The 40 players with the most assists in the 21st century have been named in a single list, with Lionel Messi topping the list, followed by his biggest rival Cristiano Ronaldo and other household names behind them.
When it comes to the sweet art of scoring, Ronaldo is the master, as no player in the history of professional football has scored more than the Manchester United superstar.
So far at the time of writing, Ronaldo has scored 815 goals for club and country, an average of 43 goals per season.
These numbers are simply brilliant and what makes the Portuguese's career even more remarkable is the number of assists he has made.
Many think that Ronaldo is selfish and obsessed with goals, but the truth is that he is an assist machine.
According to the site PopFoot, Ronaldo ranks second in assists in the 21st century so far. Messi is the only man ahead of him.
The Argentine star leads the list of the greatest assists of the century with a total of 331 assists so far, while Ronaldo is second with 273 assists.
The third place is occupied by Angel di Maria, followed by Mesut Ozil, while in the top ten there are also other big names such as Neymar, Thomas Muller, Luis Suarez, Cesc Fabregas and Kevin de Bruyne.
The 40 players with the most assists in the 21st century
40. Dimitri Payet – 153 assists 39. Juan Roman Riquelme – 156 assists 38. Francesco Totti – 158 assists 37. Alexis Sanchez – 162 assists 36. Kaka – 162 assists 35. Mbark Boussoufa – 162 assists 34. Robinho – 163 assists 33. Robert Lewandowski – 165 assists 32. Eden Hazard – 165 assists 31. Arjen Robben – 165 assists
