GOAL50

The Goal 50, our annual list of the world's best players, has been running since 2008, so which superstar has amassed the most votes overall?

The midfielder helped Real Madrid win a third consecutive Champions League before then leading Croatia to the final of the World Cup in Russia

Luka Modric has been crowned Goal 50 winner for 2018, so where does the Real Madrid and Croatia ace rank among the greatest centre-mids of all time?

The Barcelona No.10 may have won a double and the European Golden Shoe last season but he wasn't hugely popular with all of our voters

The 33-year-old was proud to end Ronaldo and Messi’s recent duopoly on the Goal 50 trophy and is confident of Real having a great season

The elegant midfielder helped Real Madrid retain their Champions League crown before inspiring Croatia to a runners-up finish at the 2018 World Cup

Goal's annual list of the best players in the world over the previous 12 months includes a trio of Bayern Munich stars

The two superstars are among the favourites to top the Goal 50 once again, but who performed better statistically during the 2017-18 season?

The most expensive footballer of all time saw his club campaign with PSG cut short by injury, while his World Cup ended in disappointment and ridicule

The Egyptian has made the Goal 50 podium for the first time, after a year in which he broke the record for goals in a 38-game Premier League season

The former Portugal winger is optimistic that France's World Cup hero – and 2018 Goal 50 contender – can remain at the top of the game for 15-20 years

Millions were spent on them and big performances were expected, but some of the world's biggest names never lived up to the hype in 2018

Last year, Ronaldo was named the winner of the Goal 50, but who has won the world's individual awards in the year since that triumph?

Features editor Carlo Garganese is on the Goal 50 panel – and he has revealed the players he voted for as his best of 2018

In an exclusive interview, the highest-placed goalkeeper in the 2018 Goal 50 discusses the Reds' Premier League hopes - and THAT 'Cruyff turn'

The Brazil No.1 earned a then record-breaking transfer to Anfield during the summer on the back of his heroics at Roma last season

The Portuguese forward is moving to Juventus after nine years in Spain and leaves as a true legend – but is he Los Blancos' best ever player?

A three-time Champions League winner with Real Madrid, the Croatia captain was voted third in this year's Goal 50. Here's a look at his early years...

The Chelsea legend has broken across club rival lines to praise the in-form Tottenham and England striker

It is 14 years since the Argentine made his debut against Porto and here, some of his ex-team-mates look back at his early days at the Catalan club

Which superstar has racked up the most votes since the Goal 50 first started ranking the finest players in the world in 2008?

The Brazilian has developed enormously as a person and a player since joining Liverpool in 2013 – and tells Goal that he is nowhere near finished yet

Two of our 55 voters did not award the Argentine a single point as he finished behind Cristiano Ronaldo, Gigi Buffon and Luka Modric

The Senegal speedster has been voted 32nd in the 2017 Goal 50 list of the world’s best players and believes he’s nowhere close to his ceiling yet