Ref:Theguardian.co.uk 1 Lionel Messi Age 32 Team Barcelona / Argentina Position Forward Rank 3 2018 ▲ 2 This entry is supposed to be around 100 words long, so the temptation is to say: “Lionel Messi is the best player by a very long way” and simply repeat the word “very” as many times as is necessary to fill the rest of the space. Ninety, by our calculations. It would not be that much of an exaggeration, either. Player of the year is a different debate, and a lot more open, but Messi was Europe’s top scorer and the Champions League’s top scorer too, despite the fact that, as he said when he collected the Ballon d’Or , he’s a “constructor” not a goalscorer. Even that old line about how he disappeared at Anfield isn’t actually true: try watching the game again. And in the end, it’s quite simple: no one has played like Messi in 2019. Maybe no one has played like Messi, full stop. Sid Lowe 2 Virgil van Dijk Age 28 Team Liverpool / Netherlands Position Defender Rank ...
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