Lionel Messi pips Cristiano Ronaldo to reclaim place at top 100 summit

No one has got close to the phenomenal pair for six years but Neymar, Kevin De Bruyne and Kylian Mbappé are lurking on a remarkably strong 2017 list

And so Lionel Messi returns to the top. After finishing second to Cristiano Ronaldo last year he reclaims first place in the Guardian’s top 100 male footballers list for 2017.

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