The 50 Most Powerful Influencers In World Football Revealed

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been named the most powerful influencer in world football ahead of Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and FIFA president Gianni Infantino.

France Football have listed the 50 most powerful influencers in world football which includes players, managers and senior chiefs.

And PSG president Al-Khelaifi tops the list ahead of Ronaldo, Infantino, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp and super-agent Jorge Mendes.

Juventus president Andrea Agnelli, Barcelona captain Lionel Messi, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, US women's star Megan Rapinoe and Swiss Justice make up the top ten.

The likes of Pep Guardiola, Kylian Mbappe, Raheem Sterling, Pierluigi Collina and David Beckham also earn a spot on the list.

The 50 most powerful influencers in world football:

1. Nasser Al-Khelaifi (PSG president)

2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)

3. Gianni Infantino (FIFA president)

4. Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool)

5. Jorge Mendes (Agent)

6. Andrea Agnelli (Juventus president)

7. Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

8. Florentino Perez (Real Madrid president)

9. Megan Rapinoe (OL Reign)

10. Swiss Justice

11. Brian Roberts (CEO of Comcast)

12. Pep Guardiola (Manchester City)

13. Aleksander Ceferin (UEFA president)

14. Adidas-Nike

15. Richard Masters (Premier League chief executive)

16. Neymar Jr. (PSG)

17. Mino Raiola (Agent)

18. Zinédine Zidane (Real Madrid)

19. XI Jinping (Chinese president)

20. Kylian Mbappé (PSG)

21. Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Manchester City owner)

22. Christian Seifert (Bundesliga president)

23. Pini Zahavi (Agent)

24. Wang Jianlin (Founder of Dalian Wanda Group, 15% owner at Atletico Madrid)

25. Andrew Wilson (EA Sports' CEO)

26. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)

27. Stephen Ross (American property magnet, owner of Miami Dolphins)

28. Salman al-Khalifa (Prince of Bahrain, Asian Football Confederation president)

29. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Bayern Munich president)

30. Chung Mong Gyu (Football Association of Korea president, member of FIFA Council)

31. Pierluigi Collina (Former referee)

32. Victor Montagliani (CONCACAF president)

33. Jonathan Barnett (Agent)

34. FIFPro (Players' Union)

35. Sharon Thorne (Chair of the Deloitte Global Board of Directors)

36. Ahmad Ahmad (African Football Confederation president)

37. Viktor Zubkov (Gazprom chairman)

38. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

39. Xavi Hernández (Al-Sadd coach)

40. Hiroshi Mikitani (CEO of Rakuten, Vissel Kobe president)

41. Jonathan Wilson (Journalist)

42. Alex Green (Entrepreneur)

43. Didier Drogba (Former footballer)

44. Mario Gallavotti (FIFA lawyer)

45. David Beckham (Former footballer, Inter Miami president and co-owner)

46. Hassan Al-Thawadi (2022 World Cup committee leader)

47. Rui Pinto (Creator of Football Leaks)

48. Jean-Michel Aulas (Lyon president)

49. Khalida Popal (Activist)

50. Ballon d'Or

Topics: Football News, Paris Saint-Germain, Football, FIFA, Lionel Messi, UEFA, Jurgen Klopp, Kylian Mbappe, Cristiano Ronaldo

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