Ranking the top 10 best footballers in the world before the forthcoming season

Where would rank these footballers?
Where would rank these footballers?

#6 Cristiano Ronaldo

Portugal v Netherlands - UEFA Nations League Final
Portugal v Netherlands - UEFA Nations League Final

This man is one of the two players who are always involved in this list. Everyone counted Cristiano out of the Ballon d'Or race and other not worthy awards when he stumbled out of the UEFA Champions League with Juventus but he is a master in shutting down the mouth of his haters. He captained Portugal to another European victory, this time the UEFA Nations League.

If there is a thing in which Ronaldo is better than Lionel Messi, it is being able to step up for his country and he has proven that time and again. Also, he was singlehandedly taking Juventus to where they ended in the Champions League as he scored all the 5 goals for the Old lady in the knockout stage of the biggest competition in club football.

The Portuguese again stepped up in big games as he always does and he scored a hat-trick against Switzerland in the UEFA Nations League semi-finals. He was also named the player of the season in the Serie A as his 21 goals and 8 assists helped Juventus win the league.

#5 Alisson Becker

Brazil v Peru: Final - Copa America Brazil 2019
Brazil v Peru: Final - Copa America Brazil 2019

When Alisson Becker was signed by Liverpool for a fee of over €60M, many fans had their doubts over the Brazilian but the 26-year-old has cleared all their doubts in style. What a season he has had, winning the UEFA Champions League with Liverpool and then the Copa America with Brazil. Becker had a season to remember last year and he is deservedly in the top 5 of this list.

Alongside Virgil Van Djik, Salah and Mane, Alisson is arguably one of the biggest influencers in this team and it is safe to say that he is currently the best goalkeeper in the world. The Brazilian won the golden glove in the UEFA Champions League, Premier League, and the Copa America.

While it can be said that he had world-class defenders up ahead of him, that should not take anything away from how good the 26-year-old was last season.

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Edited by Aaditya Narayan
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