The 100 best footballers in the world
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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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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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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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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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Robert Lewandowski is our new No 1 while Erling Braut Haaland gatecrashes the top 10 at No 6
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The Monaco midfielder Cesc Fàbregas and the former Brazil legends Zé Roberto and Jorginho were part of our biggest judging panel yet
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In an exclusive interview, the winner of the Guardian’s 100 best female footballers in the world talks about moving to England and her ambitions going forward
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The Australian has been included in the Guardian’s top 100 players for the first time after rediscovering a joie de vivre to her play in 2020
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Chelsea’s Pernille Harder wins the award for the second time in three years after 88 judges had their say on our joint list with the Offside Rule Podcast
The 100 best male footballers in the world 2021