GOAL50

Which superstar has racked up the most votes since the Goal 50 first started ranking the finest players in the world in 2008?

The Brazilian has developed enormously as a person and a player since joining Liverpool in 2013 – and tells Goal that he is nowhere near finished yet

Two of our 55 voters did not award the Argentine a single point as he finished behind Cristiano Ronaldo, Gigi Buffon and Luka Modric

The Senegal speedster has been voted 32nd in the 2017 Goal 50 list of the world’s best players and believes he’s nowhere close to his ceiling yet

The Argentine scored freely for Barcelona over the past year but he has paid for his team's failure to win either La Liga or the Champions League

The Portuguese superstar has claimed the award for the fifth time, moving him one clear of his great rival Lionel Messi

The two leading players in the world are the hot favourites to top the Goal 50 once again, but who has performed better in the previous 12 months?

The prolific centre-back has been recognised for becoming the first man to lead Real Madrid to a league and European Cup double since 1958

The Manchester United midfielder won the League Cup and the Europa League last season but he has dropped 16 places in this year's Goal 50

Ahead of Tuesday's Goal's annual award for the best players of the past year, we've asked some big names to give their top five picks

The 39-year-old goalkeeping icon has been rewarded for leading Juventus to a domestic double, as well as the Champions League final

Ahead of the unveiling of the Goal 50 on Tuesday, we run through the most prolific players from across the globe since the turn of the year

The Real Madrid attacker finished fifth in last year's Goal 50, but missed out this time after an injury-riddled season. Who else was snubbed?

Goal's chief correspondent Peter Staunton is one of 55 voters for the Goal 50 and the Real Madrid midfielder was his top pick - do you agree?

Goal's Carlo Garganese is one of 55 voters for the Goal 50 – and he has revealed the players he voted for as his best of 2017. Do you agree with him?

The Wolfsburg forward was chosen as the inaugural winner of the female version of the Goal 50 as the best footballer on the planet for 2017

With the Goal 50 set to be unveiled next week, we take a look back at all the major award winners since Cristiano Ronaldo lifted last year's prize

Ahead of Tuesday's Goal's annual award for the best players of the past year, Lethal Bizzle and Devlin give their top five picks

Goal visits the Real Madrid forward's birthplace to discover how a shy child became the best player in the world

The Manchester United midfielder was named as one of the best players of 2016, after an excellent season with Juventus and France