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As we approach the end of what has been a turbulent 2020, Insider has put together its annual list of the best soccer players on the planet.
This year, for the first time ever, our list features 25 male and 25 female players, with Insider soccer experts Barnaby Lane and Meredith Cash picking 25 players each.
Rather than creating a single list, we created two lists of 25, as comparing female and male players like-for-like is almost impossible.
Notable omissions from the list include USWNT icons Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe, English star Harry Kane, and Belgian wizard Eden Hazard.
Lionel Messi misses out on the top spot in 2020.
Keep scrolling to find out who we think have been this year's finest players.
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25. Mohamed Salah - Liverpool and Egypt
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25. Christiane Endler - Paris Saint-Germain and Chile
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24. Joao Felix - Atletico Madrid and Portugal
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24. Ji So-yun - Chelsea and South Korea
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23. Georginio Wijnaldum - Liverpool and The Netherlands
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23. Lynn Williams - North Carolina Courage and United States
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22. Serge Gnabry - Bayern Munich and Germany
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22. Eugénie Le Sommer - Olympique Lyonnais and France
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21. Romelu Lukaku - Inter Milan and Belgium
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21. Jill Roord - Arsenal and The Netherlands
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20. Cristiano Ronaldo - Juventus and Portugal
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20. Sarah Bouhaddi - Olympique Lyonnais and France
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19. Trent Alexander-Arnold - Liverpool and England
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19. Julie Ertz - Chicago Red Stars and United States
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18. Son Heung-min - Tottenham Hotspur and South Korea
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18. Alexandra Popp - Wolfsburg and Germany
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17. Andy Robertson - Liverpool and Scotland
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17. Saki Kumagai - Olympique Lyonnais and Japan
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16. Jadon Sancho - Borussia Dortmund and England
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16. Magdalena Eriksson - Chelsea and Sweden
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15. Alphonso Davies - Bayern Munich and Canada
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15. Caroline Graham Hansen - FC Barcelona and Norway
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14. Thiago Silva - Paris Saint Germain, Chelsea, and Brazil
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14. Alyssa Naeher - Chicago Red Stars and United States
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13. Jan Oblak - Atletico Madrid and Slovenia
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13. Jenni Hermoso - FC Barcelona and Spain
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12. Joshua Kimmich - Bayern Munich and Germany
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12. Delphine Cascarino - Olympique Lyonnais and France
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11. Sergio Ramos - Real Madrid and Spain
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11. Lindsey Horan - Portland Thorns and United States
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10. Virgil van Dijk - Liverpool and The Netherlands
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10. Debinha - North Carolina Courage and Brazil
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9. Kylian Mbappe - Paris Saint Germain and France
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9. Crystal Dunn - Portland Thorns and United States
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8. Sadio Mane - Liverpool and Senegal
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8. Amandine Henry - Olympique Lyonnais and France
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7. Thomas Muller - Bayern Munich and Germany
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7. Sam Mewis - Manchester City and United States
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6. Karim Benzema - Real Madrid
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6. Dzsenifer Marozsan - Olympique Lyonnais and Germany
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5. Neymar - Paris Saint Germain and Brazil
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5. Lucy Bronze - Manchester City and England
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4. Erling Braut Haaland - Borussia Dortmund and Norway
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4. Sam Kerr - Chelsea and Australia
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