Cristiano Ronaldo is once again the biggest name in sports, according to an ESPN ranking list.
ESPN's annual World Fame 100 lists the biggest sporting names based on search score, endorsements and social following.
The Juventus star topped the list for the fourth straight year beating out NBA player LeBron James and Barcelona rival Lionel Messi who ranks third.
Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar ranks fourth, followed by MMA star Conor McGregor and Tennis player Roger Federer.
World Cup winners Paul Pogba, Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann respectively rank 12th, 14th and 16th.
The list is sorted by an overall score consisting of endorsements, social following and search score.
The full list (footballers)
1 Cristiano Ronaldo
3 Lionel Messi
4 Neymar
12 Paul Pogba
14 Kylian Mbappe
16 Antoine Griezmann
19 Mesut Ozil
23 Thomas Muller
27 Andres Iniesta
29 James Rodriguez
30 Mohamed Salah
32 Zlatan Ibrahimovic
33 Gareth Bale
36 Luis Suarez
38 Sergio Ramos
40 Wayne Rooney
44 Marcelo
48 Radamel Falcao
52 Sergio Aguero
53 David de Gea
55 Paulo Dybala
56 Dani Alves
58 Karim Benzema
59 Eden Hazard
60 Luka Modric
61 Philippe Coutinho
62 David Luiz
66 Gerard Pique
72 Alexis Sanchez
73 Toni Kroos
79 Cesc Fabregas
80 Gonzalo Higuain
81 Isco
88 Javier Hernandez
95 Gianluigi Buffon
96 Robert Lewandowski
Iamtom_davidonIG
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It's an established fact already that Ronaldo is the most popular footballer.
S_11
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Cricket G.O.A.T Virat Kohli is on 7th position
Nonbcdiknr
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Messi is a local champion only best in barca in Spain,but Ronaldo is an international champion best in Portugal,best in England,best in Spain and now is moving to be best in Italy.What a great football player!
kartiklm10cr7
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Messi be like Why always him😃😃😂😂
ÊmönInan
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Cristiano Ronaldo is not a name, it's a brand himself.🐐🏆⚽ They said “king and Goat" I heard “Cristiano Ronaldo " Cristiano Ronaldo is a player who gets better and better with his age like wine🍷. He proved age ia just a number.
prudent
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he already validated himself in the history book and he'll be greatly missed when he is finally off the pitch. Wish him all the best. winning the UCL is the target
ChelseaQueen1
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The two Giants of the beautiful game! #Messi #Cristiano
Davenithin
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haha what? got fame bcos of this!!!!
prakashcr7
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Cristiano Ronaldo is not a name, it's a brand himself.🐐🏆⚽ They said “king and Goat" I heard “Cristiano Ronaldo " Cristiano Ronaldo is a player who gets better and better with his age like wine🍷. He proved age ia just a number.
Bihekmoyz
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Wow LeBron more famous than messi and neymar, football is a global phenomenon with the exception of us and Canada nearly all countries wathces football and even people of these two countries know messi and Ronaldo. Just go to India and try to ask people do u know LeBron and answer will be No. While everyone knows messi, Whole Europe, south America, Africa, Asia knows messi and neymar and this ESPN list is showing LeBron nmbr 2 what a joke.
DG3
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Cricket G.O.A.T Virat Kohli is on 7th position
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Dhoni is the GOAT of cricket bitches!!!!!!!!!So shut cricketing assholes.