Top 10 football players of all time: who made the cut?
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| Top 10 football players of all time |
Football is the most popular sport in the world, with the
sport being played by 250 million players in over 200 countries worldwide and
having more than 3.5 billion fans (that’s almost half of the world’s
population!). For this reason, choosing only 10 players from among the best
football players of all time was extremely difficult, but we managed to do it!
Our top 10 list includes famous footballers such as Pelé, Cristiano Ronaldo,
and Diego Maradona as well as other, less renowned names that deserve to be on
this list just as much.
#10 - Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a
winger or striker for Spanish club Real Madrid and captains the Portugal
national team. He is also well-known as one of the best footballers in the
world. In 2008, Ronaldo was voted 3rd on The Guardian's list of Top 100
Football Players while he topped Yahoo Sports' Top 20 Footballers list at
number 1 in 2013. A year later, Ronaldo won his first Ballon d'Or trophy
(2008), and has won four times since then (2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017). His
achievements led him to be considered by many experts one of the greatest
footballers ever.
#9 - Ronaldinho (Brazil)
Ronaldinho (Brazil) is considered by many to be one of the
most natural and skilled football players in history. He was an integral part
of the 2002 World Cup-winning Brazil national team and was named FIFA World
Player of the Year that same year, a title he would win again in 2004. With
Barcelona, Ronaldinho won two La Liga titles, two UEFA Champions League titles
and three Copas del Rey.
#8 - Diego Maradona (Argentina)
Diego Maradona (Argentina)
Diego Maradona is a retired Argentine footballer. He played
as a forward, and he is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players
of all time. As well as his talent, he also had an unorthodox style of play
that was so difficult to defend against. He scored 34 goals in 91 matches for
Argentina.
#7 - Alfredo Di Stefano (Argentina/Spain)
Alfredo Di Stefano was a player for Argentina and Spain,
where he played for Real Madrid. He was known as The Blond Arrow because he had
amazing speed and skill on the field. With some magical moments in his career,
Di Stefano is one of the Top 10 football players in the world of all time. His
success with Real Madrid led him to become the Top 10 football player of all
time.
#6 -Ferenc Puskás ( Hungary )
Ferenc Puskás (born 27 October 1927) is a Hungarian
footballer, widely regarded as one of the greatest European players of all
time. Puskás was born in Budapest and grew up in Kispest, Hungary. In 1944 he
joined the youth academy of Ferencvarosi Torna Club. After playing for two
years in Division II, he was called up to play for Hungary at 18 years old. He
became an Olympic champion in 1952 when Hungary won the gold medal. He scored
80 goals in 85 international games for his country, a national record that
still stands today. He led his team to three consecutive World Cup finals
between 1954 and 1962, winning twice.
#5 - Zinedine Zidane (France)
Zinedine Zidane (France)
Zidane was born on June 23, 1972 in Marseille. He is a
French retired professional footballer and current manager of Real Madrid. In
2001 he won FIFA World Player of the Year and UEFA Club Footballer of the Year
awards. In 1998 he won FIFA World Cup with France, scoring two goals during
their 4-1 victory over Brazil in the final match.
#4 - Johan Cruyff (Netherlands)
Johan Cruyff (Netherlands) is a legendary player who has won
3 Ballon d'Or awards and one World Cup in his career. He is undoubtedly one of
the Top 10 football players of all time. His style, skills, and flair helped to
revolutionize Dutch football with Ajax and Barcelona. He was a magical football
player of all time.
#3 - Franz Beckenbauer (Germany)
Franz Beckenbauer (Germany) is often considered one of the
best and most magical players in football history. He was a key player on West
Germany's World Cup teams of 1974 and 1990. He won the Ballon d'Or three times,
in 1972, 1980, and 1982. He led West Germany to victory at the 1974 World Cup and
UEFA Euro 1976; he later captained his country to victory at Euro 1980. In 1999
he was elected Football Player of the Century by International Federation of
Football History & Statistics (IFFHS).
#2 - Lionel Messi (Argentina)
Lionel Messi has been called a magical footballer and is
seen as one of the best players in the world. He was born on June 24, 1987, in
Rosario Argentina. His full name is Lionel Andres Messi. He is 5'6 tall, weighs
140 pounds and has a shoe size of 7.5. Messi's favorite meal is pasta with
tomato sauce and his favorite snack are pastries. Messi does not have a
girlfriend but he does have many fans around the world.
#1 - Pele'(Brazil)
Pele'(Brazil) is a magical football player of all time. The
Brazilian legend was named FIFA Player of the Century and three times FIFA
World Player of the Year, scoring 1281 goals in 1363 games. He won three world
cups with Brazil (1958, 1962, 1970). #2 - Diego Maradona (Argentina): Maradona
led Argentina to victory at 1986 Mexico World Cup, which makes him one of the
Top 10 football players in the world.
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