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?
FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty20Dani Alves (150 votes)
Dani Alves may have missed out on inclusion in this year's Goal 50, primarily because of the injury which quashed his hopes of representing Brazil at the World Cup, but no right-back has racked up more votes since 2008 than the evergreen 35-year-old, who has made our elite list six times in total.
The Paris Saint-Germain ace has enjoyed success wherever he has played but he played his very best football at Barcelona and finished sixth in the 2009 Goal 50, after playing a key role in the Catalans winning a treble at the end of what was his first year at Camp Nou.
AdvertisementROMAN KRUCHININ19Manuel Neuer (157 votes)
After an injury-ravaged season at Bayern Munich followed by a calamitous World Cup campaign with Germany, Manuel Neuer was never going to add to his six Goal 50 appearances this year.
However, the man credited with revolutionising the role of the goalkeeper is still only 32, so he could yet better his highest ever finish of 15th, in 2015.
Getty18Luka Modric (159 votes)
Luka Modric is coming off the most incredible season of his career, with the elegant midfielder having helped Real Madrid win a third consecutive Champions League before then guiding Croatia to the final of the World Cup.
To top it all off, the playmaker has just been unveiled as the winner of the 2018 Goal 50, exactly 12 months after making the podium places for the first time with a third-placed finish.
At 33, Modric just seems to be getting better and better.
Patrick McDermott17Wayne Rooney (160 votes)
Now wowing crowds in MLS with his mix of industry and inspiration, Wayne Rooney makes our top 20 for his heroics during his trophy-laden 13-year spell with Manchester United.
Indeed, the club's all-time record goalscorer made the Goal 50 five times during his Old Trafford career, ranking as high as 10th in 2009, after helping Sir Alex Ferguson's men win the Premier League title and reach the final of the Champions League.