The 2010 decade’s 61 greatest athletes

Tom Brady, Tiger Woods, Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Michael Phelps are among the top athletes in the 2010s.

Messi

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Lionel Messi has won a record 6 Ballon d’Or awards, and a record 6 European Golden Shoes. He has spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, where he has won a club-record 34 trophies. Messi holds records for most goals in La Liga (431), a La Liga and European league season (50), most hat-tricks in La Liga (35) and the UEFA Champions League (8), and most assists in La Liga (174) and the Copa América (13).