The Top 50 most Influential Names in football

The Top 50 most Influential people in football-France Football
The Top 50 most Influential people in football-France Football

An extensive list of the 50 most influential people/entity in football has been published by France Football Magazine.

Paris Saint-Germain‘s Nasser Al-Khelaifi has topped the list. Alongside PSG’s president, there are also Cristiano Ronaldo and FIFA president, Gianni Infantino who make up the top three.

Top 50 Influential Names in World Football: List of 26-50

PosNameCountryCurrent Profile
26Raheem SterlingUKManchester City/ England National Team
27Stephen RossUSAReal Estate developer
28Salman Al-KhalifaBahrainCrown Prince
29Karl-Heinz RummeniggeGermanyCEO, Bayern Munich
30Chung Mong-gyuSouth KoreaPresident, Korean Football Association
31Pierluigi CollinaItalyFootball referee
32Victor MontaglianiCanadaPresident, CONCACAF
33Jonathan BarnettArgentinaAgent (Managed Top profiles)
34FIFPro NetherlandsWorldwide representative organisation for professional footballers.
35Sharon ThorneUKChair of the Deloitte Global Board of Directors
36Ahmad AhmadMadagascarPresident, Malagasy Football Federation
37Viktor ZubkovRussiaPrime Minister
38Mohamed SalahEgyptLiverpool/Egypt National Team
39Xavi HernandezSpainAl Sadd SC – Manager
40Hiroshi MikitaniJapanCEO, Rakuten and chairman,Vissel Kobe
41Jonathan WilsonUKSports Journalist
42 Alex Green UKManaging Director, Amazon Prime Video – Sport, Europe
43 Didier Drogba Ivory CoastFormer Footballer
44 Mario GallavottiItaly  Attorney, Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) 
45David Beckham  UK Co-owner, Inter Miami
46 Hassan Al-Thawadi Qatar Secretary General, World Cup Organising Committee
47 Rui Pinto Portugal Portuguese National
48 Jean-Michel AulasFrance  President, Olympique Lyonnais
49Khalida Popal AfganiatanProgram/Event Director, Afghanistan Women’s National Football Team
50 Ballon d’Or FranceFootball Award from France Football, recognising contribution as Player, Manager.
Top Influential Names in World Football (France Football)

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