They can become the best in the world and achieve great things. Wiegman was recently appointed England women's new coach and will replace Phil Neville in September 2021. Cristiano Ronaldo has leapfrogged his great rival Lionel Messi as the worlds highest paid footballer. WebJunior Neymar has a total of 1 blocks, 2 aerial duels and a total number of 1 tackles. How Ronaldo made it in Manchester, became a Madrid and Juve goal machine, Lionel Messi's evolution as a player: From Ronaldinho's Barcelona understudy to GOAT candidate, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Joining them on the shortlist are Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, who reached the Champions League final with PSG, while Liverpool's Premier League winning trio of Lewandowski missed out to Messi in the Ballon d'Or voting last year. Neymar 2. While everybody from Bill Gates to Kim Kardashian to the pope had their ticks taken away as part of the sitewide cull, a slightly odd turn of events saw three celebrities -- all of whom had been vocal in their criticism of the Twitter Blue scheme -- get their subscriptions paid for by Musk himself. It was never normally a goalscorer who was the best player in the world, it was normally a playmaker. Rivaldo was another one. Al hamdulillah pic.twitter.com/g8CJTq3XtX. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi resume their rivalry after being named on the shortlist for The Best FIFA Men's Player award, world football's governing body announced on Wednesday. Find out below VIGO, SPAIN - AUGUST 20: Karim Benzema of Real Madrid CF in action during the LaLiga Santander match between RC Celta de Vigo and Real Madrid CF at Estadio Balaidos on August 20, 2022 in Vigo, Spain. World Cup winners Antoine Griezmann and Raphael Varane join international team-mateMbappe on the list, andGolden Boot winnerHarry Kane is also included. Lothar Matthaus as a midfielder at 1990. "He's predominantly a goalscorer but the timing for him is just a little bit out of sync. Lewandowski was a firm favourite for the Ballon d'Or award before it was scrapped this year for the first time in its 64-year history because of the coronavirus. "I think the toss-up for me would be between Mohamed Salah and Kylian Mbappe," he says. Thanks to his ingenious system, Jordan Pickford denied James Maddisons penalty in Evertons clash with Leicester City. The top three finalists in each category will be announced on Dec. 11. The Best FIFA Men's Player: Thiago Alcantara (Spain/Bayern Munich and Liverpool), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Juventus), Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium/Manchester City), Robert Lewandowski (Poland/Bayern Munich), Sadio Mane (Senegal/Liverpool), Kylian Mbappe (France/PSG), Lionel Messi (Argentina/Barcelona), Neymar (Brazil/PSG), Sergio Ramos (Spain/Real Madrid), Mohamed Salah (Egypt/Liverpool), Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands/Liverpool), The Best FIFA Women's Player: Lucy Bronze (England/Lyon and Manchester City), Delphine Cascarino (France/Lyon), Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway/Barcelona), Pernille Harder (Denmark/Wolfsburg and Chelsea), Jennifer Hermoso (Spain/Barcelona), Ji So-yun (South Korea/Chelsea), Sam Kerr (Australia/Chelsea), Saki Kumagai (Japan/Lyon), Dzsenifer Marozsan (Germany/Lyon), Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands/Arsenal), Wendie Renard (France/Lyon), Should Man City prioritise signing Haaland over Messi? Sprint beef, Ferrari respite & reignited title fight | What we learnt in Baku, Selby makes historic 147 in World Snooker Championship final, NFL star Watt and wife Kealia invest in Burnley | 'Wrexham success the model'. The duo are more often than not the best player on the pitch whenever they take to the field. Bayern Munich's treble-winning Robert Lewandowski will battle it out with Juventus star Ronaldo and Barcelona's Messi after finishing as top goal scorer in the Champions League and Bundesliga last season. Spain legend and current Vissel Kobe star Andres Iniesta, who earns around 25.66m, is perhaps a surprise inclusion in seventh on the list. 25. "A World Cup-winner already, and it will be interesting to see where he is playing his football next season.". The top three finalists in each category will be announced on Dec. 11. Meanwhile, Hansi Flick, who took charge of Bayern in November last year, is nominated for the best men's coach along with Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp, Leeds United's Marcelo Bielsa, Zinedine Zidane of Real Madrid and Sevilla's Europa