Messi and Neymar fall, and Vini Jr grows among those considered the best in the world;

Lionel Messi continues to be considered the best football player in the world today. In the survey O Maior Raio-X do Torcedor , carried out in partnership by Quaest/CNN/Itatiaia, 28% of Brazilian fans voted the Argentine as the best on the planet . Cristiano Ronaldo comes in second place, with 18%, and Neymar completes the podium, with 11%.

Despite the lead by ten percentage points, the superiority of a is not as great as in 2023, when it received 40% of the votes and surpassed CR7 by 26 percentage points.

The Argentine’s fall can be explained by his departure from European football, as he now wears the number 10 shirt for Inter Miami and competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) , the main football league in the United States.

Who also fell in the ranking was the Brazilian Neymar . In 2023, the striker received 14% of the votes and came in 3rd place. But, in 2024, it fell three percentage points, despite maintaining its position in the ranking.