Talk International Football

kyle.dimond7h ago

Hard to rank Mbappe because he still has so many top level years left. There better be some defenders I’m forgetting if they’re higher than Baresi and Maldini. Gold standards

james.brooke7h ago

Would love to know the criteria here. Mbappe shouldn’t be in the top 25 for me. Hasn’t fulfilled his potential yet

charlesjones8h ago

Stanley Matthews 😂 better than Mo Salah is he

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dantowen819511d ago

Dzeko is top of the B-list for me! The Jason Clarke of strikers - top-class, just not quite among the genuine elite

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callum_boyle2d ago

I think he’s underrated if anything. A prolific goalscorer pretty much everywhere he’s been and never got the limelight compared to others. A true role model to the people of Bosnia

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jordan.harris2d ago

A very very very good striker who could be elite on his day

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gomatz773h ago

Why is Henry out of the Top 20 mahn!! Arguably the greatest Prem has seen and we have him so low in the all-time list

kyle.dimond1d ago

I am not old enough to comment on a number of these players but the ones I did watch are all in the wrong places 😂😂😂 If there have been 34 people that were better at football than Thierry Henry, I guess I was watching the wrong sport the whole time

dancoombs2d ago

There is absolute no way Benzema is better than Batistuta - who was in the previous list

dancoombs3d ago

I love Ronaldo but I can’t defend him here

amirmir3d ago

To be fair, Luka Modric is 40 and still playing. Yet there isn't a pile on for him to retire.

thetruthpersonified3d ago

What's betting it was cos coach informed Ron that he would not start...

kyle.dimond1d ago

Always hard to rank keepers in these lists but gut reaction was Buffon should be higher. Rooney, on the other hand, accurate

dancoombs2d ago

Took me ages to double check it.. I knew I remembered him… DidI was a legend for Classic Brazil on Pro Evo 2

david.comerford4d ago

I'm glad multiple people haven't heard of Didi, was questioning my football knowledge for a second

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knightinwhitesatin2d ago

They'll think up expanding competitions like they are going to do with the World Cup and have done with the Club World Cup which Chelsea won and Infantino voided all winners of the old format and called Chelsea the first winners of the CWC and think up new moneymakers because that's all it is not for International fame but to fill FIFA's coffers with money

dale.odonnell5d ago

Lessen the fixture load, starting with internationals.

dancoombs5d ago

End of season only for internationals, problem solved

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peter.lynch18d ago

I think a call up isn’t far away tbh, and could see it happening in the next international break. But do I think he should be there? No. Definitely shouldn’t be rushed into things, plenty of other football for him to get stuck into below the seniors!

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callum_boyle18d ago

No, absolutely no need to rush him in. Needs more time in the U21s and, despite being a talent, hasn’t had enough game time

jameslloyd14.jl18d ago

Nah no need to rush things

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sowyn29717d ago

None of them came from openplay messi takes corners , Ronaldo never took a corner in his life crazy how u did not mention it

dale.odonnell23d ago

Happy I got the witness his greatness, even though he helped spoil two Champions League finals for me.

petrabravencova127d ago

😂 A cheeky one could be: Such a shame Messi retired without ever managing to lead Argentina to a World Cup win. 😂🏆🇦🇷

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thatfan32d ago

😂

thatfan32d ago

I'd not have Haaland same as Mbappe. He scores a lot but his workmate is nothing like

jameslloyd14.jl48d ago

Hadn’t Vitinha been given a 90 rating too? Most overrated player itw

jonathan.gorrie49d ago

Can’t imagine this will go well whatsoever

jamesshearman2349d ago

Does he like a drink? That’s more important to Scottish fans than winning football matches

freddie49d ago

Failed at Monaco pretty badly… he’ll suit Scotland then. Tbf, no matter who they get, they don’t have the players to compete

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kyle.dimond58d ago

I would be very fine with that. Infantino is awful but I imagine there are plenty of other similar people lining up behind him to take his spot. Get rid.

dantowen8195158d ago

Infantino is what happens when someone doesn’t get told ‘no’ for a long time FIFA has been getting in its own way for as long as I’ve been alive! I’d like Ceferin to get Infantino’s job ideally, or get someone like Maldini in there

kyle.archer58d ago

A UEFA-led global Nations League would just be like an international version of the Super League, surely? More control and money due to not liking how the other tournament is being run (and by whom)

