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The prestigious French football newspaper "France Football" has compiled a list of the 50 most influential people and organizations in football. The most influential person in the football world is recognized as Paris Saint-Germain's president Nasseras Al-Khelaifi. The billionaire from Qatar is also a member of the UEFA Executive Committee. He also owns the group of "BeIN" channels and the Qatar Sports Investment Company. He is also the president of the Qatar Tennis Federation and vice president of the Asian Tennis Federation. In second place is Portugal's national team captain Cristiano Ronaldo, who has the largest fan community in social media. In third place is FIFA president Gianni Infantino, followed by Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp in fourth place, and renowned football agent Jorge Mendes in fifth place. The best footballer on the planet, Lionel Messi, occupies the 7th position. Unexpectedly, the top 10 also includes US women's national team representative Megan Rapinoe. Her voice has become particularly important in US political life. The top 50 most influential people/organizations in football: 1. Nasseras Al-Khelaifi (PSG president) 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus player) 3. Gianni Infantino (FIFA president) 4. Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool coach) 5. Jorge Mendes (Football agent) 6. Andrea Agnelli (Juventus president) 7. Lionel Messi (Barcelona player) 8. Florentino Perez (Real Madrid president) 9. Megan Rapinoe (US women's national team player) 10. Swiss court (responsible for corruption cases in football) 11. Brian Roberts (CEO of US telecommunications company "Comcast") 12. Pep Guardiola (Manchester City coach) 13. Aleksander Ceferin (UEFA president) 14. Adidas and Nike companies 15. Richard Masters (Chairman of the English Premier League) 16. Neymar (PSG player) 17. Mino Raiola (Football agent) 18. Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid coach) 19. Xi Jinping (President of China) 20. Kylian Mbappe (PSG player) 21. Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan (owner of Manchester City) 22. Christian Seifert (Bundesliga president) 23. Pini Zahavi (Football agent) 24. Wang Jianlin (founder of Dalian Wanda group of companies, owning 15% of Atletico shares) 25. Andrew Wilson (CEO of EA Sports) 26. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City player) 27. Stephen Ross (real estate developer, owner of Miami Dolphins) 28. Salman Al Khalifa (Prince of Bahrain, President of the Asian Football Confederation) 29. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Bayern Munich president) 30. Chung Mong Gyu (President of the Korea Football Association and FIFA Council member) 31. Pierluigi Collina (Former referee, member of the UEFA Referees Committee) 32. Victor Montagliani (CONCACAF president) 33. Jonathan Barnett (Football agent) 34. FIFPro (Professional Player Association) 35. Sharon Thorne (Chair of the global board of directors at Deloitte) 36. Ahmad Ahmad (President of the Confederation of African Football) 37. Viktor Zubkov (Chairman of Gazprom) 38. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool player) 39. Xavi (Al-Sadd coach, former player) 40. Hiroshi Mikitani (CEO of Rakuten, president of Vissel Kobe) 41. Jonathan Wilson (Journalist) 42. Alex Green (Business and entrepreneurship representative) 43. Didier Drogba (Former player) 44. Mario Gallavotti (FIFA lawyer) 45. David Beckham (Former player, owner of Miami Inter) 46. Hassan Al-Thawadi (Leader of the 2022 World Cup committee) 47. Rui Pinto (Founder of Football Leaks) 48. Jean-Michel Aulas (Lyon president) 49. Khalida Popal (Activist) 50. Ballon d'Or award
