MESSI IS THE KING AND CRISTIANO IS OUT OF THE TOP 50: This is how the table of the 100 best players in the world was in 2022 according to The Guardian

As every year for a decade, the daily Guardian published its TOP 100 with the best soccer players of the year. And yes, as the headline indicates, Lionel Messi took the votes.

After his masterful performance in the World Cup with Argentina, and after having great months with PSG, La Albicelesta’s 10 beat Kylian Mbappé and Karim Benzema.

The jury was made up of 206 characters related to the world of football. Former players such as Juninho Pernambucano and Maicon, coaches such as Fatih Terim and Avram Grant and international journalists such as Alex Pareja participated.

Lionel imposed himself authoritatively. 76% of voters (156 out of 206) chose it as number 1 on their lists. Messi is the great dominator of this exercise. And it is that never, in the decade that they have been presenting his list, has he left the TOP 3 and it is the sixth time that he has finished in the pole position.

And Cristiano Ronaldo? For the first time he finished outside of the best located. It fell, in fact, to 51st place.

TOP 100 PLAYERS IN THE WORLD – THE GUARDIAN

100. Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica – Argentina).
99. Gabigol (Flamengo – Brazil).
98. Leroy Sané (Bayern Munich – Germany).
97. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool – Scotland).
96. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan – Italy).
95. Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich – Germany).
94. Reece James (Chelsea – England).
93. Rodrygo (Real Madrid – Brazil).
92. Giorgian De Arrascaeta (Flamengo – Uruguay).
91. Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich – Germany).

90. Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle – Brazil).
89. Frenkie de Jong (FC Barcelona – Netherlands).
88. Declan Rice (West Ham – England).
87. Ciro Immobile (Lazio – Italy).
86. Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich – France).
85. Raphael Varane (Manchester United – France).
84. Kyle Walker (Manchester City – England).
83. Aleksandr Mitrovic (Fulham – Serbia).
82. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool – Uruguay).
81. Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United – Argentina).

80. Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea – Senegal).
79. Azzedine Ounahi (Angers – Morocco).
78. Mehdi Taremi (Porto – Iran).
77. Fabinho (Liverpool – Brazil).
76. Hugo Lloris (Tottenham – France).
75. Thiago Silva (Chelsea – Brazil).
74. Mike Maignan (AC Milan – France).
73. Nicolo Barella (Inter – Italy).
72. Cuti Romero (Tottenham-Argentina).
71. Dominik Livakovic (Dinamo Zagreb – Croatia).

70. Lautaro Martinez (Inter-Argentina).
69. Ousmane Dembélé (FC Barcelona- France).
68. Marcelo Brozovic (Croatia – Inter).
67. Eder Militao (Brazil – Real Madrid).
66. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus – Serbia).
65. Marquinhos (PSG – Brazil).
64. Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich – Canada).
63. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea – Morocco).
62. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal – Brazil).
61. Richarlison (Tottenham – Brazil).

60. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool – England).
59. Luis Diaz (Liverpool-Colombia).
58. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United – England).
57. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City – Algeria).
56. Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid – Germany).
55. Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City – Germany).
54. Ederson (Manchester City – Brazil).
53. Rodri (Manchester City – Spain).
52. Victor Osimhen (Napoli – Nigeria).
51. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United – Al Nassr – Portugal).

fifty. Cody Gakpo (PSV – Liverpool – Netherlands).
49. Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina – Morocco).
48. Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid – Argentina).
47. Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton – Argentina).
46. Theo Hernández (AC Milan – France).
Four. Five. Aurelien Tchouameni (AS Monaco – Real Madrid – France).
44. Ruben Dias (Manchester City – Portugal).
43. Bonus (Seville – Morocco).
42. David Praises (Real Madrid – Austria).
41. Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich – Germany).

40. Khvicha (Napoli – Georgia).
39. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid – Germany).
38. Angel Di Maria (PSG – Juventus – Argentina).
37. Gavi (FC Barcelona – Spain).
36. Joao Cancelo (Manchester City – Portugal).
35. Martin Odegaard (Arsenal – Norway).
3. 4. Alisson (Liverpool – Brazil).
33. Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig – France).
32. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City – Argentina).
31. Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig – Croatia).

30. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan – France).
29. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City – Portugal).
28. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United – Portugal).
27. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool – Netherlands).
26. Heung-Min Son (Tottenham – South Korea).
25. Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich – Germany).
24. Phil Foden (Manchester City – England).
23. Rafael Leão (AC Milan – Portugal).
22. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal – England).
twenty-one. Enzo Fernández (River Plate – Benfica – Argentina).

twenty. Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa – Argentina).
19. Pedri (FC Barcelona – Spain).
18. Fede Valverde (Real Madrid – Uruguay).
17. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid – France).
16. Achraf Hakimi (PSG – Morocco).
fifteen. Casemiro (Real Madrid – Manchester United – Brazil).
14. Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund – Germany).
13. Harry Kane (Tottenham – England).
12. Neymar (PSG – Brazil).
eleven. Sadio Mané (Bayern Munich – Senegal).

10. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool – Egypt).
9. Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid – Belgium).
8. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid – Brazil).
7. Robert Lewandowski (FC Barcelona – Poland).
6. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City – Belgium).
5. Luka Modric (Real Madrid – Croatia).
Four. Erling Haaland (Manchester City – Norway).
3. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid – France).
2. Kylian Mbappé (PSG – France).
one. Lionel Messi (PSG-Argentina).

Undefeated Data. Lionel Messi registered 7 goals and 3 assists in 7 games played in the Qatar 2022 World Cup. The only player who has been able to score in all phases of the same World Cup.

Did you know…? Lionel Messi added 30 goals and 35 assists in 51 games played in 2022. Champion of the Champions Cup with Argentina (he was MVP), champion of the French Super Cup (he was MVP) and world champion with Argentina (he was Ballon d’Or ). The most complete player in history.