League-winning coach Julen Lopetegui. Also, such as been the dominance of Spanish football over the last 21 years, that only one of the players in the top ten (Manuel Neuer) didnt play for either Real Madrid or Barcelona. So, to try and settle this one and for all, the team over at FourFourTwo have ranked the 100 best players from the 21st century. "He gets a little bit of criticism at different times, maybe because he didn't become the best player in the world. We want players with something about them. When can Manchester City win the Premier League title? Cristiano Ronaldo - 175 (30% of games) 1. "They would be the two who would split people now in the way Messi and Ronaldo have split people for so many years. His former teammate, Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara, was also nominated. @FCBarcelona pic.twitter.com/NeFqoLpwpX. "It wasn't always the guy who scored the most goals but I think Messi and Ronaldo have changed that.". Son, Suarez, WSL stars up for FIFA Puskas Award. "People call it arrogant, I get that, but he has the ability to back it up. Fernando Gago Played with Ronaldo for three years at Real Madrid as well as Messi for the Argentina national team. Find out the results! Manchester United ace Paul Pogba is seventh on 24m-a-year, while Real Madrids Gareth Bale is the highest-ranked British player in ninth with expected earnings of 23m. Among the women's best player nominees are European and French champions Lyon's captain Wendie Renard and former team mate Lucy Bronze, who moved to Manchester City. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window). The next 15 names, ranked from 26th to 40th also feature some incredible talents, with the likes of Didier Drogba, Sergio Aguero and Gareth Bale. FIFA have announced the nominees for the 2020 The Best Awards with Cristiano Ronaldo, Leo Messi, Mo Salah, Robert Lewandowski, Neymar and Kylian We saw the scenes when he left the club and I think we were all sad to see it. "What Ronaldo and Messi have achieved is out of this world, the numbers have been unrelenting, obscene.". Who was your country's GOAT? PSG predicted XI v Lorient: Kylian Mbapp and Lionel Messi to start up front, PSGs Lionel Messi travels to Saudi Arabia hours after defeat to Lorient, PLAYER RATINGS | PSG 1-3 Lorient: Kylian Mbapp scores but league leaders lose at home again, David Beckham poses with Kylian Mbapp during PSG training ground visit, Lionel Messi renewal talks with PSG stall amid increased salary demands, Leicester escape PL relegation zone after Everton thriller. 1. Ronaldo Nazrio de Lima has named Kylian Mbappe as the player that reminds him of himself during his playing days. - Goal of the Year! (1:51), FIFA Best: Messi vs. Ronaldo rivalry resumes, Liverpool, Tottenham put on a show as Klopp goes overboard, Bundesliga title twists, Haaland scores No. For Neville, though, Haaland's character is as significant as his ability when it comes to his hopes of achieving greatness. Sadly, the platform is changing so I have decided to delete my account.You all can still connect with me on my other social media platforms here: https://t.co/WqOt5nJ8TsTake care, Mason . PSG wants to play the round of The award ceremony takes place in London on 24 September, with fans votes, and those ofjournalists, national team coaches and captains all contributing to the outcome of the final three. FIFA The Best: FIFA Awards 2023 After ending the year with the most coveted World Cup in hand, it was expected that the magician Lionel Messi would win FIFA The Best player award.However, the final scoring points of the top 3 players were quite close. "The wide striker can now be a 30, 40 goals a season machine. He's the modern-day version if you like. As far as footballers are concerned, it doesn't appear that Musk has been willing to pay for any players to maintain their status, though a few significant names have obviously signed up to the service in order to protect their verified accounts. He joined the company as an Academy member in July 2017 and, after a short time working as a freelancer, was given a full-time role in February 2018. Julien Laurens debates whether Erling Haaland would be a better signing than Lionel Messi. Messi, who left boyhood club Barcelona for PSG this summer, earns around 81m-ayear through his wages and sponsorships a decrease on last year due to the wage cut he has taken at his new club. Among the women's best player nominees are European and French champions Lyon's captain Wendie Renard and former team mate Lucy Bronze, who moved to Manchester City. There is further Premier