Top 5 most influential athletes of 2023

IKEJA, Nigeria - March 2, 2023 - PRLog -- This article shows who the top 10 most influential athletes in the world is. The analysis, conducted by Sports brief, analyzes Google searches and the numbers of social media followers to determine which sports stars are most popular in various nations, showing the most popular players worldwide.

1.       Christiano Ronaldo: Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro GOIH ComM is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both the Saudi Professional League club Al Nassr and the Portugal national team. In terms of net worth, Cristiano Ronaldo is much ahead of many star players in many sports, while Cristiano Ronaldo's net worth is estimated to be around 490 million US dollars according to Forbes.

2.       Pele: Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known by his nickname Pelé, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. He died on the 29th of December 2022, at Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital, São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil.

3.       Lionel Messi: A graduate of La Masia (Barcelona's youth academy) and currently playing for the Paris Saint Germain (PSG) team, Leo Messi's unique ball dribbling inventions (https://www.edigitalagency.com.au/innovation/best-10-aust...) and game-awareness skills have made him win many trophies such as the latest 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the 2021 Copa America in Brazil and his 7th Ballon d'Or in 2021. His golden years in Barcelona FC – under the management of Pep Guardiola epitomized him as the GOAT (Greatest of all time).

4.       Kylian Mbappé: The wonder French kid, Kylian Mbappe just won the Golden boot at the latest 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and won the FIFA 2018 World Cup in Russia with the French national team. Kylian Mbappe is considered one of the best and most talented football strikers at the moment. He became well-known for his amazing goals at Monaco F.C. Currently, Kylian plays as a striker for Paris Saint Germain FC (PSG). He is considered one of the world's fastest and most astute goal scorers making him one of the most followed footballers on Instagram.

5.       Neymar Jr: Is Neymar Jr a luxury high fashion top model? a rapper celebrity, a singer, or an elite football player? A bit of everything, the media has catapulted Neymar as the "always crying" diva but surely Neymar has shown the world he is a talented footballer. The MSN (Messi-Suarez-Neymar) at Barcelona FC will always be remembered as one of the most dangerous forward threesomes in football history.

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