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Top 20 athletes of the 21st century ranked including LeBron James, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi

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Published 06:30 11 Sep 2024 GMT+1

Top 20 athletes of the 21st century ranked including LeBron James, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi

ESPN ranked the top 20 athletes in the 21st century and the star-studded list caused plenty of controversy.

Josh Lawless

Josh Lawless

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lebron James

Josh Lawless
Josh Lawless

Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and WWE. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has covered two WrestleMania events for SPORTbible.

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