Football is a very popular games in the world. A lot of famous footballers play all time in a lot of clubs all over the year. But all are not same. Some are in a very good position and some are medium. Considering few parameters (No. of goals, No of Strikes, Strike Rates, fair playing, position of the play, club, consistency of the playing, duration of the play all over the year, no. of matches played etc) of those footballers, The Guardian.com has given a rank to the 100 best footballers of the world.
Among the 100’s, Lionel Messi has again taken the top spot in the Guardian’s ranking of the world’s best 100 footballers by beating Cristiano Ronaldo for the second year in a row. Let us see the full list and how it breaks down by nationality, club and league.
What do you think of the top 100 best footballers of the world 2016? We would love to read your valuable comments below.
The Top 100 Football Players of The World -2016
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2016
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2015
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Name
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Position
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Club
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Nationality
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Age at Jun 20 2016
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Lionel Messi | Forward | Barcelona | Argentina | 28 |
| 2 | 2 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Forward | Real Madrid | Portugal | 30 |
| 3 | 5 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | Forward | PSG | Sweden | 34 |
| 4 | 28 | Franck Ribery | Midfielder | Bayern Munich | France | 32 |
| 5 | 4 | Andres Iniesta | Midfielder | Barcelona | Spain | 31 |
| 6 | 13 | Neymar | Forward | Barcelona | Brazil | 23 |
| 7 | 40 | Gareth Bale | Midfielder | Real Madrid | Wales | 24 |
| 8 | 3 | Xavi | Midfielder | Barcelona | Spain | 33 |
| 9 | 21 | Luis Suarez | Forward | Liverpool | Uruguay | 28 |
| 10 | 11 | Sergio Aguero | Forward | Manchester City | Argentina | 28 |
| 11 | 7 | Robin van Persie | Forward | Manchester Utd | Netherlands | 30 |
| 12 | 17 | Mesut Ozil | Midfielder | Arsenal | Germany | 28 |
| 13 | 10 | Edinson Cavani | Forward | Napoli | Uruguay | 28 |
| 14 | 66 | Arjen Robben | Midfielder/forward | Bayern Munich | Netherlands | 32 |
| 15 | 25 | Philipp Lahm | Defender | Bayern Munich | Germany | 30 |
| 16 | 6 | Radamel Falcao | Forward | Atlético Madrid | Colombia | 27 |
| 17 | 16 | Thiago Silva | Defender | PSG | Brazil | 29 |
| 18 | 70 | Robert Lewandowski | Forward | Borussia Dortmund | Poland | 25 |
| 19 | 9 | Yaya Toure | Midfielder | Manchester City | Ivory Coast | 30 |
| 20 | 19 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | Midfielder | Bayern Munich | Germany | 29 |
| 21 | 8 | Andrea Pirlo | Midfielder | Juventus | Italy | 34 |
| 22 | 29 | Manuel Neuer | Goalkeeper | Bayern Munich | Germany | 27 |
| 23 | 27 | Marco Reus | Midfielder/forward | Borussia Dortmund | Germany | 24 |
| 24 | 20 | Gianluigi Buffon | Goalkeeper | Juventus | Italy | 35 |
| 25 | 33 | Thomas Muller | Forward | Bayern Munich | Germany | 24 |
| 26 | 57 | Arturo Vidal | Midfielder | Juventus | Chile | 26 |
| 27 | 14 | Sergio Busquets | Midfielder | Barcelona | Spain | 25 |
| 28 | 31 | Wayne Rooney | Forward | Manchester Utd | England | 28 |
| 29 | 36 | Cesc Fabregas | Midfielder | Barcelona | Spain | 26 |
| 30 | 32 | Juan Mata | Midfielder | Chelsea | Spain | 25 |
| 31 | NE | Francesco Totti | Forward | Roma | Italy | 37 |
| 32 | 18 | David Silva | Midfielder | Manchester City | Spain | 27 |
| 33 | 67 | Mario Balotelli | Forward | Milan | Italy | 23 |
| 34 | 34 | Mario Götze | Midfielder/forward | Borussia Dortmund | Germany | 21 |
| 35 | NE | Diego da Silva Costa | Forward | Atlético Madrid | Brazil | 25 |
| 36 | 37 | Oscar | Midfielder | Chelsea | Brazil | 22 |
| 37 | 15 | Xabi Alonso | Midfielder | Real Madrid | Spain | 32 |
| 38 | 42 | Daniele De Rossi | Midfielder | Roma | Italy | 30 |
| 39 | 24 | Gerard Pique | Defender | Barcelona | Spain | 26 |
| 40 | 53 | Toni Kroos | Midfielder | Bayern Munich | Germany | 23 |
| 41 | 43 | Dani Alves | Defender | Barcelona | Brazil | 30 |