League representation in the form of Belgium duo Kevin De Bruyne and Eden Hazard - the former one of Pep Guardiola's key players in Manchester City's title-winning season. Cristiano Ronaldo - 175 (30% of games). According to Forbes, the Manchester United star earns approximately 91million-a-year ($125m) before taxes, with 50m of that through his wages and around 40m in sponsorship deals. The Argentines move to PSG means the French club now hold three of the worlds four highest paid players with Neymar (69.68m) and Kylian Mbappe (31.54m) in third and fourth respectively. According to Goal, the Brazil legend said if he had the chance to make a dream signing now, it has to be the Paris Saint-Germain forward. Only in Spanish, however. Antoine Griezmann - 70 (13% of games), 6. As an investment, it would be more logical to bring the younger [of the two]., LaLiga: Mbappe, Haaland want to play for Real Madrid Ancelotti, Ronaldo names four best players in football history, excludes himself, EPL: Man United star demands Ronaldos No.7 shirt from Ten Hag, I feel sorry for Ronaldo, Rodriguez Ferreira, EPL: One Man United always passing the ball to Ronaldo to get his praise, Manchester United: I wasnt surprised Ten Hag won battle against Ronaldo Rutten, Ronaldo blamed for Juventus financial troubles, Very difficult, you dont see him Chelseas Koulibaly opens up on playing against Ronaldo. Mbapp HM: Griezmann/Modri Missed league games hurts Ney but he played 43 games total anyway & by far highest performance level when he did play + WC boosts him quite a bit cuz he had by far the best WC of the top 4. As you may well have heard, thousands of A-list celebrities, sportspeople and other notable figures have been forced to surrender their Twitter verified status this week after the "blue tick" mark was removed -- unless it's paid for. That means there's only four Premier League players in the top 20 (the aforementioned Casemiro and Salah as well as Manchester United 's Harry Maguire and Brentford player ratings (4-3-3) GK: David Raya - 5/10 - Barely troubled for the most part. QUIZ: At what club did these 40 players make their professional debut? Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne, the Premier League's player of the year last season, also made the shortlist as did Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos. They can pay another $50-a-month for every individual they want to keep their blue tick. Twitter CEO Elon Musk has revamped the site's verified status, and those who are unwilling to pay his new $8-a-month subscription fee will now have an account just like any regular user on the platform. We are calm, said Leonardo. "There is no doubt Salah is world-class, but Mbappe has got something different, that edge, something that is that good, it could make him one of the true greats. Who was your country's GOAT? "They are two young players who are massively talented. WWE: Rare photo of The Undertaker getting his first tattoo emerges, Every Fernando Alonso & Taylor Swift pun made on Sky Sports during Azerbaijan GP, Tottenham: 90k-a-week star 'could replace' Harry Kane at Hotspur Way. Messi's esteemed PSG teammates Neymar and Kylian Mbappe are ranked third and fourth while Robert Lewandowski, Karim Benzema, Paulo Dybala, Gerard Pique, Sadio Mane and Luis Suarez make up the top ten. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player. "He wouldn't put himself in that bracket - he's got great humility. Arsenal's free-scoring Dutch forward Vivianne Miedema also made the shortlist along with Sam Kerr who won the FA Women's Super League last season with Chelsea. Fans will also be allowed to make their vote count with public voting on FIFA's website open until Dec. 9. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi resume their rivalry after being named on the shortlist for The Best FIFA Men's Player award, world football's governing body announced on Wednesday. The list also shows the recent dominance of Man City, with three of the names ranked from 41st to 60th having lined up for the blue half of Manchester. "To play at that level for Manchester United at 37 is unbelievable, but we're judging him against the player he was before that. Ronaldo and Messi were drawn to face off in the Champions League group stage this season when Juventus were drawn against Barcelona in Group G. Ronaldo missed the opening game at Camp Nou on Oct. 28, a 2-0 win for Barca, after testing positive for COVID-19. The Brazilian's time in Paris has perhaps not fully lived up to expectations following his 200m move from Barcelona in 2017, with