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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. Fourteen nations (Azerbaijan, Bermuda, Brunei, Bulgaria, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Faroe Islands, Puerto Rico, Romania, Scotland, South Sudan, United States and U.S. Virgin Islands) have a pair of players tied ...
Friendly club matches are generally not eligible for the records. The article includes comprehensive statistics on official football leagues worldwide in general, without taking league rankings or coefficients into account. These records are divided based on whether they relate to players, coaches, clubs, or stadiums.
The FIFA Men's World Ranking is a ranking system for men's national teams in association football, led by Argentina as of December 2024. [1] The men's teams of the member nations of FIFA, football's world governing body, are ranked based on their game results with the most successful teams being ranked highest.
The selection criteria for the players of the year are sporting performance, as well as general conduct on and off the pitch. The votes are decided by media representatives, national team coaches, and national team captains. In October 2016, it was announced that the general public would also be allowed to vote. Each group has 25% of the ...
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] Argentine player Lionel Messi is the record winner of the award with 6 wins.
According to Brittanica, Messi has been named the world’s best men’s player of the year seven times (2009–12, 2015, 2019, and 2021) because of his left-footed, quick, and precise ball control .
List of top international men's association football goal scorers by country; List of foreign Bundesliga players; List of foreign football players in the Netherlands; List of foreign Premier League players; List of foreign Primeira Liga players; List of foreign La Liga players; List of foreign Liga MX players; List of foreign Ligue 1 players
However, an exhibition UK team has played a small number of friendly matches. [8] The UK has also been represented in the Summer Olympic and Summer Universiade football competitions by its own national teams. Two UN member states (the Marshall Islands and Nauru), have never fielded a national association-organised football team. [9] [10]