Ronaldo's name is not on the list of the top 50 best players in the world

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76% of the judges chose Messi for the first place, overwhelming the following players such as Mbappe (13%) and Benzema (10%). Man City is the team with the most players in the top 100, with 12 players.

The different situations of Ronaldo and Messi

After Argentina won the World Cup, Lionel Messi was chosen as the best player in 2022. He also excelled at Paris Saint-Germain. Messi and PSG won Ligue 1 before shining strongly in the 2022–23 campaign. In 2022, M10 scored 35 goals and contributed 30 assists in 51 matches. He and PSG won Ligue 1 and the French Super Cup.

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Cristiano Ronaldo will have another dismal season if Lionel Messi has a strong year. He had to relocate to Saudi Arabia to play for Al-Nassr after being fired by MU. According to The Guardian's list of 100 players for 2022, Messi is the best, while Ronaldo is only ranked 51st.

While Messi ranked 1st place, Ronaldo only stood 51st place

This is also Ronaldo's lowest position since the Guardian started compiling the list in 2012. He scored 16 goals and assisted four times in 46 matches in 2022. In the past 11 years, CR7 has topped the Guardian's poll twice (in 2014 and 2016). Ronaldo is ranked eighth in the 2021 election, trailing both Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe.

About this achievement, journalist Marcus Christenson commented: "Every good thing must come to an end." This is the first year Ronaldo has fallen out of the top 10 since this ranking was announced in 2012. Ronaldo's failure came from not being able to get along with coach Erik ten Hag at MU, an interview with journalist Piers Morgan, and a disappointing 2022 World Cup. Ronaldo was also criticized by his own coach, Fernando Santos, for his harsh reaction to being substituted in the match against South Korea. Then he was pushed to the bench.

Another places

The French duo of Kylian Mbappe (who scored a hat-trick in the 2022 World Cup final) and Karim Benzema are 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Erling Haaland of Manchester City is fourth after displaying exceptional form at Dortmund and Man City.

Top 15  best players in the world of 2022 according to The Guardian

Haaland's Man City teammate Kevin De Bruyne is sixth, while Luka Modric is ahead of the Belgian. Robert Lewandowski, Vinicius Jr., Thibaut Courtois, and Mo Salah rounded out the Top 10. In addition to the top 10, former Liverpool player Sadio Mane is ranked 11th, while Brazilian superstar Neymar is 12th. Harry Kane is in 13th place, Jude Bellingham is right behind him in 14th, and MU star Casemiro is in 15th. Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez is 20th, while Bukayo Saka is 22nd, ahead of Rafael Leao and Phil Foden.

Other Premier League stars in the Top 30 are Son Heung-Min, Virgil van Dijk, Bruno Fernandes, and Bernardo Silva. A few other Premier League players, including Julian Alvarez, Alisson, Martin Odegaard, Joao Cancelo, and Cody Gakpo, are in the Top 50.

Marcus Rashford ranks 58th, just behind Riyadh Mahrez and ahead of Liverpool's Luis Diaz and Trent Alexander-Arnold. Declan Rice comes in at number 88. A few other stars in the Top 100 are Gabriel Jesus (No. 62), Hakim Ziyech (No. 63), Cristian Romero (No. 72), Lisandro Martinez (No. 81), Darwin Nunez (No. 82), Aleksandar Mitrovic (No.  83), and Reece James (No. 94).

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