Neymar, Lewandowski and De Bruyne all make the top 10, while Mbappe, despite only being 23, is 18th having been named Man-of-the-Match 58 times since making his professional debut in 2015. Neville, meanwhile, believes Ronaldo, together with Messi, has redefined expectations around goal scoring. This portion also features a strong Chelsea contingency, with four of the 15 names featured having played for the London outfit. It is also a chance for Neymar. If theres one thing football fans love in this world, its a debate. Arsenal's free-scoring Dutch forward Vivianne Miedema also made the shortlist along with Sam Kerr who won the FA Women's Super League last season with Chelsea. Summary Given all statistical values we believe that Junior Neymar is the better player at the moment. Trevoh Chalobah: 6/10. Nevertheless, the 36-year-old still trails Conor McGregor (116m million), Roger Federer (66m), LeBron James (48m) and Tiger Woods (44m) in overall off-field earnings. Football News and Latest Updates | Football News | Sky Sports - Goal of the Year! Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar left unverified on Twitter Blue, but Real Madrid pay up for players play Why Man City are favorites vs. Real Madrid in UCL semis (1:33) Son, Suarez, WSL stars up for FIFA Puskas Award. World Cup winners Antoine Griezmann and Raphael Varane join international team-mateMbappe on the list, andGolden Boot winnerHarry Kane is also included. Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher explains why Mohamed Salah and Kylian Mbappe are the two strongest contenders to the crown of worlds best player, following Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's dominance. Well, the numbers suggest so, with just four players in the top 20. You wont be able to go to a pub on a Saturday afternoon and not hear a fan from one club telling a fan from another club that their players are better. Find out the results! When can Manchester City win the Premier League title? "What Ronaldo and Messi have achieved is out of this world, the numbers have been unrelenting, obscene.". "To get to those levels, Mbappe is going to have to win three or four Champions Leagues, he's got to score 30 to 40 goals a season for a decade, and he's probably got to go and do it in a country other than France. Pop Foot have looked through the data and named the 20 players to have been given the most Man-of-the-Match trophies since 2009. "Ordinarily the biggest goalscorers in a team have been centre-forwards. At 22 years of age, he's is on the good side of the age cut-off which is under-24 now, following the postponement of the Olympics from summer That means there's NO Premier League star in the top ten, with Casemiro the highest-ranked player who plies his trade in England's top flight. Ronaldo and Messi were drawn to face off in the Champions League group stage this season when Juventus were drawn against Barcelona in Group G. Ronaldo missed the opening game at Camp Nou on Oct. 28, a 2-0 win for Barca, after testing positive for COVID-19. - Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) "I wasn't convinced it was a great signing for Manchester United, or that it was going to take them any closer to the title or any big trophies, and I would be surprised if he's there next season, I really would. There is, however, no place for Neymar, who finished third in last year's voting, after an injury-hit season with PSG and difficult World Cupthat saw Brazil knocked out at the quarter-final stage by Belgium. They meet again on Dec. 8. For the first, he drifted inside from the right flank and opened St Etienne up with a stunning reverse pass for Mbappe. Meanwhile, his position as the most-followed Premier League player on Twitter (18.2 million) didn't seem to warrant Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah subscribing to Blue. "He gets a little bit of criticism at different times, maybe because he didn't become the best player in the world. However, the striker can still lay claim to being the best player if he picks up the FIFA award, which will be presented at a ceremony on Dec. 17. Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah are among the nominees for The Best FIFA Men's Player of the Year award for 2018. FIFA Best: Messi vs. Ronaldo rivalry resumes as There is often a debate about who is the better Premier League centre-back, between Nemanja Vidic, Virgil van Dijk and John Terry, but FourFourTwo has solved that, by putting them in 60th, 54th and 44th places respectively. In fact, he has been given the Man-of-the-Match award in over half the games he's played since 2009, which is just bonkers. Kylian Mbappe has a total of 0 blocks, 16 aerial duels and a total number of 0 tackles. 