World's 100 Best Football Players of 2023: Cristiano Ronaldo Misses Out as Haaland Tops List

• Erling Haaland has been ranked top on the list of 100 best football players in the world of 2023
• The Manchester City striker helped the club win its historic treble during the year under review
• Cristiano Ronaldo was not included in this list while Lionel Messi managed a sixth-place finish

Cristiano Ronaldo has been snubbed from the top 100 list of the best football players in 2023.

The Al-Nassr superstar has enjoyed an incredible 2023, having already scored 50 goals across competitions this year for both club and country.

The haul includes three hat-tricks for Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League, with his 50th goal coming on December 11 against Al-Shabab in the King Cup of Champions.

However, his incredible run was not enough to earn him a spot in FourFourTwo's 100 best players of the year.

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Sportbible reports that Ronaldo's football nemesis, Lionel Messi, could only manage a sixth-place finish in the ranking.

The Argentine's ranking came only weeks after he won a record eighth Ballon d'Or award following his 2022 World Cup exploits with Argentina in Qatar.

The veteran forward secured the prestigious crown ahead of Manchester City hotshot, Erling Haaland.

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However, Haaland has now got one over the former Barcelona star, with the City ace topping the list of 100 best players of 2023.

The star forward earned the spot after a largely successful year with the English side, whom he helped win a historic European treble.

The Norwegian's goal-scoring streak inspired the Citizens to glory in the UEFA Champions League, the FA Cup, and the Premier League.

Haaland's former Borussia Dortmund teammate, Jude Bellingham has been placed second in the ranking ahead of Bayern Munich star, Harry Kane.

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Paris Saint-Germain ace, Kylian Mbappe has been ranked fourth for this year while Man City midfielder, Rodri completed the top-five podium.

Full ranking of top 100 players (per FourFourTwo)

1. Erling Haaland (Man City)

2. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)

3. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)

4. Kylian Mbappe (PSG)

5. Rodri (Man City)

6. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)

7. Bernardo Silva (Man City)

8. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

9. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)

10. Vinicius Jr. (Real Madrid)

11. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)

12. Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich)

13. Kevin De Bruyne (Man City)

14. Victor Osimhen (Napoli)

15. Ilkay Gundogan (Barcelona)

16. William Saliba (Arsenal)

17. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)

18. John Stones (Man City)

19.Rafael Leao (AC Milan)

20. Declan Rice (Arsenal)

21. Allisson (Liverpool)

22. Bruno Guimares (Newcastle)

23. Ederson (Man City)

24. Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)

25. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli)

26. Ruben Dias (Man City)

27. Leroy Sane (Bayern Munich)

28. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona)

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29. Kyle Walker (Man City)

30. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham)

31. Xavi Simons (PSV)

32. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)

33. Pedri (Barcelona)

34. Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan)

35. Warren Zaire-Emery (PSG)

36. Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid)

37. Alejandro Balde (Barcelona)

38. James Maddison (Tottenham)

39. Julian Alvarez (Man City)

40. Kieran Trippier (Newcastle)

41. Ter Stegen (Barcelona)

42. Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton)

43. Luka Modric (Real Madrid)

44. Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad)

45. Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)

46. Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona)

47. Kim Min-jae (Napoli)

48. Randal Kolo-Muani (PSG)

49. Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)

50. Mike Maignan (AC Milan)

51. Martinelli (Arsenal)

52. Alphonso Davies (Bayern)

53. Luis Diaz (Liverpool)

54. Kingsley Coman (Bayern)

55. Dusan Vlahovic (Juve)

56. Lois Openda (Lens)

57. Bruno Fernandes (Man United)

58. Alexander Isak (Newcastle)

59. Achraf Hakimi (PSG)

60. Rodrygo (Real Madrid)

61. Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)

62. Santiago Gimenez (Feyenoord)

63. Gavi (Barcelona)

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64. Marquinhos (PSG)

65. Toni Kross (Real Madrid)

66. Joao Palhinha (Fulham)

67. Anthony Gordon (Newcastle)

68. Granit Xhaka (Leverkusen)

69. Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid)

70. Theo Hernandez (AC Milan)

71. Sven Botman (Newcastle United)

72. Phil Foden (Man City)

73. Julian Brandt (Dortmund)

74. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham)

75. Hakan Calhanoglou (Inter Milan)

76. Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa)

77. Marcus Rashford (Man United)

78. Jack Grealish (Man City)

79. Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool)

80. Victor Boniface (Leverkusen)

81. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid)

82. Raheem Sterling (Chelsea)

83. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa)

84. Federico Chiesa (Juve)

85. Martin Zubimendi (Real Sociedad)

86. Viktor Gyokeres (Sporting Lisbon)

87. Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea)

88. Ivan Martin (Girona)

89. Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan)

90. Nico Williams (Athletic Club)

91. Serhou Guirassy (Stuttgart)

92. Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea)

93. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan)

94. Isco (Real Betis)

95. Lucas Paqueta (West Ham United)

96. Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad)

97. Micky van de Ven (Tottenham)

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98. Diogo Costa (FC Porto)

99. Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid)

100. Sergio Busquets (Inter Miami).

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