And the RSS Player of the 2014-18 Quadrennium is...

[milivella]

Goalkeeper: Alisson, Courtois, Donnarumma, Martinez, Neuer, Oblak

Defender: van Dijk

Midfielder: De Bruyne

Forward: Lewandowski, Messi

Player: van Dijk, De Bruyne, Lewandowski, Mbappe, Messi

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Thanks to Futbolmetrix for voting.

Given the little interest in this award, it is now cancelled.

As a consequence, this is the final hall of fame:

Goalkeeper
2 Neuer (14,22)
1 Casillas (10)
1 Julio Cesar (10)
1 de Gea (18)
1 Alisson (22)
1 Courtois (22)
1 Donnarumma (22)
1 Martinez (22)
1 Oblak (22)

Defender
1 Maicon (10)
1 Lahm (14)
1 Marcelo (18)
1 van Dijk (22)

Midfielder
1 Xavi (10)
1 Iniesta (14)
1 Kante (18)
1 Modric (18)
1 De Bruyne (22)

Forward
2 Cristiano Ronaldo (10,18)
2 Messi (14,22)
1 Lewandowki (22)

Overall
3 Messi (10,14,22)
1 Xavi (10)
1 Cristiano Ronaldo (18)
1 van Dijk (22)
1 De Bruyne (22)
1 Lewandowski (22)
1 Mbappe (22)

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Past editions:

2006-10

Goalkeeper: Casillas, Julio Cesar
Defender: Maicon
Midfielder: Xavi
Forward: Cristiano Ronaldo
Overall: Messi, Xavi

Poll:
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.soccer/browse_thread/thread/93b167ef7189dc82#
Results:
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.sport.soccer/browse_thread/thread/83c3309a5f36b356#

2010-14

Goalkeeper: Neuer
Defender: Lahm
Midfielder: Iniesta
Forward: Messi
Overall: Messi

Poll: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.sport.soccer/3byhlDPBONo
Results:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.sport.soccer/S5DSo23y5eM

2014-18

Goalkeeper: de Gea
Defender: Marcelo
Midfielder: Kante, Modric
Forward: Cristiano Ronaldo
Player: Cristiano Ronaldo

Poll: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.sport.soccer/3QMBfWrn4_k
Results:
https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.soccer/c/EQSv_V4UkaI/m/9jKvz7miCAAJ

2018-22

Goalkeeper: Alisson, Courtois, Donnarumma, Martinez, Neuer, Oblak
Defender: van Dijk
Midfielder: De Bruyne
Forward: Lewandowski, Messi
Player: van Dijk, De Bruyne, Lewandowski, Mbappe, Messi

Poll: https://groups.google.com/g/rec.sport.soccer/c/qAHGEnvCQZU
Results:

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Cheers
milivella

[milivella]

With two more votes, I can...

(1) ...fix the header :)

(2) ...announce the new, real winners:

Goalkeeper: Courtois, Donnarumma

Defender: van Dijk

Midfielder: De Bruyne

Forward: Lewandowski

Player: Messi

Here are the complete results, but remember that it's not sure that
e.g. the second goalkeeper is the second best goalkeeper for the RSS
collective mind!

Goalkeeper
2 Courtois
2 Donnarumma
1 Alisson
1 Gulacsi
1 Martinez
1 Neuer
1 Oblak

Defender
3 van Dijk
1 Alexander-Arnold
1 Bonucci
1 Chiellini
1 Dias
1 Varane

Midfielder
4 De Bruyne
1 Casemiro
1 Cristiano Ronaldo
1 Kante
1 Messi
1 Modric

Forward
4 Lewandowski
3 Mbappe
2 Messi
2 Salah
1 Haaland
1 Kane

Player
2 Messi
1 De Bruyne
1 van Dijk
1 Lewandowski
1 Mbappe

(3) Unretire the award! See you in 2026.

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Cheers
milivella