persistent injury problems impacting his availability, meaning he has never made more than 20 league appearances for PSG in a single season. Shaka Hislop explains why Manchester City have the edge over Real Madrid in the Champions League. Ronaldo ($113 million), Messi ($110 million) and Neymar ($91 million) fall in behind Mbapp within the top 10 earners. WebDue to your consent preferences, youre not able to view this. With Liverpool's Mo Salah (Egypt), Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos (Spain) and Tottenham's Son Heung-Min all potentially playing at the Tokyo Games this summer, Mbappe may just join the party. - ESPN+ viewer's guide: Bundesliga, Serie A, MLS, FA Cup and more As its counted as per the votes by players and coaches, its always interesting to "He moved to Paris Saint-Germain and I didn't like that. Not the case for Barcelona (46.9 million), as their account has become unverified overnight. - Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) 50, Kealia, J.J. 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"But for him as an individual, or anyone, to still be playing for one of the world's biggest clubs at 37 is an achievement in itself.". The final ten will also likely cause a stir, particularly amongst the Team Messi and Team Ronaldo fans. (1:51), FIFA Best: Messi vs. Ronaldo rivalry resumes, Liverpool, Tottenham put on a show as Klopp goes overboard, Bundesliga title twists, Haaland scores No. The top three finalists in each category will be announced on Dec. 11. He comes in at 11 ahead of Paul Pogba and Liverpool's Mohamed Salah. Philipp Lahm; 17. The Norwegian has smashed 56 goals in 57 Bundesliga games since his arrival at Borussia Dortmund from Red Bull Salzburg in January 2020 and this season has been his most prolific yet, with a total of 16 goals and five assists in 14 league games meaning he is averaging 1.65 goal involvements per 90 minutes. Son Heung-min vs. Lionel Messi vs. Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Mohamed Salah Cristiano 5. "Unfortunately, that's the way it is for these guys who have dominated for so long. James is a huge Charlton Athletic supporter and probably the biggest Jonjo Shelvey fan on the planet. 50, Sources: Slot rivals Nagelsmann for Spurs job, Arrest made after fan wields chainsaw in stands, Wolfsburg beat Arsenal to book UWCL final spot, Kealia, J.J. 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Neymars playing salary is the third highest in the world, and incredibly just the third highest on his own PSG team. Cristiano 5. Neymar; 24. Right now, it is not that one is better than another, but if Real Madrid had to make a big investment, they should do so thinking about the future, he said. Interestingly, six out of the 20 players ranked from 81 to 100 either currently play for Man United, or have played for Man United in the past, just going to show the dominance of the Red Devils since 2000. It is in the Champions League, though, that he has shone most brightly, contributing four goals and four assists in the group stage before his sensational, solo winner in the last-16 first-leg clash with Real Madrid, the club desperate to sign him this summer. Gerard Pique; 23. They meet again on Dec. 8. PSG now claims three of the worlds five highest-paid players, including the 29-year-old Neymar, who lands at No. Neymar, the second most followed footballer on Twitter (62 million) behind Ronaldo, has rejoined the masses by becoming an unverified profile. Messi is currently 131 awards ahead of Ronaldo in second. Mbappe may well be the most amazing prospect to emerge since the Brazilian Ronaldo in the 1990s. Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe all feature in list of players with the most Man-of-the-Match awards since 2009. Lyon's Jean-Luc Vasseur is nominated for the best women's coach along with Chelsea's Emma Hayes and last year's runner-up Sarina Wiegman of the Netherlands. Leicester City and Everton faced off in the weekends final Premier League fixture on Monday. He adds: "In terms of excitement, thrill, speed, Mbappe is absolutely sensational. Eden Hazard - 100 (19% of games) 3. Last year, the Juventus strikers former colleague Iker Casillas declared Messi as the greatest of all time, while Raul Gonzalez, who he played just one season James is a Senior Writer for GiveMeSport with over five-and-a-half years of experience in the industry. Real Madrid and Belgium forward Eden Hazard completes the top ten on around 21m-a-year. They meet again on Dec. 8. One advantage Mbappe has over Salah is his age. Now 35 and 37 respectively, they