The 100 best footballers in the world
Aitana Bonmatí: Spain’s generational talent with a fighting spirit
The Guardian's top female footballers in the world 2023 – video
Spain and Barcelona lead way in women’s football after year of success
The 100 best female footballers in the world 2023
How the Guardian ranked the 100 best female footballers in the world 2023
Leading coaches, former players and journalists from the women’s game are among the 112 judges for this year’s list
Erling Haaland voted the world’s best player – and he’s just getting started
The Norwegian is only 23 but his devastating goal record has seen him voted as the No 1 player in the world by the Guardian’s expert panel
See how every judge voted in the 100 best male footballers for 2023
This year we had 218 judges on our panel for the list and here you can see how they all voted and the total points each player got
The Guardian's top male footballers in the world for 2023 – video
Changing of the guard in world football as Messi drops out of top three
The 100 best male footballers in the world 2023
How the Guardian ranked the 100 best male footballers in the world 2023
Philipp Lahm, Walter Casagrande and Karen Carney are part of the panel selecting the best players on the planet in 2023
Lionel Messi leaves top 100 field in wake but Premier League also shows power
The 100 best male footballers in the world 2022
How the Guardian ranked the 100 best male footballers in the world 2022
Maicon, Jan Åge Fjørtoft and Fatih Terim were part of the voting panel for selecting the best players on the planet in 2022
Alexia Putellas is first female player to retain Guardian top 100 crown
The 100 best female footballers in the world 2022
How the Guardian ranked the 100 best female footballers in the world 2022
Leading coaches, former players and journalists from the women’s game are among the 119 judges for this year’s list
Insatiable Robert Lewandowski now has stats to rival Messi and Ronaldo
Striker’s insatiable desire to get better in a record-breaking 2021 has put him top of our rankings for a second year running
Jorginho misses out on top spot despite Chelsea and Italy triumphs
The midfielder won the Champions League and Euro 2020 but could not join Luka Modric among the non-forwards to have won our award
The 100 best male footballers 2021: see how every judge voted
This year 219 judges sent in a total of 8,760 votes. Here is your chance to see how they were cast
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