GOAL50 2021: The best male players in the world revealed after your vote

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  1Lionel Messi – Forward, PSG and Argentina

  The new PSG star earned a record-extending eighth top-scorer award in La Liga with Barcelona before picking up the Golden Ball and Golden Boot at the Copa America, where Argentina won a first major international tournament since 1993.

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  2Cristiano Ronaldo – Forward, Manchester United and Portugal

  Manchester United jumped at the chance to bring the Portuguese superstar back to Old Trafford, given the former Juventus ace finished top scorer in both Serie A (29 goals) and Euro 2020 (five) last season.

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  3Robert Lewandowski – Forward, Bayern Munich and Poland

  The prolific Pole continues to improve at the age of 33, netting 48 times in just 40 appearances in all competitions in 2020-21, with his 41-goal haul in the Bundesliga breaking Gerd Muller's old single-season record.

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  4Mohamed Salah – Forward, Liverpool and Egypt

   The first Liverpool player to score 20 goals or more in three different Premier League seasons, the Egypt forward netted 31 times in total across all competitions as he helped the injury-hit Reds rally to a fourth-placed finish.