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#1 Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Numbers speak where words can't. 624 games, 539 goals for Barcelona. La Masia's greatest ever product is in many people's eyes, the best player of all time. For more than a decade, Messi has been leaving all of us spell-bound with something he was born to do: To play football.
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Today, with a plethora of records shattered and a multitude of personal accolades won, he still shows no sign of slowing down.
He stepped up brilliantly this season following Neymar's departure from Barcelona. It was always going to be a tough task and he has taken the pressure by the scruff of its neck, allowing Barcelona to find themselves in contention for a treble this season. He has 24 goals in 27 games this campaign and the tally is certainly going to increase as the season progresses.
Lionel Messi to retain the European Golden Shoe? One wouldn't dare bet a penny against it!
