Best Football players 2024

Cristiano Ronaldo wins 63% of his duels and tops the Football ranking ahead of Lamine Yamal.

The top of the ranking reveals a fierce battle, with only 5 ELO points separating Ronaldo at 1390 from Yamal at 1385. Kylian Mbappé claims third place with 1367 points, while Lionel Messi holds fourth at 1345. The sharpest drop in the ranking comes between Messi and Antoine Griezmann: 54 ELO points push the French forward down to fifth place with 1291 points. At the bottom, Gavi struggles at rank 17 with 1021 points and a 29% win rate, the lowest success rate in the ranking. Florian Wirtz sits last with 979 points, suggesting these players face tougher competition from the community or simply generate less enthusiasm among voters.

This ranking draws from 7155 duels involving 135 players across 18 contenders, updated on 11 October 2026. The tight gaps at the top and the broad spread across the field reflect the diversity of preferences within the football community. Whether you favor established legends or rising stars, your vote shapes this ranking. Head to VAINKEURZ to pick your favorite and challenge the current order.

Updated on October 11, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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