Features editor Carlo Garganese is on the Goal 50
panel – and he has revealed the players he voted for
as his best
of 2018
The 2018 Goal 50 is now just days away.
On
On
Tuesday, November 13, we will reveal the
world's 50 best players of the past 12
months.
The prestigious annual award, which has
been ranking the top performers on the
planet since 2008, was last year presented to
Cristiano Ronaldo after he helped Real
Madrid retain the Champions League.
The Portugal international has since moved
on to Juventus but is one of the favourites to
take the prize again this year after more
European glory with his previous employers.
However, he faces stiff competition from the
likes of Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, former
Madrid team-mate Luka Modric, Liverpool’s
Mohamed Salah and France’s World Cup
heroes Kylian Mbappe, Raphael Varane and
Antoine Griezmann.
Chief editors and correspondents from
Goal's
42 editions around the world all cast their
votes, with candidates judged on their level
of
consistency over the previous season of
action, their big-game performances,
footballing legacy and the success of their
teams at both club and international level.
As a little teaser ahead of the big
countdown, we can reveal who one of the
50 voters – Goal features editor and
Italian football expert Carlo Garganese –
selected in his list.
Each voter was required to name their
best 25 players of 2017-18, with their top
pick earning 25 points and their last pick
gaining one point. The points
accumulated
from all voters were then added up to
form
next week's Goal 50.
Carlo chose Madrid and Croatia hero Modric
as his No.1, after the midfielder won the
Champions League and led his country to an
historic second-placed finish at the World
Cup. He picked last year’s winner Ronaldo in
second and Liverpool star Salah in third.
The winner of the 2015 Goal 50, Messi, only
placed 11th on Carlo's list, after
disappointing
Champions League and World Cup
campaigns overshadowed his brilliant
domestic form. Meanwhile, Messi’s former
Barcelona team-mate, Neymar, did not make
Carlo’s selection at all.
Position | Player | Club |
---|---|---|
1 | Luka Modric | Real Madrid |
2 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Juventus |
3 | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool |
4 | Marcelo | Real Madrid |
5 | Diego Godin | Atletico Madrid |
6 | Kevin De Bruyne | Manchester City |
7 | Kylian Mbappe | PSG |
8 | Raphael Varane | Real Madrid |
9 | Sergio Ramos | Real Madrid |
10 | Antoine Griezmann | Atletico Madrid |
11 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona |
12 | Eden Hazard | Chelsea |
13 | Alisson | Liverpool |
14 | Harry Kane | Tottenham |
15 | Jorginho | Chelsea |
16 | Sadio Mane | Liverpool |
17 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic | Lazio |
18 | Douglas Costa | Juventus |
19 | Samuel Umtiti | Barcelona |
20 | Gareth Bale | Real Madrid |
21 | Paul Pogba | Manchester United |
22 | Mario Mandzukic | Juventus |
23 | Milan Skriniar | Inter |
24 | Jan Oblak | Atletico Madrid |
25 | Sergio Aguero | Manchester City |
Other eye-catching omissions include Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski, Barcelona’s Luis Suarez and Juventus’ Paulo Dybala.
You can see Carlo's full vote above. What do you think of his selections and who would you have in your top 25? Join the debate in the comments section
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