Best Football Player in the World in the 2017-18 Season

#2 Lionel Messi

FC Barcelona v Club Atletico de Madrid - La LigaMost probably the greatest player to ever play the beautiful game, Lionel Messi’s consistency in producing glorious moments and leading his team to success is mesmerising.

There are not enough superlatives to describe Messi, you just have to watch with your own eyes to witness the greatness unfolding before you. The Argentinean is a magician with the ball at his feet and, somehow, controls the game at his tempo and takes it in his own direction. Everyone else is just a spectator in Messi’s game.

46 goal contributions in 39 matches is outrageous, especially given the season is only now just really ramping up. What makes Messi a total genius is that he is still able to score an unbelievable amount of goals from playing slightly deeper than he is used to.

The Argentinean might start on the wing for Barcelona, but he usually drops back into midfield and drives with the ball at his feet, waltzing past defenders beautifully and either supplying an assist or taking the glory for himself.

Messi really is one of a kind.