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Here's rankings 40-31 of our top 50! Henry makes the list, but should he, or anyone else, be higher? 👀 Let us know below! 👇

gomatz774h 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

eoin1d ago

Nor is he better than Suárez, Who im starting to worry has been forgotten off this list

thetruthpersonified2d ago

Will Ruud Guillet be top ten? Arguably should be!

markmarston2d ago

Henry has been so badly disrespected here it’s actually mental

markmarston2d ago

Kaka? Super player but better than Wayne Rooney? Are you serious 😭😭

markmarston2d ago

Benzema above Wayne Rooney… deary me

james.brooke2d ago

Is everyone in some kind of mass psychosis over Luka Modric? A good midfielder who was capable of magic at times, but he has become some kind of mythical being. Casemiro and Kroos were always miles clear of him and he would never have lasted in England.

caleb.sage1d ago

Modric has had mad PR behind him since he recovered from that poor start at Real Madrid. Personally, I don’t think he’s actually the midfielder people paint him out to be. But I’ve steered clear of that debate because of his CL trophies😅

charlesjones2d ago

Would never have lasted in England is silly James. He got a move to Real Madrid off the back of being very good at Tottenham.

jordan.harris2d ago

Henry below Kaka is mental

lee.connor2d ago

How is Henry so low? Henry is arguably a top 10’player of all time, across every single metric.

eoin1d ago

Top 10 is a bridge too far imo, 15-25 range sounds more like It for henry

matthew.johns2d ago

I do struggle with these inter-generational debates, it is just so hard compare. As many have already said, Henry in 35th feels criminally low

jonny2d ago

Modric and Benzema above Wayne Rooney? Come on now 😭

markmarston2d ago

Wait till you spot Kaka ffs 😭😭

harveyleonard992d ago

Henry 35th? I needed a good laugh today

markmarston2d ago

😭😭

thetruthpersonified2d ago

Dalglish above Rooney is interesting. Cannot decide if fair or not.

chillout2d ago

Too close too call, methinks.

freddie2d ago

He’s KING Kenny for a reason ;)

dantowen819512d ago

For me Henry is above Kaka. Kaka was amazing but dropped off pretty quickly and never recovered is peak form

dancoombs2d ago

Rooney is definitely above Kaka for the reason you have described

chillout2d ago

In a few countries kaka actually means ‘shit’. He clearly wasn’t ‘shit’ but I feel he is rather overrated here.

kierandoody2d ago

I prefer not to speak.

josh.barker2d ago

Henry below Modric? Games gone

george.patten2d ago

Agreed. Modric was class but let’s not be silly. Has had his reputation unfairly boosted by croatias World Cup runs

george.patten2d ago

Can we have a new list with players that people have actually watched? If you played your last match in the 60s you just can’t be compared to modern legends like Henry

chillout2d ago

Why not ? You don’t think the likes of George Best, with the benefits of the diet, health, fitness and support systems that these modern players have, would have been able to compete with them ? You think there would have been a better goalkeeper than Gordon Banks - and he played for your Stoke City !!

charlesjones2d ago

I don’t mind if it’s a list of ‘greatest’ players where you just talk accolades and reputation but this is a list of ‘best’ players. It should genuinely only be footballers from Maradona onwards.

charlesjones2d ago

Silly list still. You can’t be putting people like Meazza, Kopa and Carlos Alberto anywhere near modern players. Just nowhere near it. Would love to know who’s been watching the 1930s footage of Meazza to judge that he’s better than Thierry Henry!

johnverrall112d ago

What on earth is Meazza doing above Henry? Ridiculous

charlesjones2d ago

Come on John. If you’ve not seen footage of Meazza you don’t know ball. Watch this incredible highlight reel and tell me he’s not better than Henry or Mo Salah! The guy is a class above. Especially the bits where he basically just clatters into goalkeepers and pushes the ball over the line. https://youtu.be/6fbMus62x1M?is=dsJzvicD_dbTqmBq

chillout2d ago

Carlos Alberto - now there’s a name. I still remember watching his goal (Brazil’s 4th) go in as they beat Italy 4-1 in the 1970 World Cup Final in Mexico. Set up by Pele, of course.

freddie2d ago

Modric is brilliant don’t get me wrong, but can he be above Henry?

markmarston2d ago

Good point. Jeepers

chillout2d ago

Yes - Henri screwed Ireland out of a Workd Cup place by taking advantage of a refereeing blunder. Shocking.

chillout2d ago

Where’s Didi on this list ? I want Didi !!

charlesjones2d ago

😂