It is once again time for those hipsters over at The Guardian to release their list of the top 100 footballers in the world, which means it is once again time for us here at The18 to release OUR list of 100 footballers. Whereas The Guardian undoubtedly used science and metrics and judges of soccer talent to decide on their list, we just named some players off the tops of our heads. Our list does have one advantage over The Guardian's: ours is more inclusive, as this year we have included lady players.
See if your favorite footballer made the list! And check out the final results last year's competition: 100 Footballers In The World (2016)
100 Footballers In The World (2017): 100-71
100. Shinji Okazaki
99. Alex Iwobi
98. Gerard Deulofeu
97. Nelson Semedo
96. Bryan Ruiz
95. Steph Catley
94. Sam Kerr
93. Marta
92. Mallory Pugh
91. Megan Rapinoe
90. Reece Oxford
89. Ryan Kent
88. Weston McKinnie
87. Gylfie Sigurdsson
86. Miguel Almiron
85. Carli Lloyd
84. Tobin Heath
83. Toni Duggan
82. Lieke Martens
81. Alyssa Naeher
80. Andre Blake
79. Jozy Altidore
78. Roman Torres
77. Ezequiel Barco
76. Hirving Lozano
75. Deyna Castellanos
74. Wendie Renard
73. Jodie Taylor
72. Lucy Bronze
71. Dzenifer Marozsan
100 Footballers In The World: 70-41
70. Hobbit Bermudez
69. Samir Nasri a.k.a. the Drip Doctor
68. Alphonso Davies
67. Oliver Burke
66. Trent Alexander Arnold (never trust a person with three first names)
65. Kealia Ohai
64. Rose Lavelle
63. Yael Averbuch
62. Hayley Raso
61. Lisa De Vanna
60. Victor Vazquez
59. Victor Vazquez
58. Victor Vasquez
57. Victor Valdes
56. Victor Wanyama
55. Rosie Axten
54. Sophie Domingo
53. Leanne Mabey
52. Shauna Legge
51. Charlotte Cresswell
50. Ousmane Dembele
49. Moussa Dembele
48. Mousa Dembele
47. Karamoko Dembele
46. Mana Dembele
45. Nayeli Rangel
44. Berenice Munoz
43. Monica Ocampo
42. Karla Nieto
41. Lucero Cuevas
100 Footballers In The World: 40-11
40. Garra Dembele
39. Bira Dembele
38. Bassirou Dembele
37. Boubacar Dembele
36. Makan Dembele
35. Morgan Brian
34. Christen Press
33. Kelley O'Hara
32. Julie Ertz
31. Ali Krieger
30. Souleymane Dembele
29. Alilou Dembele
28. Modibo Dembele
27. Bakary Dembele
26. Bakary Sako
25. Choe Logarzo
24. Clare Polkinghorne
23. Caitlin Foord
22. Tameka Butt
21. Katrina Gorry
20. Josef Martinez
19. Vadim Demidov
18. Bakary Kone
17. Arouna Kone
16. Jack Cork
15. Amandine Henry
14. Laura Georges
13. Amel majri
12. Ouleymata Sarr
11. Aminata Diallo
10. Roberto Firmino (who via a miscarriage of justice was omitted from the Guardian's list)
9. The Soccer Ball Droid in Star Wars
8. Christine Sinclair
7. This Guy
6. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (who has been a good sport even though he has spent the majority of the last few months being roasted by children)
5. The friends we made along the way
3. The Orlando SWAT Team
2. You, The Readers
1. All the dogs that ran on the field in 2017. They were such good dogs.
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