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"It was always going to be a lot more difficult," says Carragher. That means there's only four Premier League players in the top 20 (the aforementioned Casemiro and Salah as well as Manchester United's Harry Maguire and Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus). But the world's most followed football club, Real Madrid (47.3 million followers) have matched the UEFA Champions League (47 million) in retaining their gold check mark, which denotes a verified business account. However, the striker can still lay claim to being the best player if he picks up the FIFA award, which will be presented at a ceremony on Dec. 17. Already lost it once, not scared of not having it anymore I'm not paying for this weird ideas lol. There have been five in six games in the Champions League, but only two in 17 in Ligue 1. "With Mbappe, we see that the French league is a level down, but what he's done in the Champions League, his performance against Real Madrid in the first leg, just tells you how special this guy is. With Liverpool's Mo Salah (Egypt), Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos (Spain) and Tottenham's Son Heung-Min all potentially playing at the Tokyo Games this summer, Mbappe may just join the party. Cristiano Ronaldo - 175 (30% of games). Wiegman was recently appointed England women's new coach and will replace Phil Neville in September 2021. He missed out by virtue of the award being cancelled in the pandemic-hit year before that. - Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Fernando Gago Played with Ronaldo for three years at Real Madrid as well as Messi for the Argentina national team. The award ceremony takes place in London on 24 September, with fans votes, and those ofjournalists, national team coaches and captains all contributing to the outcome of the final three. Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, the Premier League's player of the year last season, also made the shortlist as did Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos. It's all about numbers. Arjen Robben; 21. Gerard Pique; 23. Arsenals dream of reaching a first Womens Champions League final since their 2007 triumph came to an end after Pauline Bremers extra-time goal saw Wolfsburg beat the Gunners 5-4 on Cameras catch Jordan Pickford's ingenious system to save Leicester pen. Many of Mahrez's City teammates suffered the same fate with the likes of Erling Haaland, Jack Grealish and Kevin De Bruyne losing their ticks in one fell swoop. Messi is currently 131 awards ahead of Ronaldo in second. Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski is sixth on 25m, while Liverpools Mohamed Salah completes the top five with earnings of around 30m-a-year. "I think we are already in that era now," says Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher. Those moments of inspiration took him to 10 assists in Ligue 1 this season, the joint-most in the division, but in terms of goals, his output has dropped dramatically for the first time in his career. A former Manchester United striker, who played with Cristiano Ronaldo at two clubs, believes FC Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has all the talents that the PSG 1-3 Lorient: Player ratings as Hakimi sees red in Antoine Griezmann - 70 (13% of games), 6. Wiegman was recently appointed England women's new coach and will replace Phil Neville in September 2021. Arsenal's free-scoring Dutch forward Vivianne Miedema also made the shortlist along with Sam Kerr who won the FA Women's Super League last season with Chelsea. Messi, Mbappe, Ronaldo & Salah all nominated for The Best The top three finalists in each category will be announced on Dec. 11. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player. Carragher says: "I think he has been one of the best in the world for a long time. Find out the results! Salah 4. Joining them on the shortlist are Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, who reached the Champions League final with PSG, while Liverpool's Premier League winning trio of Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane also made the cut. "He was in a brilliant team at that time with Suarez and Messi as a front three and Barcelona the best team in the world. As its counted as per the votes by players and coaches, its always interesting to SUITA, JAPAN - JULY 25: Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain in action during the preseason friendly between Paris Saint-Germain and Gamba Osaka at Panasonic Stadium Suita on July 25, 2022 in Suita, Osaka, Japan. But while Real Madrid have paid top dollar to show their stars' accounts are genuine, Barcelona have shunned the new pay-for-a-tick scheme. "I like the fact he doesn't care what anyone thinks. on Twitter: "Please elaborate why Messi gets to play with players Carragher described Salah as the best player in the world in October following his dazzling performance in Liverpool's 2-2 draw with Manchester City at Anfield but he sees Mbappe as the Egyptian's main competition for the crown. "A new country, a new team. Salah 4. