaches and sports journalists (football) from all over the world with excellent competence. The ranking, which has slowly been revealed in a countdown from the 20 December, is now published in full and the world's top 100 footballers are listed below for you to view. Before Messi, Barcelonas all-time goal record was 232, a mark set by Cesar Rodriguez in the 1950s. Lionel Messi could play in the 1950s and the present day, as could Di Stefano, Pele, Maradona, Cruyff because they are all great players. Edson Arantes do Nascimento, or Pel as he is known across the world, is considered to be the greatest footballer the world has ever seen the youngest player ever to win a World Cup (three in total); scorer of 1,283 professional goals 12 of them in World Cup final tournaments; and Athlete of the Century, awarded by the International Olympic Committee in 1999.
An 11-strong international panel of experts were asked by Guardian Sport to name their top 30 players in action today and rank them in order of preference.
"It is a huge pleasure and honour to win my third award," Messi said. 2016 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off. Robert Lewandowski would almost certainly have won the Ballon dOr in 2020 had the ceremony not been cancelled by the global COVID pandemic.
Nonetheless, Xavi had a phenomenal year as he won the league and Champions League with Barcelona, further solidifying his status as one of the greatest players on the last decade. Therefore, the football gods (the legendary) as Diego Maradona and PELE (Edson Arantes do Nascimento) at that time was not / has not been selected.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said Messi deserved to be ranked among the all-time greats.
Top 50 Players in the World 2011: #1 Lionel Messi Back Page Football. It takes an almighty talent to stand head and shoulders above players like Xavi and Andres Iniesta, but that was, and is, the level Messi has consistently been at for so long.
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But of course, this diminutive technician has made his name further back the field, creating chances for others and setting the tone. The most obvious metric is that he has been voted the best player in the world four times (2011, 2012, 2015, 2019) in the last 10 years alone, while there has only been one occasion in that period he has finished lower than second. Its also interesting to see who made it into voters lists of the top ten footballers in the world from every year since the turn of the millennium. Can a football side lay claim to be the greatest international team, across any sport? Regardless, it was another success for Messi, but what did footballs top prize look like before he and Ronaldo took over? "The answer to that is great players would play in any generation. James Rodriguez (Monaco and Real Madrid), 9. Messi, Iniesta & Co.
Angel di Maria (Real Madrid and Manchester United), 3. Part 1 (50-41): 50 Ezequiel Lavezzi, 49 Thomas Muller, 48 Joe Hart, 47 Hulk, 46 Franck Ribery, 45 Juan Mata, 44 Phillip Lahm, 43 Roberto Soldado, 42 Arjen Robben, 41 Mats Hummels, Part 2 (40-31): 40 Gonzalo Higuain, 39 Alexis Sanchez, 38 Nani, 37 Karim Benzema, 36 Victor Valdes, 35 Gareth Bale, 34 Sergio Busquets, 33 Manuel Neuer, 32 Falcao, 31 Antonio Di Natale, Part 3 (30-21): 30 David Villa, 29 Eden Hazard, 28 Angel Di Maria, 27 Iker Casillas, 26 Luka Modric, 25 Wesley Sneijder, 24 Yaya Toure, 23 Mario Gomez, 22 Mario Gotze, 21 Xabi Alonso, Part 4 (20-11): 20 Nemanja Vidic, 19 Vincent Kompany, 18 Mesut Ozil, 17 Thiago Silva, 16 Daniel Alves, 15 Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 14 Bastian Schweinsteiger, 13 Luis Suarez, 12 Neymar, 11 Sergio Aguero, Part 5 (10-4): 10 Edinson Cavani, 9 Cesc Fabregas, 8 Gerard Pique, 7 Wayne Rooney, 6 David Silva, 5 Robin van Persie, 4 Andres Iniesta. In the second spot, Real Madrids Cristiano Ronaldo (90m) kept his value from the previous year as well, while Andrs Iniesta (65m) surpassed his Bara teammate Xavi (50m) to complete the top three. Robert, you deserve your Ballon dOr. The chart above shows the top five leagues by the number of footballers appearing in the list. Despite only a few English players making it onto the top 100, the Premier League is the best represented with 27 players, followed by La Liga with 23. All rights reserved. Ronaldo, Moutinho and many more - Sporting's famous youth academy turns 20 years old, Nkunku, De