The Guardian 100 Best Male Footballers In The World

The Guardian 100 Best Male Footballers In The World is a list of the greatest male footballers published annually by the British newspaper The Guardian. From its inception to 2017, it was known as The Guardian 100 Best Footballers In The World. It is decided by a panel of experts from several nations all over the world, via a voting procedure.

Since its inception in 2012, Argentine right-winger Lionel Messi has won the award 5 times, while Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo won it 2 times.[1][2]

Croatian midfielder Luka Modrić and Polish forward Robert Lewandowski won it once each.[3][4]

Argentine ace Lionel Messi is the record winner of the award with 5 wins overall.

Messi was the inaugural winner in 2012, having gotten a record 100% percentage of the voting panel.[5][6][7]

Winners
Year Player Club
2012[8] Lionel Messi Barcelona
2013[9][10] Lionel Messi Barcelona
2014[11] Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid
2015[12] Lionel Messi Barcelona
2016[13] Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid
2017[14] Lionel Messi Barcelona
2018[15] Luka Modrić Real Madrid
2019[16][17] Lionel Messi Barcelona
2020[18] Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich

Wins by player
Player Wins
Lionel Messi 5
Cristiano Ronaldo 2
Luka Modrić 1
Robert Lewandowski 1

See also

References
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  2. Sport (2019-12-20). "The Guardian crowns Lionel Messi best in the world". sport. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
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  4. "Luka Modric élu meilleur joueur de l'année par le "Guardian" - Foot". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  5. "The world's best footballers: the top 100 list". the Guardian. 2012-12-24. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  6. "Nine Barça players amongst 'The Guardian's Top 100 players in the world". www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  7. "Top 100 al celor mai buni jucători din lume, publicat de The Guardian. Messi, o nouă victorie". Eurosport. 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  8. Oliver, Christine; Williams, Richard; Taylor, Daniel; Lowe, Sid; Bandini, Paolo; Honigstein, Raphael; Duarte, Fernando; Wilson, Jonathan; Cox, Michael (20 December 2012). "The 100 best footballers in the world - interactive". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  9. Taylor, Daniel; Ronay, Barney; Lowe, Sid; Honigstein, Raphael; Bandini, Paolo; Christenson, Marcus; Duarte, Fernando; Duerden, John; Wilson, Jonathan (20 December 2013). "The 100 best footballers in the world 2013 – interactive". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  10. "Leo Messi tops The Guardian's 2013 100 best players list". www.fcbarcelona.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-06-06.
  11. "The top 100 footballers 2014 – interactive". The Guardian. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  12. "The 100 best footballers in the world 2015 – interactive". The Guardian. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  13. "The 100 best footballers in the world 2016 – interactive". The Guardian. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  14. "The 100 best footballers in the world 2017". The Guardian. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  15. "The 100 best male footballers in the world 2018". The Guardian. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  16. Christenson, Marcus (20 December 2019). "Lionel Messi's enduring brilliance enthrals Guardian voting panel again". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  17. Sport (20 December 2019). "The Guardian crowns Lionel Messi best in the world". sport. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  18. "Lewandowski Guardian Player of the Season". The Guardian. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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