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi resume their rivalry after being named on the shortlist for The Best FIFA Men's Player award, world football's governing body announced on Wednesday. This led Twitter's under-fire CEO to reveal this week that he would be fitting James' bill personally to keep the basketball legend on the site, along with veteran actor William Shatner and author Stephen King. Ashley Cole; 22. Messi 3. Salah and [Sadio] Mane are now doing that at Liverpool, [Raheem] Sterling at Manchester City - they are scoring a load of goals from the wide striker position, and that is all because Ronaldo and Messi have set that expectation at that level. Lionel Messi returns to Spain on Wednesday when Paris Saint-Germain face Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, the scene of some of the most iconic performances of his incredible career before he swapped Barcelona for Paris. "To play at that level for Manchester United at 37 is unbelievable, but we're judging him against the player he was before that. "What we mustn't underestimate with Ronaldo and Messi is their resilience, their consistency, the standards season in, season out, the number of games they have played, their toughness, mentally and physically, to withstand all the kickings they will have taken and the criticism they will have had, the pressure and scrutiny that is on them. The top three finalists in each category will be announced on Dec. 11. FIFA Best: Messi vs. Ronaldo rivalry resumes as "I think the new generation is ready to take that mantle on.". Neville, though, feels he's not at the level required to be considered the world's best. "He had a brilliant season in his last season at Barcelona, with the numbers you would always expect him to get, but it hasn't quite clicked for him at Paris Saint-Germain, maybe for a number of reasons. To make sure you never miss out on your favourite NEW stories, we're happy to send you some reminders, Click 'OK' then 'Allow' to enable notifications, .css-1diosym{color:black;}@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){.css-1diosym{color:#fff;}}Published18:09,14 March 2023 GMT.css-7su1ft{color:#666666;}@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){.css-7su1ft{color:#72B97D;}}@media (min-width:1024px){.css-7su1ft{color:#666666;}}| Last updated18:14,14 March 2023 GMT. Wiegman was recently appointed England women's new coach and will replace Phil Neville in September 2021. "I don't think Haaland and Mbappe can get anywhere near the levels of Ronaldo and Messi. That's been a problem for a lot of players, not just him.". "A World Cup-winner already, and it will be interesting to see where he is playing his football next season.". When can Manchester City win the Premier League title? - Goal of the Year! "That is the great challenge for Mbappe," he says. Son Heung-min vs. Lionel Messi vs. Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Mohamed Salah He has been the best player on the pitch a crazy 306 times in the last 13 years. Fans will also be allowed to make their vote count with public voting on FIFA's website open until Dec. 9. Destiny is #mancity pic.twitter.com/7yQuzq9muR. But, at 34, a player who dominated the sport for well over a decade together with Cristiano Ronaldo returns to the Spanish capital having only scored seven times in 24 games for PSG this season. Ronaldo Son, Suarez, WSL stars up for FIFA Puskas Award. Ronaldo ($113 million), Messi ($110 million) and Neymar ($91 million) fall in behind Mbapp within the top 10 earners. Real Madrid and Belgium forward Eden Hazard completes the top ten on around 21m-a-year. "But for him as an individual, or anyone, to still be playing for one of the world's biggest clubs at 37 is an achievement in itself.". Neymar Carra: A toss-up between Salah and Mbappe Mohamed Salah is the Premier League's top scorer with 19 goals this season Mbappe is enjoying a spectacular season There is further Premier League representation in the form of Belgium duo Kevin De Bruyne and Eden Hazard - the former one of Pep Guardiola's key players in Manchester City's title-winning season. Iniesta Forever pic.twitter.com/elXQc6D8Ge. This is what went down. "You would be naming players other than Ronaldo and Messi, and that is the clearest sign that while these two are still operating at the highest level, they are fading from the levels they were at before. The Brazilian's time in Paris has perhaps not fully lived up to expectations following his 200m move from Barcelona in 2017, with persistent injury problems impacting his availability, meaning he has never made more than 20 league appearances for PSG in a single season. James is a Senior Writer for GiveMeSport with over five-and-a-half years of experience in the industry. Son, Suarez, WSL stars up for FIFA Puskas Award. It is in the Champions League, though, that he has shone most brightly, contributing four goals and four assists in the group stage before his sensational, solo winner in the last-16 first-leg clash with Real Madrid, the club desperate to sign him this summer. "It wasn't always the guy who scored the most goals but I think Messi and Ronaldo have changed that.". Please elaborate why Messi gets to play with players like Mbappe and Neymar and Ronaldo is playing with players like "Ghareeb" 28 Apr 2023 20:37:07 "There are always great players coming, and for Ronaldo and Messi to hold off that competition for so long just shows how far ahead of everybody else they were.". Lyon's Jean-Luc Vasseur is nominated for the best women's coach along with Chelsea's Emma Hayes and last year's runner-up Sarina Wiegman of the Netherlands. Ronaldo, a former Real Madrid and Barcelona striker, had spoken Mbappe in the past when he urged his Real to make a move for 23-year-old over his PSG teammate, Neymar. When can Manchester City win the Premier League title? Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, the Premier League's player of the year last season, also made the shortlist as did Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos.