Here are our top 10 footballers of all time! Messi takes the top spot while Cristiano Ronaldo is down in 6th... š What are your thoughts?
barryhhd3w ago
Pele never left South America apart from retirement with Cosmos so I always find it a hard choice, Maradona galvanised Napoli, Messi and Ronaldo CR7 and R9, but I would put Marco Van Basten above Platini, what about Franco Baresi and Paulo Maldini?
james.brooke3w ago
Was Luis Suarez anywhere on the list? I think he was the only player to outscore prime Messi and Ronaldo while playing in the same league? Probably not top 10 but he shouldnāt be far off
thetruthpersonified3w ago
Suarez such a piece of human garbage that it make him difficult to place anywhere, as talented as he was..
markmarston3w ago
Nope not in top 50⦠neither was Neymar or Bale. Mental
james.brooke3w ago
Great top 10, nice to see someone use their brain and not just go with the easy option. Ronaldo 6th is absolutely fair in my opinion. Could be 5th or 4th maybe but I think he could conceivably be lower and it wouldnāt be a huge issue. R9 was a beast, still the best Ronaldo.
thetruthpersonified3w ago
No, R9 was not better than R7 Different sure, but better- no.
tmcq503w ago
This is all very subjective and just a waste of time, everybody's got a different viewpoint from the era they were born in. Football's been going for about 150 years what about players from those eras should they be considered in this list?
ewingdave53w ago
Absolute nonsense, even Pele & Beckenbauer acknowledged that Bobby Moore was the best defender, any yet he isn't even mentioned in the top 10
gciconsulting224w ago
CR7 being punished for his entitlement mentality now yet Messi keeps excelling in all areas on-off the ball. I would put CR7 on no 5 thoughā¦.
dantowen819513w ago
Did you see the highlights of Messiās final Argentina appearance this week? He was still head and shoulders above everyone else haha
pranav.shahaney4w ago
Not the biggest CR7 fan. In fact I find him unbearable at times, but heās got to be higher up there. Had we done this list 4-5 years ago, when he hadnāt become such an entitled diva, he would have been second or third. I think itās fair to put him third on this list
lee.connor4w ago
R9 better than the 2 above him. CR7 also. Messi probably just nicks it now after those 2 last world cups. Always think De Stefano needs to get off these lists being that high in all honesty.
rogermthomas104w ago
Best in top 10 however Ramon Kopa deserves top 20
markmarston4w ago
Iād have NāGolo Kante on top 50 list⦠genuinely think he was the best midfielder in the world for several years. No one could do what he did. Two players at once. Says it all that he won the league at Leicester⦠left for Chelsea and won the league again. Champions League & World Cup winner too. Hope heās not forgot about in these type of rankings
dantowen819514w ago
Kante is one of those who completely changed the role of a certain type of player - same with Neuer for goalkeepers and Alves/Marcelo for full-backs
jackgallagher4w ago
Great list, spot on š
jackgallagher4w ago
Reason why Ronaldo and Beckenbauer are ranked higher than CR7 - R9, higher peak and more talented - Beckenbauer, more well-rounded and more of a winner

tom.procter4w ago
Cristiano should be third at the absolute lowest. Also R9 a little too high for me given how injured he was. And not sure why Iām seeing Zidaneās name at all in this graphic
jonny4w ago
Yes heās become a bit of a joke. But CR7 has to be in the top 4⦠he and Messi were neck and neck for years. Messi, Maradona, Ronaldo in that order.
dancoombs4w ago
Zidane does not belong on the top 10.
jonny4w ago
Heās a player who gets massively overrated based on his name. Was very average a lot of his career, had some incredible seasons etc but yeah heās not top 10 and shouldnāt be above Wayne Rooney
markmarston4w ago
No doubt Zidane was an unbelievable player⦠but was he REALLY this good? Like levels above Thierry Henry, Neymar Jr & Rooney? Based off this list heās 10x the player š¤
jonny4w ago
Zidaneās highs were that high that heās blinded people to how average he was 70% of the time
kyle.archer4w ago
Good to see the real Ronaldo above CR7
markmarston4w ago

jordan.harris4w ago
The amount of Cristiano fanboys here

peter.lynch4w ago
Cristiano has gottttt to be higher, the man is an absolute machine and has been throughout his entire career, he and messi are the two greatest ever š
dantowen819514w ago
I think Iām having Ronaldo 4th. My biggest gripe is I donāt think Zidane should be that high. In my view, Xavi and Iniesta were better
jamesshearman234w ago
Iāve always thought Zidane doesnāt get anywhere near enough stick for the headbutt. That was the biggest moment of his career and he arguably cost his nation the World Cup
markmarston4w ago
Cristiano Ronaldo = 5 Ballon dāOrs R9: 2 āYeah stick the Brazilian one above him, bang on thatā
jordan.harris4w ago
If weāre playing that game, how many World Cups did Cristiano win?
daviescallum424w ago
R9 over CR7 is crazy work. Realistically, CR7 is second behind Messi, by some distance though
kyle.dimond4w ago
I am the furthest thing from a Cristiano fan but I find it hard to imagine heās only sixth. Didnāt see a lot of those players actually play but the numbers speak for themselves
jordan.harris4w ago
Johan Cruyff is not 8th! Otherwise few complaints. I have to say that Brazilian Ronaldo is my favourite footballer of all time. In full flight, he was absolutely unstoppable
josh.barker4w ago
I donāt like Ronaldo but having him 6th is insane. Itās Messi⦠Ronaldoā¦ā¦ā¦.. everybody else
markmarston4w ago
A lot of recency bias here⦠people have already seemingly forget HOW good Ronaldo was for sooo long as well
harveyleonard994w ago
Modern Cristiano Ronaldo is a meme, sure. But to have him 6th is ludicrous
dantowen819514w ago
Ironically, Ronaldo would probably be higher if heād retired two years ago
george.patten4w ago
I canāt stand Ronaldo, but to have him outside the top 5 is a bit ridiculous. Would have him 2nd or 3rd.
charlesjones4w ago
Messi at number one is genuinely the only placement this list has got right
jamesshearman234w ago
Iām no Ronaldo fan but heās obviously 2nd! What are we playing at?
jordan.harris4w ago
Cristiano is the greatest non genius footballer of all time. I donāt mind him being below Maradona
jamesshearman234w ago
Scored 1000 goals in the 21st century and is behind Beckenbauer because he could play out from the back š
chillout4w ago
Iād probably swap the Ronaldos. Iām just glad Kane isnāt in here !!!
brook0104w ago
I knew Iād see this comment when I saw the list š Kane not being in the top 50 is wild though š„“
markmarston4w ago
Kane is better than Lewandowski and Benzema⦠shouldāve made this list
markmarston4w ago
Wait a second⦠am I right in saying Neymar Jr & Gareth Bale haven't even made the top 50?!! Whatās gone on there?? š
jamesshearman234w ago
Unbelievable! I thought Neymar must be top 10 when I didnāt see him yesterday š
markmarston4w ago
Benzema and Kaka are above them šš
markmarston4w ago
So the greatest goalscorer in the history of football is sixthā¦. the hardest thing to do in football is score goals & Ronaldo almost has 1000. Wowā¦
freddie4w ago
Ronaldo (CR7) is lucky to be that high! The š is on topppppp
jordan.harris4w ago
Well said
markmarston4w ago
