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Ronaldo tops ESPN's World Fame 100 for 4th straight year, Messi 3rd, Neymar 4th

  /  StanLee

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

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