For a long time the world of football was dominated by the presence of the Argentine Lionel Messi and the Portuguese Cristiano RonaldoHowever, both are living, perhaps, their last moments as professionals, in addition to no longer being in competitive leagues as they did throughout their careers.
Taking all this into account, we must recognize who the best soccer players today are, who are helping their respective teams win trophies both nationally and internationally, without forgetting what they represent with their own teams.
Here we leave you the best soccer players in the world, ranked:
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Although Florian Wirtz is the most popular figure in the incredible Bayer Leverkusen, we cannot stop talking about Jeremie Frimpong.
The player born in the Netherlands was key in Xabi Alonso’s scheme and is already in the sights of Europe’s greats.
Bernardo Silva has been at the center of everything good about City this season, providing the stable foundation of consistent performance that allows the likes of Phil Foden, Jack Grealish and Jeremy Doku to spread their magic from time to time.
His future could be in Barcelona. The culé interest is not surprising since we are talking about one of the best midfielders in the world.
Lewandowski is in the twilight of his career, but remains one of the most prolific goalscorers in Europe. 25 goals and 8 assists in 48 games for the Pole.
The reality is that Barcelona was a failure this season but good Robert’s goal quota was there.
It’s hard to leave Messi out of the top ten, but that’s the way things are.
His performances are also usually very good and, despite playing in MLS, the fact that Messi has not retired from the national team after winning the World Cup means he will have another chance at international glory in the summer’s Copa América.
If he plays at the level he did in the World Cup, it is expected that Argentina will win the tournament and that Messi will be, once again, one of the favorites for the Ballon d’Or.
In 2024, the Argentine played 13 games, scored 12 goals and distributed 11 assists.
What has been done The Android Until now it is to give him a minute of applause. It seems like just yesterday he caught the attention with his scoring pace in the Borussia Dortmundin addition to that match in which his team crushed 12-0 Honduras in the U-20 World Cup with nine from the forward.
This led him to Manchester Citywhere it is a reference, being part of the conquest of the Orejona In the 2022-2023 season, apart from 2023, he finished as the top scorer among the five major European leagues, scoring 46 goals in the year.
The Norwegian could not lead his nation to Euro Cupbut he still gives a lot to talk about and in the current campaign he has scored 38 goals in 44 games.
European football may have ostracized him after his clash with Manchester United, but since his move to the Saudi Pro League Cristiano Ronaldono has stopped doing what he does best: scoring goals.
The top scorer in football history is destroying Al Nassr and, if he continues like this at Euro 2024 with Portugal, he could end his international career with another medal around his neck.
The current season? 48 goals in 48 games. A beast.
Last year the pivot closed the best campaign of his career, so much so that he was the MVP of the Manchester City, after playing more than 60 games. In the current season, the midfielder has been present in 28 of the 31 matches played by the Citizens in a Premier Leaguewith seven goals and the same number of assists, which speaks of the great physical wear and tear he has and the broad confidence he has Pep Guardiola in it.
Nor can we forget that he is the one who orchestrates from below, making the connection between the defense and the offense. They won the Premier League and could do the same with the FA Cup.
It really seems that the English striker carries a terrible curse, since he left behind the Tottenham to sign with him Bayern Munichwith the hope of lifting the first trophy in its history, Bayer Leverkusen appeared along the way and won the Bundesliga.
Aside from that, the captain of the national team England He scored goals every weekend. His numbers don’t lie: 44 goals in 45 games. A scoring machine.
Hand in hand with his captain, Inter Milan the Shield in the A s
eries. The Argentine is, perhaps, experiencing the best stage of his career and in the current season he scored 27 goals in 44 games, including the only goal with which they beat Naples in the final of the Italian Super Cup.
The 26-year-old striker is a regular in his national team, but perhaps he is living his last days with The Great Snake due to the financial problems that the club is going through.
The fight for the title in the Premier League It is the closest, taking into account that several of the European leagues are already practically decided so early. This season it wasn’t enough for them but they fought against Man City until the end.
The rise of Arsenal of the Spanish coach Mikel Arteta It has been impressive and the club has established itself as one of the best, partly thanks to the Ghanaian, who has become one of the best wingers in the world, and is also key in the selection of England.
Saka’s season was a dream: 20 goals and 14 assists in 46 games.
He Manchester City won for the fourth consecutive time the Premier League, partly thanks to Foden’s great season.
English is one of the best pieces that the Spanish coach has Pep Guardiolaand even some media in his country have praised him to the point of ensuring that he will become the best soccer player in the country.
In 2023/24 he scored 27 goals and distributed 11 assists in 52 games. Nor can we forget that England It is one of the favorites to get the Euro Cupsince it has a great cast of stars including the attacker of the Citizens.
If there is a team that is marveling the world in 2024, it is the Bayer Leverkusen from Spanish Xabi Alonso. After 51 games without defeat, the Germans lost the Europa League final against Atalanta.
But nothing can tarnish what they have achieved this season. They won their first Bundesliga title and could still lift the DFB Pokal.
Could they have achieved all this without Wirtz? The answer is a definit no. In 2023/24, he scored 18 goals and distributed 19 assists in 48 games. It will be a complex task for the management to retain German talent at the club.
To this we must add that he is called to promote Germany to be a protagonist in the Euro 2024.
Mbappé is playing his last minutes in the PSG. It is only a matter of days before he announces the arrival to Real Madrid.
Beyond this novel, the 2018 world champion had another great season: 44 goals, 10 assists in 46 games. They won Ligue 1 and must play the French Cup final with Lyon.
The outstanding debt continues to be the Champions League. There was speculation that Mbapé was going to leave France with the first Orejona under his arm, but Borussia Dortmund stood in the way and sent them home with nothing.
The 20-year-old footballer has been attracting the attention of the planet for some time and in the real Madrid It fell flat, since it had a very important contribution to winning The league and reach another final of the UEFA champions league.
The English midfielder has 23 scores and 10 assists in 40 games. Not bad for a first season, right?
The Brazilian is a star and the current season has possibly been the best of his career.
The striker is one of the factors why the real Madrid He has already won LaLiga and is very close to lifting the 15th Champions League in its history
Vini’s numbers in 2023/24? 23 goals and 11 assists in 37 games.
Today, he is the best footballer in the world.
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