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Goal 25 2020: The best 25 Arab players in the world

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Goal's Middle East and North Africa experts have put together a list of the footballers who impressed most over the last 12 months

Since 2008, Goal has been presenting the Goal 50 prize for the best player of the year to stars like Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski.

And in 2017, Goal launched Goal 25, ranking the best 25 Arab players of the year.

For the last three years, it was Mohamed Salah who dominated, although he faced stiff competition from the likes of Riyad Mahrez and Hakim Ziyech.

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This year, our experts on the Arabic language editions voted once again for the best 25 players of 2020 from 21 clubs, nine leagues and five countries.

Morocco (12 players) were the best-represented country and the Premier League (seven players) the best-represented league. Below you can find the full list including the winner for 2020.