continue to play at the highest level with Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United. There is often a debate about who is the better Premier League centre-back, between Nemanja Vidic, Virgil van Dijk and John Terry, but FourFourTwo has solved that, by putting them in 60th, 54th and 44th places respectively. Ronaldo, who has his own perfume, underwear, eyewear brands and hotel and gym businesses, is said to be the first athlete to ever make $1bn in pre-tax earnings. Find out the results! In terms of goals and goal involvements per 90 minutes, the four most prolific seasons of his career have all come in the last five years. Only time will tell whether others start to follow suit. But who has received the most Man-of-the-Match trophies over the past 13 years? Salah 4. "He was in a brilliant team at that time with Suarez and Messi as a front three and Barcelona the best team in the world. Bayern Munich's treble-winning Robert Lewandowski will battle it out with Juventus star Ronaldo and Barcelona's Messi after finishing as top goal scorer in the Champions League and Bundesliga last season. "I wasn't convinced it was a great signing for Manchester United, or that it was going to take them any closer to the title or any big trophies, and I would be surprised if he's there next season, I really would. FIFA Best: Messi vs. Ronaldo rivalry resumes as Mbappe, Salah, Neymar, Mane join stars in line for top award - ESPN Application error: a client-side exception has WebPlayer Comparison: Neymar vs. Kylian Mbapp vs. The Best FIFA Men's Player: Thiago Alcantara (Spain/Bayern Munich and Liverpool), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal/Juventus), Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium/Manchester City), Robert Lewandowski (Poland/Bayern Munich), Sadio Mane (Senegal/Liverpool), Kylian Mbappe (France/PSG), Lionel Messi (Argentina/Barcelona), Neymar (Brazil/PSG), Sergio Ramos (Spain/Real Madrid), Mohamed Salah (Egypt/Liverpool), Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands/Liverpool), The Best FIFA Women's Player: Lucy Bronze (England/Lyon and Manchester City), Delphine Cascarino (France/Lyon), Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway/Barcelona), Pernille Harder (Denmark/Wolfsburg and Chelsea), Jennifer Hermoso (Spain/Barcelona), Ji So-yun (South Korea/Chelsea), Sam Kerr (Australia/Chelsea), Saki Kumagai (Japan/Lyon), Dzsenifer Marozsan (Germany/Lyon), Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands/Arsenal), Wendie Renard (France/Lyon), Should Man City prioritise signing Haaland over Messi? Anyone who saw either of Lionel Messi's assists in Paris Saint-Germain's recent 3-1 win over St Etienne at the Parc des Princes will be aware the old magic is still there. Open Privacy Options Destiny is #mancity pic.twitter.com/7yQuzq9muR. You have come to the ESPN Africa edition, for other ESPN editions, click above. Fans will also be allowed to make their vote count with public voting on FIFA's website open until Dec. 9. Salah and [Sadio] Mane are now doing that at Liverpool, [Raheem] Sterling at Manchester City - they are scoring a load of goals from the wide striker position, and that is all because Ronaldo and Messi have set that expectation at that level. You wont be able to go to a pub on a Saturday afternoon and not hear a fan from one club telling a fan from another club that their players are better. If theres one thing football fans love in this world, its a debate. Messi, Mbappe, Ronaldo & Salah all nominated for The Best FIFA Men's Player of the Year, record-breaking 32 goals in 36 league appearances, Zinedine Zidane, Guardiola and England manager Gareth Southgate all part of the list. Goal.com partnering with The Sporting News to bring you the latest football news, transfer updates and analysis. Kylian Mbappe has a total of 0 blocks, 16 aerial duels and a total number of 0 tackles. "They have not been traditional centre-forwards, which makes the numbers they have hit even more incredible," he says. - ESPN+ viewer's guide: Bundesliga, Serie A, MLS, FA Cup and more "When I was a lot younger, it wasn't so much about numbers, it was more about the play. It's all about numbers. 