The best player in the world at present and one of the greatest of all time
1. Lionel Messi | Barcelona
Hardly surprising
who is number one when you think of all he has achieved in a relatively short
career so far. Messi is consistently rated as the best player in the world at
present and one of the greatest of all time. There are many reasons why, when
Messi plays well Barcelona plays well which often leads to the Catalan club
being labelled as a one man team. Yes they do have other great players, but
Messi has been the catalyst to the club's success both domestically and in
Europe.
A four time Ballon
d'Or winner, Messi has received the award on the last four occasions which is a
record as well as being selected for the FIFA World XI for the last six years
running. The Argentine forward also holds the record for most goals scored in a
calendar year with an incredible 91 in all competitions for club and country in
2012. He also became the first player ever to score against every team in La
Liga when he netted against Celta Vigo in March earlier this year.
A niggling
hamstring injury has kept Messi from reaching the kind of heights of last
season, yet he still has 58 goals in all competitions. He was an innocent
bystander as Bayern Munich emphatically knocked Barcelona out of the Champions
League semi final with a 7-0 aggregate win. Messi however remains the best
player in the world and I think it will be a long time before anyone dethrones
the Argentine superstar.