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shamanth.jayaram61d ago

Poch has done a great job there but four years is a long time in football and I don’t even think he’ll be there for the next World Cup: surely there’s a release clause that a club will trigger by then

david.comerford61d ago

It's hard to say before you know what shape the squad is in. I guess you just need to see progress and a direction, even though it sounds cliché. They're still at least two or three cycles away from being a serious contender

billy.meyers61d ago

Hard to say at the moment considering how far away the next World Cup is BUT one thing I do know is that the US absolutely have to overhaul their youth system Having to pay to play effectively blacklists those who are probably the likeliest to become stars - the hungry players from poor backgrounds wanting to help their families. Has to change 👎

dancoombs64d ago

Baresi is unfortunately remembered for his penalty miss at World Cup ‘94 - but what really stood out was how he locked up Romario in the Final, masterclass in defending

adnan.riaz65d ago

What an unreal player he was. 💔😭

barry.fraser65d ago

3 European Cups/Champions Leagues with AC Milan 6 Serie A titles with AC Milan 1 World Cup win (Italy) Spent his entire career (20 years) with AC Milan Played alongside Maldini in central defence and that was an awesome partnership. Baresi was something special and was amazing to watch. He will be missed by everyone lucky to have watched him play.

kyle.dimond65d ago

Love hearing this and it’s wild it took so much absolute nonsense and ludicrous behaviour for it to get to this point.

billy.meyers66d ago

About time. Couldn’t believe how much Giant Infant-imo got away with at the World Cup. Was worried the football community was going to just sit back and watch him steal the sport. UEFA are no saints themselves but that statement was emphatic 👏🏻

matthew.johns66d ago

This is great! The corruption is so clear to see and it’s about time someone stands up to Infantino!

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david.comerford67d ago

Klopp, because he'll change the culture and not just the tactics

ahambly2368d ago

Definitely Klopp for impact - but what is it with all these top managers taking national team roles??

chillout68d ago

This is either a master stroke, or will blow up quickly. Having said that, Zidane coped well at Madrid when many others failed. Maybe this will have prepared him for the political challenges that will come his way as a result of taking on this job. I’d be a liar, however, to want him to be successful at England’s expense.

majthorney2566d ago

I bet yhe idiot trump as got a finger in there somewhere they should get married they spent so much time together

ahambly2368d ago

I’m surprised he didn’t address the letter to himself…

jamie.brown8268d ago

Get him out of here

dantowen8195168d ago

There cannot be such collusion between the head of fifa and the president of the host nation - it just makes FIFA look so weak

aaditya.krishnamurthy71d ago

On field I’ll go with the Balogun red and Messi not getting one for a similar challenge - partly for being blatant no calls and partly for the narratives it helped generate Off-field? Is there an option to say everything Trump got involved with?

will.butcher71d ago

4/5 of those are disasters and if in any other tournament, a single one would be a talking point (excuse the pun) for months and years to come. Worst World Cup so far

jiggypryxl74d ago

As a Gooner,Nusa, Bouaddi, Tilman, Barcola

fredchilujr74d ago

Chelsea to resign cucu

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ishaan.bhattacharya74d ago

I hope Atleti do the right thing by Julian and let him come to Barcelona 🤞🏽

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thatfan75d ago

Bellingham must be in with a shout this year

seanfisher75d ago

Kane or Mbappe

berny1911ae75d ago

Rodri

jiggypryxl74d ago

How about Cucurella?

dantowen8195175d ago

Cucurella has to be in! And I’m dropping Olise for Olmo

freddie76d ago

Boring but think this is mine

quadriolori72d ago

Some countries in both North and South America complained a lot about irrational behaviour of Argentina but bcus of the fact that they're blinded to Messi stupidity nobody cares. Now that they've exhibited their immortality to the world on a bigger stage I think we're all agreed to that

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chiggins50575d ago

It was most embarrassing especially when my 8yr old granddaughter said it was awfully behavior and they're not allowed to behave so childishly. Out of the mouth of children! Well done Argentina you even stopped Messi upping his goal count. What a shame. Another 8yr old comment was all the holding in the Goal area on corner kicks again they would be dropped.

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michaelbrown.ifa76d ago

That the cheats Argentina got there come ippancevsnd FIFA didn’t get the a champions they wanted. The diabolical VAR from FIFA makes the prem VAR exceptional when it isn’t

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