Lionel Messi continues to be one of the best footballers in the world according to ESPN’s FC 100 rankingdemonstrating his validity at 36 years of age in the MLS with Inter Miami and, above all, with the Argentine National Team.
The Argentine star is ranked number 7 among 30 of the best forwards in the worldalthough the election maintains a percentage of those chosen by position and not just by talent, as explained.
“He won eight Ballon d’Ors in his career.three more than any other player (he is also the only player to win the award during three different decades)”, points out the ranking as an important statistic.
Although he adds that His election is given by his validity after having been World Champion in Qatar 2022: “He may have left the European game behind, but he continues to demonstrate his dazzling ability in the United States. Inter Miami were at the bottom of the MLS when he joined last summer, but he helped them make a late, if ultimately unsuccessful , attempt to reach the playoffs. They also won the Leagues Cup. This year they are the favorites to win the championship thanks to him, who continues to surpass record after recordlike, for example, registering five assists in a single game – a game in which he also scored – in a comeback against the New York Red Bulls,” he explains.
Regarding its projection, the FC 100 points out as challenges “a second Copa América with Argentina in the United States” and “lead Inter Miami straight to MLS glory“.
What is the FC 100 ranking?
It is a ranking prepared based on the votes of more than 50 participants from around the world and from all areas of ESPN FC, and aims to create a broad list that recognizes the four main positions on the field. That’s why there is a Top 10 for goalkeepers, followed by a top 30 for defenders, midfielders and forwards.
Since its creation in 2016, Messi was on all the lists, this being his eighth consecutive appearance. And he is not the only Argentine, since there are also Draw Martínez, Alexis Mac Allister, Enzo Fernández, Paulo Dybala and Lautaro Martínez.
