The Guardian, a British newspaper, has published its annual list of the 100 best male footballers. Lionel Messi is number one, Virgil van Dijk is placed second, and Sadio Mané is third. Ten players from Liverpool FC, the winner of the Champions League 2018-19, got into the hundred.

For the first time since the ranking was launched, Cristiano Ronaldo couldn't make it to the top two and went down to the fourth place. A year ago, the list was topped by Luka Modrić, who is only 45th now. As for Messi, last time he won in 2017, and was third in 2018.

The Guardian established its ranking in 2012. Since then, Messi was acclaimed as the greatest footballer five times, more than anyone else. This year's top 100 list was compiled from votes of 239 judges from 63 countries

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