One of the most dependable forwards in world football holds two titles on this year’s list: he is the highest-placed Bundesliga Football Players and the highest-placed African Football Players.
Best Football Players in the World
However, the extent of Mané’s worth is highlighted by the void he has left in his absences: from Liverpool, where his dependability and integral role in the collective press has been missed by Jürgen Klopp’s team since he left for Germany, and from Senegal, where his injury just before the World Cup left the African champions – and the football world – cursing the loss of a genuine star.
1. Neymar
“I am mentally wrecked,” the Brazilian Football Player said in his post-World Cup speech after the Seleço was defeated by Croatia. Despite his disappointment in Doha, Neymar has managed to dispel worries about his mentality by having his greatest calendar year since joining PSG. He overcame an ankle injury and fan ire to return to form, then carried that form into the next season. So far, he has 16 goals and 15 assists in Christophe Galtier’s new-look team. His physical problems flared up again in a shortened and ultimately futile World Cup campaign, though he did equal the late Pelé as Brazil’s joint all-time leading scorer with his 77th goal in the quarter-final against Croatia.
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2. Harry Kane
The England captain, who has been on the list since his debut in 2015, moved up two spots this year, but his penalty miss against France at the World Cup will be a significant part of his 2022. “I’ll probably remember that for the rest of my life,” he remarked following a 4-0 victory against Crystal Palace in early January, in which he scored twice in the usual merciless manner. “It won’t affect me as a Football Player or as a person. I’ll keep working hard to become better.” In 2022, he continued to do what he does best: score goals. He was on target 26 times in 37 Premier League outings.
3. Achraf Hakimi
After a slow start to the season, Hakimi sprang to life during the World Cup, although in a more cautious position. It remains to be seen if he can regain that form for PSG Football Player in the new year, but he remains one of the game’s most fascinating young full-backs. Capable of influencing play as effectively as any full-back in the game, even though his placement is occasionally weak, his recovery rate and the danger he presents moving forward make him perfectly capable of pushing down opposition wingers – a prototypical contemporary full-back
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4. Antoine Griezmann
The Frenchman Football Players returns to the top half of the list following a year in which he rediscovered his greatest form at a club he should never have left. All of this despite the absurd contractual scenario in which Atlético did not want him to play more than half of many games since it would force them to pay Barcelona extra for the two-year loan arrangement.
Perhaps the fewer minutes benefitted Griezmann in the World Cup because he was at his magical best in Qatar, providing the creative spark for the squad as they approached – and almost won – the final. Griezmann has been on every top 100 list since his debut in 2014, including a career-high sixth place in 2018 after France’s World Cup triumph.
5. Sadio Mané
One of the most dependable attackers in global football has two titles on this year’s list: he is the highest-placed Bundesliga player and the highest-placed African player. However, the extent of Mané’s worth is highlighted by the void he has left in his absences: from Liverpool, where his dependability and integral role in the collective press has been missed by Jürgen Klopp’s team since he left for Germany, and from Senegal, where his injury just before the World Cup left the African champions – and the football world – cursing the loss of a genuine star.
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