| 42 | 23 | Vincent Kompany | Defender | Manchester City | Belgium | 27 |
| 43 | NE | David Alaba | Defender/Midfielder | Bayern Munich | Austria | 21 |
| 44 | NE | Ilkay Gündogan | Midfielder | Borussia Dortmund | Germany | 23 |
| 45 | 22 | Sergio Ramos | Defender | Real Madrid | Spain | 27 |
| 46 | 48 | Carlos Tevez | Forward | Juventus | Argentina | 29 |
| 47 | NE | Thibaut Courtois | Goalkeeper | Atlético Madrid | Belgium | 21 |
| 48 | 77 | Mario Mandzukic | Forward | Bayern Munich | Croatia | 27 |
| 49 | NE | Aaron Ramsey | Midfielder | Arsenal | Wales | 22 |
| 50 | 79 | David Luiz | Defender | Chelsea | Brazil | 26 |
| 51 | 64 | Nemanja Vidic | Defender | Manchester Utd | Serbia | 32 |
| 52 | NE | Axel Witsel | Midfielder | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Belgium | 24 |
| 53 | NE | Dante | Defender | Bayern Munich | Brazil | 30 |
| 54 | NE | Giuseppe Rossi | Forward | Fiorentina | Italy | 26 |
| 55 | 35 | Karim Benzema | Forward | Real Madrid | France | 26 |
| 56 | NE | Gonzalo Higuain | Striker | Napoli | Argentina | 26 |
| 57 | NE | Jan Vertonghen | Defender | Tottenham Hotspur | Belgium | 26 |
| 58 | 97 | Marek Hamsik | Midfielder | Napoli | Slovakia | 26 |
| 59 | 100 | Paulinho | Midfielder | Tottenham Hotspur | Brazil | 25 |
| 60 | 51 | Marcelo | Defender | Real Madrid | Brazil | 25 |
| 61 | 80 | Luka Modric | Midfielder | Real Madrid | Croatia | 28 |
| 62 | NE | Kevin Strootman | Midfielder | Roma | Netherlands | 23 |
| 63 | 39 | Javier Mascherano | Defender/midfielder | Barcelona | Argentina | 29 |
| 64 | NE | Hugo Lloris | Goalkeeper | Tottenham Hotspur | France | 26 |
| 65 | 44 | Petr Cech | Goalkeeper | Chelsea | Czech Republic | 31 |
| 66 | 45 | Mats Hummels | Defender | Borussia Dortmund | Germany | 25 |
| 67 | 73 | Santi Cazorla | Midfielder | Arsenal | Spain | 29 |
| 68 | NE | Keisuke Honda | Midfielder | CSKA Moscow | Japan | 27 |
| 69 | NE | Víctor Valdés | Goalkeeper | Barcelona | Spain | 31 |
| 70 | NE | Arda Turan | Midfielder/Forward | Atlético Madrid | Turkey | 26 |
| 71 | NE | Federico Marchetti | Goalkeeper | Lazio | Italy | 30 |
| 72 | 47 | Angel Di Maria | Midfielder | Real Madrid | Argentina | 25 |
| 73 | NE | Álvaro Negredo | Forward | Manchester City | Spain | 28 |
| 74 | NE | Laurent Koscielny | Defender | Arsenal | France | 28 |
| 75 | NE | Toby Alderweireld | Defender | Atlético Madrid | Belgium | 24 |
| 76 | NE | Marco Verratti | Midfielder | PSG | Italy | 21 |
| 77 | NE | Pablo Zabaleta | Defender | Manchester City | Argentina | 28 |
| 78 | NE | Dario Conca | Midfielder | Guangzhou Evergrande | Argentina | 30 |
| 79 | 69 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Forward | Borussia Dortmund | Gabon | 24 |
| 80 | NE | Michu | Forward | Swansea City | Spain | 27 |
| 81 | NE | Miralem Pjanic | Midfielder | Roma | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 23 |
| 82 | NE | Samir Handanovic | Goalkeeper | Inter | Slovenia | 29 |
| 83 | 54 | Samuel Eto’o | Forward | Chelsea | Cameroon | 32 |
| 84 | NE | Juan Zuniga | Defender | Napoli | Colombia | 28 |
| 85 | NE | Lukasz Piszczek | Defender | Borussia Dortmund | Poland | 28 |
| 86 | NE | Marquinhos | Defender | PSG | Brazil | 19 |
| 87 | NE | Mehdi Benatia | Defender | Roma | Morocco | 26 |
| 88 | NE | Frank Lampard | Midfielder | Chelsea | England | 35 |
| 89 | 94 | Shinji Kagawa | Midfielder | Manchester Utd | Japan | 24 |
| 90 | NE | Koke | Midfielder | Atlético Madrid | Spain | 21 |
| 91 | NE | Yohan Cabaye | Midfielder | Newcastle Utd | France | 27 |
| 92 | NE | Lucas Moura | Midfielder | PSG | Brazil | 21 |
| 93 | NE | Blaise Matuidi | Midfielder | PSG | France | 26 |
| 94 | NE | Isco | Midfielder | Real Madrid | Spain | 21 |
| 95 | NE | Alexis Sánchez | Forward | Barcelona | Chile | 25 |
| 96 | NE | Asmir Begovic | Goalkeeper | Stoke City | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 26 |
| 97 | NE | Emmanuel Emenike | Forward | Fenerbahce | Nigeria | 26 |
| 98 | NE | Branislav Ivanovic | Defender | Chelsea | Serbia | 29 |
| 99 | 98 | Javi Martinez | Defender/midfielder | Bayern Munich | Spain | 25 |
| 100 | 58 | Eden Hazard | Midfielder | Chelsea | Belgium | 22 |
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