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The Guardian 100 Best Male Footballers in the World is a list of the current best 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. [1] [2]
The Best FIFA Men's Player is an association football award presented annually by the sport's governing body, FIFA, since 2016, to honour the player deemed to have performed the best over the previous calendar year. [1]
Players in bold are still active at international level. Players in italics also hold the record for most caps for their nation. Rank is a count of the 211 FIFA nations. Thirteen nations (Azerbaijan, Bermuda, Brunei, Bulgaria, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Faroe Islands, Puerto Rico, Romania, Scotland, South Sudan, United States and U.S. Virgin Islands) have a pair of players tied for national l
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77 players were initially nominated on 28 November 2024. [13] Each position is based on players' performances during the period from 21 August 2023 to 10 August 2024. [14] Every registered FIFA.com user is allowed to participate in a public vote until 10 December 2024, the day after the 2024 FIFPRO World 11 was announced. Nominees
The 23–player men's shortlist was announced on 3 January 2024. [39] The players chosen were Thibaut Courtois as goalkeeper, Kyle Walker, Rúben Dias and John Stones as defenders, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and Jude Bellingham as midfielders, and Lionel Messi, Vinícius Júnior, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé as forwards. [40] [41]
— U.S. Soccer Men's National Team (@USMNT) November 19, 2024 He later doubled the U.S. lead with a shot from the top of the box — which deflected past Jamaican keeper Andre Blake for an own goal.
The 26–player men's shortlist was announced on 13 February 2023. [37] The players chosen were Thibaut Courtois as goalkeeper, Achraf Hakimi, Virgil van Dijk and João Cancelo as defenders, Kevin De Bruyne, Casemiro and Luka Modrić as midfielders, and Lionel Messi, Karim Benzema, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé as forwards. [38] [39]