Getty/GoalCULTURESummer OlympicsGOAL50 2021 Head to Head: Press vs MewisUsually the best international team in the world, the U.S. women's national team didn't have a great year, so who was their stand-out player?
Getty/GoalCULTURECopa AmericaGOAL50 2021 Head to Head: De Bruyne vs FernandesThe two Manchester-based attacking midfielders have made the shortlist for this year's award, but who do you think has had the better year?
GOALCULTUREK. De BruyneNeil Jones reveals his men’s GOAL50 top 10Fans will decide the order of this year’s GOAL50 lists but our correspondents are also sharing their picks during the voting period
Getty/GoalCULTUREWomen's footballGOAL50 2021 Head to Head: Billa vs ShawBoth scored goals that fired their clubs into the Women's Champions League for the first time, so can you pick between the Germany and France stars?
Getty/GoalCULTUREBayern MunichGOAL50 2021 Head to Head: Haaland vs LewandowskiBoth forwards scored freely in the Bundesliga and the Champions League this year, so who gets your vote of the battle of the superstar No.9s?
Getty/GoalCULTUREK. De BruyneCharles Watts reveals his men’s GOAL50 top 10Fans will decide the order of this year’s GOAL50 lists but our correspondents are also sharing their picks during the voting period
Getty/GoalCULTURESummer OlympicsGOAL50 2021 Head to Head: Graham Hansen vs MartensThe two wingers helped Barcelona win the league, cup and Champions League last season, but who performed better for the treble-winners?
Getty/GoalCULTURECopa AmericaGOAL50 2021 Head to Head: Mbappe vs SalahBoth free-scoring wingers have made the shortlist for this year's award but who do you think has had the better year?
Getty/GoalCULTUREK. De BruyneCharlotte Duncker reveals her men’s GOAL50 top 10Fans will decide the order of this year’s GOAL50 lists but our correspondents are also sharing their picks during the voting period
Getty/GoalCULTURESummer OlympicsGOAL50 2021 Head to Head: Lawrence vs GlasBoth won league titles, reached Champions League semi-finals and picked up Olympic medals. Can you separate two of the best right-backs in the world?
Getty/GoalCULTURECopa AmericaGOAL50 2021 Head to Head: Jorginho vs KanteThe two midfielders were both integral to Chelsea's Champions League triumph last season, so who will get your vote in this year's GOAL50?
Getty/GoalCULTUREWomen's footballGOAL50 2021 Head to Head: Kerr vs KirbyThe two Chelsea team-mates are both on the shortlist for this year's award. Who do you think had a better 2021?
Getty/GoalCULTURECopa AmericaGOAL50 2021 Head to Head: Messi vs RonaldoThe two great rivals have both made the shortlist for this year's award, but who do you think has had the better 12 months?
Getty/GoalCULTUREK. De BruyneNizaar Kinsella reveals his men’s GOAL50 top 10Fans will decide the order of this year’s GOAL50 lists, but our correspondents are also sharing their preferences during the voting period
Goal/GettyBarcelonaSummer OlympicsAmee Ruszkai reveals her GOAL50 top 10Fans will decide the order of this year’s GOAL50 lists but our correspondents are also sharing their preferences during the voting period
GOALGOAL50 2021 fan vote: How it worksThis year it's up to you the fans to vote for the best men's and women's player of 2021
GoalCULTUREE. GonzalezPutellas, Graham Hansen and Miedema on GOAL50 2021 shortlistBarca's superstar pair lead the candidates on this year's list with fans around the world having an opportunity to decide top spot
GoalCULTUREBayern MunichMessi, Ronaldo and Salah make GOAL50 shortlistThe two great rivals face competition from the Liverpool ace as well as a plethora of other great players, with fans set to decide this year's winner
GOALM. SalahA. HaritGoal 25 2020: The best 25 Arab players in the worldGoal's Middle East and North Africa experts have put together a list of the footballers who impressed most over the last 12 months
Getty/GoalGamingOpinionMbappe vs Haaland - Football Manager predicts 10 years of Goal 50With Robert Lewandowski winning the 2020 men's Goal 50 award, we enlist the help of Football Manager 2021 to look into the future
Tim McDonagh/GoalArsenal WomenNetherlandsArsenal's complete player: The meteoric rise of MiedemaThe Dutch forward might be one of the most modest players in women's football, but her second place in Goal 50 2020 shows she's a genuine star
Getty ImagesUSANWSLUSWNT star Dunn adapting to adversity like only she canAfter being named on this year's Goal 50 list, the Portland Thorns left-back looks back on a year that saw all aspects of her life alter
Getty/GoalNXGNM. GreenwoodWho could win Goal 50 in 10 years' time?As the dust settles on Robert Lewandowski's win in 2020, Goal runs the rule over which players could claim the prize in 10 years' time...
Goal/GettyT. Alexander-ArnoldPremier LeagueAlexander-Arnold exclusive: My perfect playerAfter finishing 14th in this year's Goal 50 vote, the Liverpool full-back has used the attributes of others to put together his ultimate footballer
Getty/GoalA. DaviesBayern MunichThe world's best left-back? The rise of Alphonso DaviesSigned by Bayern Munich as an exciting teenage winger, the Canada star has developed into a superb full-back over the course of the past 12 months
GoalP. HarderChelsea FC WomenThe Pernille Harder storyThe Goal 50 winner wasn't always aware just how positive an influence she could be in the world, so now she's trying to make the most of her platform
Callum Seymour/GoalLyonE. Le SommerLyon’s dynasty as impressive as any in history of sportSome of the club's most crucial players, past and present, tell Goal the incredible story behind their seven Champions League titles in 10 years
Getty/GoalNeymarFEATURESNeymar: The real deal or master of deception?The Brazilian has equalled his best-ever ranking in the Goal 50, but Mark Doyle and Robin Bairner are completely at odds over his fourth-placed finish
GoalM. RapinoeNWSLWhere's Rapinoe? From USWNT accolades to 2020 crusadesHer phenomenal performances on the pitch last year have been followed by passionate championing off it in a year unlike any in recent memory