Jong and now Timber - Man Utd are struggling to sign new stars ahead of next season, Market values Japan: Iniesta, Krkic & Co. drop at Kobe - Ex-OM player Sakai in front despite minus, Gill: Bara provides "intense environment" - "Ambition" to play at the 2026 World Cup, Market values Japan: Ao Tanaka on the up - Iniesta 3rd despite drop, Market values Japan: 3100% plus for Mitoma - Iniesta drops but remains 2nd, Most titles in the 21st century: Ashour ahead of Ibrahimovic - No English player in top 50, MLS 2015: Portland Timbers win first title - Giovani Dos Santos most valuable, Most valuable players in 2010: Messi first 100m player - Ribry in the top 10, Most valuable players 2009: Messi and Ronaldo top - Ronaldinho down by 45m, Most valuable players 2008: Ronaldo catches up to Messi - Ronaldinho era ends, Most valuable players 2007: Messi arrives - Robben and Rooney ahead of Ronaldo. Didier Drogba (Chelsea and Atletico Madrid), 9. Neymar claimed the FIFA Puskas Award for the year's best goal, his fine solo effort against Flamengo voted above Wayne Rooney's overhead kick in the Manchester derby and Messi's strike against Arsenal in the second round of the Champions League.
In those matches that he didn't score he often turned provider: in the 5-0 rout of Real Madrid, Messi set up two of the strikes for his teammates. Without team-mates football has no meaning. At the time he left Barcelona, Messi had also recently gone top of the clubs all-time appearance table, on 778. That is what we have come to recognise. Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi has won the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or to claim the title of world player of the year for the third time in succession. It also took his tally of Ballon dOr awards to six in total. The Bayern Munich striker top scored in the Bundesliga with 34 goals and hit the back of the net 15 times in the Champions League as Bayern won the treble. The world's best footballers: how do you rate our top 100 list? "I have been a very, very lucky manager to have had so many good players who have shared my vision and passion, and that's what makes Manchester United such a special club. Barcelona Ace Lionel Messi: I Didn't Expect To Win The FIFA Ballon D'Or, Archbishop Desmond Tutu Delighted With FIFA Presidential Award, Barcelona's Andres Iniesta: Being Nominated For The FIFA Ballon D'Or Was An Award In Itself, The FIFA Ballon D'Or Is A Triumph For The Philosophy Of Barcelona - Xavi. However, he acknowledged the striker when he picked up the prize. Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United), 1. In December 2010 for World Soccer, Sid Lowe elegantly summarised his talents. Each piece interprets the significance of defining moments in his life, translating them into vibrant and colourful images. In the past calendar year, the Terrassa native added a handsome five winners medals to an already impressive collection; only an extra-time winner from Cristiano Ronaldo in Aprils Copa del Rey decider at the Mestalla saw him and Barcelona fail to match their record breaking six trophy haul of 2009. This is the fourth time that we are are together at this ceremony and it is a pleasure for me to be with him on the pitch.
Your email address will not be published. Gareth Bale (Tottenham and Real Madrid), 8. That much is true; but, equally, it is hard to disagree that when he retires he will do so ranked as the greatest Spanish player of all time. He has laid his hands on six La Liga titles during that time, and two Champions League titles.
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There is no other like him. In 2011, his third Champions League triumph overall, he was the talisman and outstanding talent of a Barcelona side widely considered to be the single greatest team in football history. You don't always win in football - sometimes you lose but we always try to win.". Bayern Munich rule out Cristiano Ronaldo signing - are Chelsea still interested in Man Utd star? As many as six Bara players make the top XI of the most valuable players in 2011, while the Catalans acquired the services of a seventh in August of the same year, when Cesc Fbregas (55 million) joined the club from Arsenal.
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Before Messi re-wrote history, the three Ballon dOr trophies each won by Johan Cruyff, Michel Platini and Marco van Basten were considered incredible achievements.
