The Golazo 100 is here, in full, CBS Sports’ attempt to ask a question that might be more contentious now than it has been at any stage for well over a decade. Who is the best men’s football player? For so long, an exercise such as this would have seemed utterly redundant. There was really nothing to debate when it came to the question who is the greatest footballer on the planet. What a waste of hours and spreadsheets it would be to present to you all that Lionel Messi is the best in the business.
Now, however, the sport is in a transitional period. The great man and his eternal rival Cristiano Ronaldo have begun their post-imperial projects, spreading the game out to its footballing backwaters. Those who were cursed to pursue greatness in the Messi age now find their lights are dimming too. As for those that follow, how can anyone hope to reach a bar raised so high?
The answer might just be that no one can but we found ourselves with a sizeable number of heirs to the throne when more than 30 experts from across CBS Sports were handed a straightforward task: Give us the best you’ve got. We will ask the same of them later in the year when it comes to the women’s sport. In the men’s game, however, there was…
