British news media The Guardian announced the name of the best 100 footballers of 2022.
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In addition to 14 current and former footballers, coaches, journalists and a total of 206 judges evaluated the footballers. Messi has been selected as the best of the best. And Neymar is number 12 in the list.
There are 14 Brazilians in the top 100. France and Argentina are next with 12 and 11 players respectively.
Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior tops the list among Brazilians. He is in 8th place overall. After him is PSG's Neymar Jr. whose position is 12th.
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker is third among Brazilians. Overall, his position is 34th. Ederson, another Brazilian goalkeeper who plays for English club Man City, is in the top four. His position is at number 54.
5th among Brazilians is Richarlison playing for Tottenham. Overall, his position is 61. Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus is at number 62. His position is 6th among Brazilians.
Brazil and PSG defender Marquinhos are at number 65. His position is seventh among Brazilians. Milita, who plays for Real Madrid, is also at number 67. His position is 8th among Brazilians.
Chelsea's centre-back Thiago Silva is in 75th place. His position is 9th among Brazilians. Number 90 is Bruno Guimaraes who plays for Newcastle. His position is tenth among Brazilians.
Brazil has two more players in the top 100. They are Rodrigo and Barbosa. Real's Rodrigo is at number 93 and Flamengo's Barbosa is at number 99.
Argentina captain Lionel Messi has been recognized as the best player of the year in the eyes of the Guardian judges. After 36 years of waiting, Argentina won the World Cup in his hands. 156 of the 206 judges (76%) put Messi at number one.
Kylian Mbappe was the player of the year in the eyes of 13 percent of the judges. 10 percent voted for Karim Benzema. These three are in the top three. And last year's best Robert Lewandowski has dropped to seven. Manchester City's Norwegian striker Arling Holland has moved up three steps to four.
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