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| Top 10 best football players of all time |
best football players of all time
Top 10 greatest footballers of all time:
It is one of the most prominent questions that the public around the world asks: Who is the best player in history? Several criteria should be relied upon in any comparison, such as the individual skills of the player and the extent of his impact on the club and the national team, as well as the individual statistics and the collective titles he has achieved, along with the length of his professional career, of course. These are extremely difficult choices and this is one of the most controversial love lists that we present to you, but we will agree that all the players and others that we will mention in the following list have contributed to the spread of the game of football and made it the most popular worldwide. Here are the top 10 best football players of all time.
Who are the best football players of all time?
Since the beginning of the world's acquaintance with football, and its spread among the countries, that game has become the most popular over time among all classes alike, and it is the only one capable of unifying a people and almost tearing it apart, as it has become a window through which nations see the cultures of other countries.
Over decades, many great players have passed, leaving a significant legacy with both clubs and national teams that cannot be forgotten. Their names have become significant marks in the history of the first popular game.
"Top 10 list" highlights in this report the top 10 football players of all time.
Top 10 football players of all time
Lionel Messi
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| Lionel Messi |
The Argentine gem Lionel Messi is the most awarded player of the Ballon d'Or as the best player in the world, with 7 times, and he holds the record for six European Golden Shoes. He was born in 1987 and currently plays for Inter Miami in the United States.
Messi spent most of his professional career with Barcelona, where he won 35 titles with the club, including ten in the Spanish League, four in the UEFA Champions League, and seven in the Copa del Rey.
With his national team, Messi is the all-time leading scorer for Argentina. In the youth competition, he won the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship and ended the tournament with both the Golden Ball and Golden Shoe. He also won the Olympic gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and led the Argentine national team to win the Copa America title in 2021. A year later, he succeeded in winning the World Cup, a title that had been absent from Argentina's trophy case since 1986.
Cristiano Ronaldo
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| Cristiano Ronaldo |
Cristiano Ronaldo, born in 1985, is a Portuguese football player who plays as a forward for Al-Nassr in the Saudi Professional League and is the captain of the Portuguese national team. Ronaldo has won five Ballon d'Or awards as the top European player and is the first player to win four European Golden Shoes.
Ronaldo has won 32 official titles in his career, including seven league titles, five UEFA Champions League titles, one UEFA European Championship, and the inaugural UEFA Nations League title.
Ronaldo was named the best Portuguese player in history by the Portuguese Football Federation in 2015. He made his debut in 2003 at the age of 18 and has since played 180 international matches, including participating in and scoring in ten major tournaments. He has become the most capped player in Portugal's history and the all-time leading scorer for his national team.
Diego Armando Maradona
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| Diego Armando Maradona |
Diego Armando Maradona is a former Argentine football player and coach. He died in 2020 and was the first player in the history of football to break the world transfer fee record twice. The first time was when he moved to Barcelona for a then-record transfer fee of £5 million, and the second when he moved to Napoli for another record fee of £6.9 million.
Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla, and Newell's Old Boys during his club career, and he was known for his time at Napoli and Barcelona where he won numerous titles.
In his international career with Argentina, he played 91 international matches and scored 34 goals. Maradona played in four World Cup tournaments, including the 1986 World Cup in Mexico where he captained Argentina to victory over West Germany in the final and won the Golden Ball as the best player in the tournament.
Pelé
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| Pelé |
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known by his nickname Pelé, is considered one of the greatest players of all time, and was classified by FIFA as "the greatest". He was among the most successful and popular sports figures of the 20th century. In 1999, he was named the Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee and was included in Time magazine's list of the 100 most important figures of the 20th century.
Pelé began playing for Santos at the age of fifteen and for the Brazilian national team at the age of sixteen. During his international career, he won three World Cup finals: in 1958, 1962, and 1970, making him the only player to achieve this feat. Pelé is the all-time leading scorer for Brazil with 77 goals in 92 matches.
At the club level, he is the top scorer in Santos' history with 643 goals in 659 matches. During Santos' golden era, he led the club to Copa Libertadores victories in 1962 and 1963, as well as to the Intercontinental Cup in 1962 and 1963.
In 2000, Pelé was voted the best player in the world by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) and was one of the joint winners of the FIFA Player of the Century award. He was recognized for scoring 1,279 goals in 1,363 matches, including friendly matches, a record in the Guinness World Records.
Rivaldo
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| Rivaldo |
The former Brazilian national team player Rivaldo is considered one of the most important players in the history of Barcelona and the Brazilian national team. He has had a long career with several prominent clubs including Barcelona, Milan, Sao Paulo, Olympiacos, Palmeiras, and Bunyodkor of Uzbekistan, and has succeeded in winning the UEFA Champions League, the Spanish League twice, the Spanish King's Cup, the UEFA Super Cup twice, the Italian Cup, the Greek League three times, the Brazilian League once, and the Uzbek League three times.
