ESPN staffJul 6, 2017, 08:09 PM

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

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

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.