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Messi named best player in South America of the 21st century by Goal

The sports news portal Goal has released its ranking of the top players from South America in the 21st century.

The list comprises 25 footballers:

1. Lionel Messi (Argentina);

2. Ronaldinho (Brazil);

3. Neymar (Brazil);

4. Kaká (Brazil);

5. Luis Suárez (Uruguay);

6. Cafu (Brazil);

7. Thiago Silva (Brazil);

8. Sergio Agüero (Argentina);

9. Ronaldo (Brazil);

10. Roberto Carlos (Brazil);

11. Marcelo (Brazil);

12. Alisson (Brazil);

13. Rivaldo (Brazil);

14. Juan Román Riquelme (Argentina);

15. Casemiro (Brazil);

16. Ángel Di María (Argentina);

17. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil);

18. Javier Zanetti (Argentina);

19. Hernán Crespo (Argentina);

20. Carlos Tévez (Argentina);

21. Javier Mascherano (Argentina);

22. Radamel Falcao (Colombia);

23. Diego Forlán (Uruguay);

24. Alexis Sánchez (Chile);

25. Edinson Cavani (Uruguay).

It is noted that Goal compiled this ranking by evaluating players' performances since the year 2000.