Four English players make it onto the list; Ashley Cole (30th), Wayne Rooney (31st), Joe Hart (65th) and John Terry (86). Judged by a panel of journalists, the Ballon dOr ran in conjunction with FIFA from 2010 until 2015, when the governing body split to create its own and much less prestigious Best Player award. The average age for the footballers appearing on the list is 26 years old. 2012 looks to be another glittering year for the Spaniard, with Barcelona still in contention on all fronts and la furia roja favourites to defend their European title in Poland and Ukraine. "Critics have always questioned whether players like Pele from the 50s could play today. The Top 50 is in association with the Art of Pele.
Stephan El Shaarawy, aged 20, is the youngest player in the top 100 whilst Javier Zanetti is the oldest at 39 years old. FIFA World Best Player award is given to a football player since 1991, and is held every year by FIFA. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain), 4. Ferguson had some consolation as he received the FIFA presidential award for services to football and said: "It is an honour for me in the twilight of my life and very, very much appreciated. I need team-mates, people to combine with.
Barcelona submit bid for Lewandowski - Ronaldo lined up to replace him at Bayern Munich? Thats what talkSPORT.com is looking at, stretching back to 2000.
Xavi Hernndez passed a landmark recently at the Camp Nou against Real Betis, reaching his 400th league appearance in the blaugranas colours.
In the 2011/12 season, Messi found the net a staggering 73 times for Barcelona. ", Pep Guardiola was named the FIFA Men's Football Coach of the Year, finishing ahead of Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho. With four players, FC Barcelona again provide the biggest group. Required fields are marked *.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United and Real Madrid), 7.
| Guardian writers, Lionel Messi has taken the top spot in the Guardian's list of the world's top 100 footballers, Lionel Messi has been named the world's best footballer in the Guardian's top 100 footballers list published today. Andrey Arshavin (Zenit Saint Petersburg), 2.
Robin van Persie (Arsenal and Manchester United), 10. Those mesmerising passing triangles, the rondos, leave opposing players in a whirl, not knowing whether to stick or twist as the ball is waltzed through their defence with scarcely more than a touch at a time. Barcelona is the best represented club with 12 players on the list followed by Bayern Munich and Real Madrid with 10 each. Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United), 10. "They retain the courage to play, the courage to try and win. View the longlist and voting process here. Top 50 Players in the World 2011: #3 Xavi.
Messi beat Barcelona team-mate Xavi Hernandez and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo to emerge triumphant from the final three-man shortlist to scoop the award at Monday evening's Ballon d'Or gala at the Kongresshaus in Zurich. The choice of Messi at No1, beating Cristiano Ronaldo into second place, is explained below by Sid Lowe: There was only one name and one position on which all 11 members of the panel were in unanimous agreement; the world No1, Lionel Messi. His lowest goal tally in a single season from the last 10 years since 2011 is 31 in all competitions. How could we not choose him? So how did the Guardian top 100 come about? The full breakdown by nationality, club and position can be found in the downloadable spreadsheet. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain), 9. He's going to be one of the best footballers in the history of the sport.''. 22 Nemanja Vidic - Manchester United - 37M, 21 Gonzalo Higuan - Real Madrid - 38M, 17 Sergio Agero - Manchester City - 40M, 15 Bastian Schweinsteiger - Bayern Munich - 40M, 14 Carlos Tvez - Manchester City - 40M, 9 Franck Ribry - Bayern Munich - 45M, 4 Wayne Rooney - Manchester United - 55M, 3 Andrs Iniesta - FC Barcelona - 65M, 2 Cristiano Ronaldo - Real Madrid - 90M. What next for Mexico? If at times, his contribution has been overlookedas it was most infamously by the Daily Mails headline in 2008, it is probably as much down to his own humility as it is to the ignorance of others. An indication of Messis utterly mind blowing superior quality is that a disappointing season by his standards would still be considered outstanding by anyone elses.
That longevity and consistency is truly remarkable. "I wanted to share it with those who voted for me, my coach and my team-mates at Barca and in the Argentina national team.
Currently you have JavaScript disabled. 2022 Minute Media - All rights reserved. The Art of Pel brings his story to life on canvas. He dominated all aspects of the game; control, passing, precision, acceleration, pausing, pressure and a goal.. Whether for club or country, his reading of the play, his constant positioning to receive the ball, and instinctive understanding of how to use it best sets the tone.