The debate has moved to another plane: it is not so much a question of whether Messi is the best player in the world right now, as whether Messi might just be the best player there has ever been. There was only one name and one position on which all 11 members of the panel were in unanimous agreement the world No1, Lionel Messi. The choice of Messi at No1, beating Cristiano Ronaldo into second place, is explained below by Sid Lowe: The ranking, which has slowly been revealed in a countdown from the 20 December, is now published in full and the world's top 100 footballers are listed below for you to view.
From Daniel Taylor to Sid Lowe, Jonathan Wilson to Michael Cox, Richard Williams to Raphael Honigstein, we are blessed with writers whose knowledge covers not only the English game but who offer a genuinely global perspective. Not all may agree, but it is a personal belief that these pages are currently home to perhaps the finest collective of football writers and analysts in the English language. So how did the Guardian top 100 come about? Sports editor Ian Prior explains:Ĭompiling such a list requires a certain confidence, some may say arrogance of judgment. Players were then scored on their ranking by each panellist: a No1 choice allocated 30pts, No2 29pts and so on down to selection No30, given one point. The Guardian's choice of the world's top 100 footballers has been unveiled today with Lionel Messi topping the list at No1.Īn 11-strong international panel of experts were asked by Guardian Sport to name their top 30 players in action today and rank them in order of preference.
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