Football is big business -- a global sport with multiple leagues and teams and international competitions all vying for your attention (and money). But who wields the most influence in the game, those men and women who have some combination of money, authority and power to shape the sport?

As we did in 2015 with our inaugural list, ESPN FC has ranked the top 50 movers and shakers in the game, from FIFA president Gianni Infantino to Cristiano Ronaldo to the mystery person (or people) behind Football Leaks.

We've also expanded our approach this time around by ranking the Top 10 influencers in the key regions of planet football (Europe, South America, North America, Africa and Asia) with the help of our experts in each region.

The List



50. David

Chung



49. Bridget

Rohde



48. Charlie

Stilitano



47. Tite



46. Kwesi

Nyantakyi



45. Gordon

Taylor



44. Marina

Granovskaya



43. Nelio

Lucas



42. Kia

Joorabchian



41. David

Elleray



40. Michael

Lauber



39. Fatma

Samoura



38. Jorge

Sampaoli



37. Jack

Ma



36. Alexei

Miller



35. Philippe

Blatter



34. Ahmad

Ahmad



33. Roman

Abramovich



32. Theo

Theodoridis



31. Alejandro

Dominguez



30. Victor

Montagliani



29. Zhang

Jindong



28. Hasan

Al Thawadi



27. Sheikh

Salman



26. Wang

Jianlin



25. Christian

Seifert



24. Jaume

Roures



23. Ed

Woodward



22. Javier

Tebas



21. Paul

Pogba



20. Nasser

Al Khelaifi



19. Vitaly

Mutko



18. Neymar



17. Pierluigi

Collina



16. "John"

(Football Leaks)



15. Jose

Mourinho



14. Andrea

Agnelli



13. Zvonimir

Boban



12. Sunil

Gulati



11. David

Gill



10. Cristiano

Ronaldo



9. Pep

Guardiola



8. Mino

Raiola



7. Lionel

Messi



6. Florentino

Perez



5. Jorge

Mendes



4. Richard

Scudamore



3. Aleksander

Ceferin



2. Karl-Heinz

Rummenigge



1. Gianni

Infantino

What do you think of this year's countdown? Who is too high? Who is too low? Did we miss anyone? And who shouldn't be on the list at all? Comment below or contact us on Twitter @ESPNFC.