British newspaper The Guardian announced its “100 best male footballers in the world 2022” list based on a vote of 206 sports journalists. Topping the list was Argentina’s Lionel Messi, the star of Paris Saint-Germain, who crowned his country with the Qatar World Cup 2022, followed by Frenchman Kylian Mbappe, then French Karim Benzema, captain of Real Madrid. The Norwegian Erling Haaland, the Manchester City striker, came in fourth place, followed by the Croatian Luka Modric, the star of Real Madrid’s midfield, while the star of the Egyptian national team, Liverpool FC striker, Mohamed Salah, ranked tenth. However the Guardian also noted the disappointments Salah faced with the Egyptian national team, on top of which was the loss of the African Cup of Nations final and the qualifying card for the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Cristiano Ronaldo, star of the Saudi al-Nassr, was absent from the list of the top ten, occupying the position of The 51st.

Source: Egypt Independent January 28, 2023 11:25 UTC