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Lewandowski will be 34 when next season rolls around and yet he keeps getting better. "But we shouldn't think every new, young superstar will automatically take over from Ronaldo and Messi, who are the kind of players you'd be lucky to see once every 80 years. That means there's only four Premier League players in the top 20 (the aforementioned Casemiro and Salah as well as Manchester United's Harry Maguire and Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus). Ronaldo, a former Real Madrid and Barcelona striker, had spoken Mbappe in the past when he urged his Real to make a move for 23-year-old over his PSG teammate, Neymar. Carragher described Salah as the best player in the world in October following his dazzling performance in Liverpool's 2-2 draw with Manchester City at Anfield but he sees Mbappe as the Egyptian's main competition for the crown. Across the last three seasons, he has scored 103 goals in Bundesliga games alone. This led Twitter's under-fire CEO to reveal this week that he would be fitting James' bill personally to keep the basketball legend on the site, along with veteran actor William Shatner and author Stephen King. Yesterday's rainy training session! pic.twitter.com/sKZn6xmWxX. For Carragher, though, his numbers are most important. Neville knows that as well as anyone having watched him dismantle his Valencia side with Barcelona during his time as the La Liga outfit's head coach. Man United end Villa's run, take step towards top-four finish against backdrop of fan protests, How Premier League clubs can qualify for Europe this season, What Wrexham, Reynolds and McElhenney can learn from Salford City's League Two struggles, Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only), ESPN+ viewer's guide: Bundesliga, Serie A, MLS, FA Cup and more, Goal of the Year! (1:51). Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric also makes the final 10 as he claimed Champions League gloryand played a pivotal role in Croatia's run tothe World Cup final - ending the competition as the Golden Ball winner as the tournament's best player. However, the striker can still lay claim to being the best player if he picks up the FIFA award, which will be presented at a ceremony on Dec. 17. Another Saturday, another chance to win 250,000 with Super 6. Wide players were there to assist and cross. This portion also features a strong Chelsea contingency, with four of the 15 names featured having played for the London outfit. He has been the best player on the pitch a crazy 306 times in the last 13 years. A former Manchester United striker, who played with Cristiano Ronaldo at two clubs, believes FC Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has all the talents that the Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Cristiano Ronaldo and Mohamed Salah are among the nominees for The Best FIFA Men's Player of the Year award for 2018. "Messi picked up the last Ballon d'Or but I do think that will be the last time we see Messi or Ronaldo pick that trophy up. Julien Laurens debates whether Erling Haaland would be a better signing than Lionel Messi. But the world's most followed football club, Real Madrid (47.3 million followers) have matched the UEFA Champions League (47 million) in retaining their gold check mark, which denotes a verified business account. Zlatan Ibrahimovic - 116 (26% of games) 2. Son, Suarez, WSL stars up for FIFA Puskas Award. Lionel Messi - 306 (52% of Joining them on the shortlist are Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, who reached the Champions League final with PSG, while Liverpool's Premier League winning trio of Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane also made the cut. 1. I think he's a top player. He says: "Lewandowski is a great centre-forward, he's been a great player for Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, but I don't think we should be putting him anywhere near Messi and Ronaldo. Lewandowski was a firm favourite for the Ballon d'Or award before it was scrapped this year for the first time in its 64-year history because of the coronavirus. Scorers: Sync Arsenal suffer extra-time loss as Wolfsburg reach Womens Champions League final. "He's done brilliantly to keep it going with the age that he's at as well. "There's that many star players there desperate to be the main man and possibly one who is about to take that mantle in Mbappe.". But the Bayern Munich striker won FIFA's version of the prize on both occasions and few could argue he didn't deserve them. Wiegman was recently appointed England women's new coach and will replace Phil Neville in September 2021. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have both dominated world football for much of the past two decades. Please elaborate why Messi gets to play with players like Mbappe and Neymar and Ronaldo is playing with players like "Ghareeb" 28 Apr 2023 20:37:07
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