Football is big business -- a global sport with multiple leagues and teams and international competitions all vying for your attention (and money). But who wields the most influence in the game, those men and women who have some combination of money, authority and power to shape the sport?
As we did in 2015 with our inaugural list, ESPN FC has ranked the top 50 movers and shakers in the game, from FIFA president Gianni Infantino to Cristiano Ronaldo to the mystery person (or people) behind Football Leaks.
We've also expanded our approach this time around by ranking the Top 10 influencers in the key regions of planet football (Europe, South America, North America, Africa and Asia) with the help of our experts in each region.
The List
50. David
Chung
49. Bridget
Rohde
48. Charlie
Stilitano
47. Tite
46. Kwesi
Nyantakyi
45. Gordon
Taylor
44. Marina
Granovskaya
43. Nelio
Lucas
42. Kia
Joorabchian
41. David
Elleray
40. Michael
Lauber
39. Fatma
Samoura
38. Jorge
Sampaoli
37. Jack
Ma
36. Alexei
Miller
35. Philippe
Blatter
34. Ahmad
Ahmad
33. Roman
Abramovich
32. Theo
Theodoridis
31. Alejandro
Dominguez
30. Victor
Montagliani
29. Zhang
Jindong
28. Hasan
Al Thawadi
27. Sheikh
Salman
26. Wang
Jianlin
25. Christian
Seifert
24. Jaume
Roures
23. Ed
Woodward
22. Javier
Tebas
21. Paul
Pogba
20. Nasser
Al Khelaifi
19. Vitaly
Mutko
18. Neymar
17. Pierluigi
Collina
16. "John"
(Football Leaks)
15. Jose
Mourinho
14. Andrea
Agnelli
13. Zvonimir
Boban
12. Sunil
Gulati
11. David
Gill
10. Cristiano
Ronaldo
9. Pep
Guardiola
8. Mino
Raiola
7. Lionel
Messi
6. Florentino
Perez
5. Jorge
Mendes
4. Richard
Scudamore
3. Aleksander
Ceferin
2. Karl-Heinz
Rummenigge
1. Gianni
Infantino
What do you think of this year's countdown? Who is too high? Who is too low? Did we miss anyone? And who shouldn't be on the list at all? Comment below or contact us on Twitter @ESPNFC.
