With voting under way in this year’s GOAL50, fans around the world are having their say on which men’s and women’s players had the best 2021.
Our team of correspondents are also getting involved, revealing their top 10s this week.
Manchester United correspondent Charlotte Duncker has now compiled her list, which you can see below.
Remember, though, you can still cast more votes. The polls are open until November 16!
Some doubted Erling Haaland would be able to maintain the phenomenal strike-rate that thrust him onto the world stage with Red Bull Salzburg but he's still scoring a goal in nearly every game for Dortmund.
Officially the best player of Euro 2020, with his penalty shootout heroics proving crucial to Italy's triumph, the giant goalkeeper is still only 22 but he's been one of the most consistent shot-stoppers in the world for years.
The Belgian fired Antonio Conte's Inter side to a first Serie A title since 2010, earning himself a lucrative transfer to Chelsea in the process. Lukaku has his critics but his goalscoring record at club and international level speaks for itself.
Consistently one of the best players in the Premier League and one of the most important cogs of Pep Guardiola's well-oiled Manchester City machine. An assist king with the vision of a hawk to pick out a killer pass, partial to a spectacular finish and more than capable of running the game in the middle. Quite simply one of the best players in the world in his position.
Everyone is running out of superlatives to describe the Liverpool forward. In his current form, he's unstoppable and giving Messi a run for his money with the quality of his goals. Just a sensational attacking talent.
Favourite to win the Ballon d'Or and it's easy to see why. A goal machine with 41 goals in the Bundesliga last season and he's showing no signs of slowing down. A record-breaker who is powering Bayern Munich to victory after victory, he's the best in the world.