Top 10 Football Players in the World Right Now

#1 Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi has shown no signs of slowing down

Already in his thirties, Lionel Messi's eyes still show the same hunger and grit they demonstrated in his yesteryears. The Barca hitman has been motoring Barcelona towards victories, not showing even the tiniest sign of slowing down.

The consistency with which he has held the no.1 position is remarkable of course, but his to evolution from a goalscorer to an equally prolific playmaker deserves a worthy mention. As prolific as he is in finding the net, the Barca forward has been astoundingly good at creating chances for his fellow teammates to score.

Holding the top spot in both the goals and the assists charts is a fine testament to his claim as the best footballer at the moment.Messi has 10 assists and 29 goals under his belt right now and those numbers will surely increase massively as the season comes to a close.

Cristiano Ronaldo has underperformed this season and though Neymar is at his imperious best currently, the Brazilian needs to do a lot more to trounce the Argentinian to the Ballon d'Or this year.