With his national team, Rivaldo made 74 appearances for the Brazilian national team, scoring 35 goals, and contributed to winning the 2002 World Cup and finishing as runners-up in the 1998 edition. He also won the Copa America and the Confederations Cup, and with the Brazilian team, he achieved the bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics.
The Brazilian player Rivaldo won the Ballon d'Or award in 1999, after leading the race ahead of the second-placed English star David Beckham and the Ukrainian star Andriy Shevchenko.
Ronaldinho
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| Ronaldinho |
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, known as Ronaldinho, was born on March 21, 1980. He is considered one of the best football players in history. The last team he played for was Fluminense in Brazil after a successful career with both clubs and his national team.
After shining in the Brazilian league, he moved to Paris Saint-Germain and then to Barcelona in Spain. With the Catalan team, he won the UEFA Champions League for the first time in 2006 and was awarded the Ballon d'Or in 2005.
Ronaldinho won the FIFA World Player of the Year award in 2004 and 2005 and became a Spanish citizen in January 2007. He was also chosen as one of the best players in Barcelona's history.
With his national team, Ronaldinho won the FIFA U-17 World Championship in 1997. Two years later, he won the Copa America, and in 2002, he lifted the FIFA World Cup. In 1999 and 2005, he won the Confederations Cup with Brazil.
Zinedine Zidane
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| Zinedine Zidane |
Zinedine Yazid Zidane (born June 23, 1972), popularly known as Zizou, is widely considered one of the greatest players in history, and has received numerous individual awards as a player, including being named the best player in the world in 1998, 2000, and 2003, as well as winning the Ballon d'Or in 1998.
Zidane was one of the best players in the French league with Bordeaux in 1996, before moving to Juventus and winning titles, including two Serie A titles. He then moved to Real Madrid and won numerous titles, including the Spanish League and the UEFA Champions League. In the final of the UEFA Champions League in 2002, he scored a goal with his left foot, considered one of the greatest goals in the history of the competition.
With his national team, Zidane played 108 matches. He won the 1998 World Cup, was selected for the tournament's best team, and received the Legion of Honour in 1998. Later, he won the 2000 UEFA European Championship, was awarded the best player in the tournament, and also received the Golden Ball for the best player in the 2006 World Cup.
Thierry Henry
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| Thierry Henry |
Thierry Henry, born in August 1977 and nicknamed Titi or the Brown Gazelle, is a retired French footballer. He had several experiences with Arsenal in England, FC Barcelona in Spain, New York Red Bulls in the United States, and the French national team. He tops the list of Arsenal's all-time leading scorers with 228 goals, and he is also France's all-time leading goal scorer with 51 goals.
Henry won the English Premier League title, the FA Cup, the Charity Shield, the Premier League Golden Boot, and the Premier League Player of the Season title. With Barcelona, Henry scored 35 goals during three seasons in all competitions from 2007 to 2010.
With his national team, Henry won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and, just two years later, the UEFA European Championship in 2000.
Johan Cruyff
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| Johan Cruyff |
Hendrik Johannes Cruijff was born on April 25, 1947, and died on March 24, 2016. He was a Dutch football player who played as an attacking midfielder and was the creator of the total football concept.
Cruijff is considered one of the best players in the world in terms of immense speed, skill, agility in dribbling, and curved shots from inside and outside the penalty area.
He led his wonderful national team to the final match of the 1974 World Cup in West Germany and amazed the world with his skills. Many felt disappointed as he couldn't win the cup when they lost in the final match against West Germany 1-2.
He was selected by Pelé as one of the best 125 living footballers in March 2004.
Ronaldo "The Phenomenon"
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| Ronaldo "The Phenomenon" |
is considered the youngest player to win the Ballon d'Or at the age of 21, with his victories in the World Cup, Copa America, and numerous other titles with various clubs he played for. Ronaldo Nazario stamped his mark on football at an early age. The Phenomenon could have topped the list as the greatest player in history; the human locomotive was unparalleled, creating a legendary status with flawless dribbling, incredible speed, and excellent finishing against the greatest goalkeepers from all angles and in every way.
best players in the world 2024
ranking included dozens of football players who distinguished themselves with their skills and ability to entertain the audience with their skill, excitement, and thrill during their play in various competitions and sports tournaments around the world. The following is the ranking of the best players in the world 2023:
- Lionel Messi.
- Cristiano Ronaldo.
- Kylian Mbappe.
- Kevin De Bruyne.
- Karim Benzema.
- Erling Haaland.
- Robert Lewandowski.
- Neymar.
- Virgil van Dijk.
- Hakim Ziyech.
- Sadio Mane.
- Mohamed Salah.
- Jorginho.
- N'Golo Kante.
- Bernardo Silva.
- Dusan Vlahovic.
