Lionel Messi, izquierda, celebra con sus compa?eros Carles Puyol, derecha, y Xavi Hern?ndez tras marcar un gol ante Osasuna en un partido de la liga espa?ola el domingo 27 de enero de 2013. Barcelona gan? 5-1. (AP Foto/Alvaro Barrientos)
Lionel Messi, izquierda, celebra con sus compa?eros Carles Puyol, derecha, y Xavi Hern?ndez tras marcar un gol ante Osasuna en un partido de la liga espa?ola el domingo 27 de enero de 2013. Barcelona gan? 5-1. (AP Foto/Alvaro Barrientos)
Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal celebrates his goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match against Getafe at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
Sampdoria Argentine forward Mauro Emanuel Rivero Icardi celebrates after scoring, during a Serie A soccer match between Sampdoria and Pescara, in Genoa, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Carlo Baroncini)
Luton Town players celebrate defeating Norwich City 0-1 in their English FA Cup fourth round soccer match at Carrow Road, Norwich, England,?Saturday Jan. 26, 2013. See PA Story SOCCER Norwich. (AP Photo/PA, Chris Radburn) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE
LONDON (AP) ? Lionel Messi's four-goal burst has ensured that he and Barcelona return to the top of the Associated Press Global Soccer rankings this week.
The romance of England's FA Cup has produced some unlikely names in the Top 10 teams and a previously unknown striker at No. 9.
Thirteeen out of 18 panelists placed Messi at No. 1 on their list of Top 10 players, with Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo in second place. With 10 points for the top position, Messi earned 176 points, followed by Ronaldo with 159.
Sampdoria striker Mauro Icardi, a 19-year-old Argentine who is becoming a fixture in the AP Top 10 as one of the most promising players in European club soccer, is third with 90 points.
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