Having inspired Barcelona to an historic treble in the same year -- it won the league, domestic cup and Champions League -- Messi is officially named the best player in the world for the first time.

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo top this ... decided to cancel the 2020 award for the world’s best player. In doing so it is robbing Lewandowski, who was the clear favorite to win.

During an interview in 2020, Neymar named the five best players in the world in his ... it was no surprise that Neymar named Messi as one of the top five players in the world.

Jadon Sancho hailed Cristiano Ronaldo's mentality as "inspirational", despite calling Lionel Messi the best player in the world during his tell-all interview. The former Borussia Dortmund winger ...

Still, for the best of the ... 407.5 million from 2020. That isn’t to say that Covid-19 didn’t take its toll on athletes’ earnings. Soccer players at many clubs, including Messi, had their ...