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Here are our top 10 footballers of all time! Messi takes the top spot while Cristiano Ronaldo is down in 6th... šŸ‘€ 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 shouldn’t 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 wouldn’t 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 though….

dantowen819513w ago

Did you see the highlights of Messi’s 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 he’s got to be higher up there. Had we done this list 4-5 years ago, when he hadn’t become such an entitled diva, he would have been second or third. I think it’s 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

I’d have N’Golo 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 he’s 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 šŸ‘

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 I’m seeing Zidane’s name at all in this graphic

jonny4w ago

Yes he’s 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

He’s 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 he’s not top 10 and shouldn’t 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 he’s 10x the player šŸ¤”

jonny4w ago

Zidane’s highs were that high that he’s 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 šŸ‘‘

dantowen819514w ago

I think I’m having Ronaldo 4th. My biggest gripe is I don’t think Zidane should be that high. In my view, Xavi and Iniesta were better

jamesshearman234w ago

I’ve always thought Zidane doesn’t 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 d’Ors R9: 2 ā€˜Yeah stick the Brazilian one above him, bang on that’

jordan.harris4w ago

If we’re 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 he’s only sixth. Didn’t 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 don’t like Ronaldo but having him 6th is insane. It’s Messi… Ronaldo……….. 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 he’d retired two years ago

george.patten4w ago

I can’t 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

I’m no Ronaldo fan but he’s obviously 2nd! What are we playing at?

jordan.harris4w ago

Cristiano is the greatest non genius footballer of all time. I don’t 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 😭

chillout4w ago

I’d probably swap the Ronaldos. I’m just glad Kane isn’t in here !!!

brook0104w ago

I knew I’d see this comment when I saw the list šŸ˜‚ Kane not being in the top 50 is wild though 🄓

markmarston4w ago

Kane is better than Lewandowski and Benzema… should’ve made this list

markmarston4w ago

Wait a second… am I right in saying Neymar Jr & Gareth Bale haven't even made the top 50?!! What’s gone on there?? 😭

jamesshearman234w ago

Unbelievable! I thought Neymar must be top 10 when I didn’t see him yesterday šŸ˜‚

markmarston4w ago

Benzema and Kaka are above them šŸ˜­šŸ™ˆ

markmarston4w ago

So the greatest goalscorer in the history of football is sixth…. the hardest thing to do in football is score goals & Ronaldo almost has 1000. Wow…

freddie4w ago

Ronaldo (CR7) is lucky to be that high! The 🐐 is on topppppp

jordan.harris4w ago

Well said

markmarston4w ago