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The 100 best footballers in the world
27 January 2023
Lionel Messi leaves top 100 field in wake but Premier League also shows power
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Lionel Messi leaves top 100 field in wake but Premier League also shows power
The 100 best male footballers in the world 2022
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The 100 best male footballers in the world 2022
24 January 2023
How the Guardian ranked the 100 best male footballers in the world 2022
Maicon, Jan Åge Fjørtoft and Fatih Terim were part of the voting panel for selecting the best players on the planet in 2022
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12:00 AM
How the Guardian ranked the 100 best male footballers in the world 2022
24 December 2022
Alexia Putellas is first female player to retain Guardian top 100 crown
The Barcelona midfielder defends her title despite missing half of the year with an ACL injury with lots of new players making the list
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8:30 PM
Alexia Putellas is first female player to retain Guardian top 100 crown
The 100 best female footballers in the world 2022
Alexia Putellas wins our joint list with The Offside Rule Podcast for a second year in a row, before Beth Mead and Sam Kerr
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7:30 PM
The 100 best female footballers in the world 2022
21 December 2022
How the Guardian ranked the 100 best female footballers in the world 2022
Leading coaches, former players and journalists from the women’s game are among the 119 judges for this year’s list
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1:00 AM
How the Guardian ranked the 100 best female footballers in the world 2022
25 December 2021
Insatiable Robert Lewandowski now has stats to rival Messi and Ronaldo
Striker’s insatiable desire to get better in a record-breaking 2021 has put him top of our rankings for a second year running
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6:00 AM
Insatiable Robert Lewandowski now has stats to rival Messi and Ronaldo
24 December 2021
Jorginho misses out on top spot despite Chelsea and Italy triumphs
The midfielder won the Champions League and Euro 2020 but could not join Luka Modric among the non-forwards to have won our award
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11:00 PM
Jorginho misses out on top spot despite Chelsea and Italy triumphs
The 100 best male footballers 2021: see how every judge voted
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9:00 PM
The 100 best male footballers 2021: see how every judge voted
The 100 best male footballers in the world 2021
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11:01 AM
The 100 best male footballers in the world 2021
20 December 2021
How the Guardian ranked the 100 best male footballers in the world 2021
Thomas Hitzlsperger, Luiz Felipe Scolari and Roque Junior are three of the 219 judges on the panel for our 10th list
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9:00 PM
How the Guardian ranked the 100 best male footballers in the world 2021
11 December 2021
Barcelona dominate top 100 after Women’s Champions League triumph
The Spanish side have overtaken Lyon and Chelsea to have the most players in a top 100 list that had as many as 17 new players on it
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3:36 AM
Barcelona dominate top 100 after Women’s Champions League triumph
10 December 2021
‘Always wanting more’ – how Alexia Putellas became the best in the world
The Barcelona midfielder has won the Guardian’s vote for the best female footballer in 2021 but her journey has not been straightforward
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9:30 PM
‘Always wanting more’ – how Alexia Putellas became the best in the world
The 100 best female footballers in the world 2021
Alexia Putellas is our new No 1 with another five Barcelona players in the top 10 of our joint list with the Offside Rule Podcast
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9:01 PM
The 100 best female footballers in the world 2021
7 December 2021
How the Guardian ranked the 100 best female footballers in the world 2021
Leading coaches, former players and journalists from the women’s game are among the 86 judges for this year’s list, compiled in association with The Offside Rule Podcast
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2:00 AM
How the Guardian ranked the 100 best female footballers in the world 2021
26 December 2020
From Touré to Haaland: how our top 100 male footballers list has evolved
Since the first Guardian top 100 in 2012, 39 different players have made the top 10. Here is how the list has changed
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12:40 AM
From Touré to Haaland: how our top 100 male footballers list has evolved
25 December 2020
From 'cold champion' to world's best: Robert Lewandowski's journey to No 1
The prolific Pole has simply never stopped scoring whether for Dortmund or Bayern, and now he is finally getting the recognition his career deserves
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8:55 PM
From 'cold champion' to world's best: Robert Lewandowski's journey to No 1
24 December 2020
The 100 best male footballers in the world 2020
Robert Lewandowski is our new No 1 while Erling Braut Haaland gatecrashes the top 10 at No 6
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9:00 PM
The 100 best male footballers in the world 2020
Lewandowski out on his own while Liverpool have most players in top 100
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Lewandowski out on his own while Liverpool have most players in top 100
The 100 best male footballers 2020: see how every judge voted
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The 100 best male footballers 2020: see how every judge voted
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