The best football players of all time. Ballon d'Or vs FIFA best player
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Lev Ivanovich Yashin- Soviet football goalkeeper who played for Dynamo Moscow and the USSR national team. Olympic champion 1956 and European champion in 1960, 5-time champion of the USSR. The only goalkeeper in history to receive the Ballon d'Or. He is considered one of the first goalkeepers in world football to have mastered the game extensively on the exits and throughout the penalty area.
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Brazilian footballer, played as a striker. According to many football organizations, specialists and athletes, he is one of the best players in the history of football. Double champion World Cup, vice-champion of the world, the best field player of the world championships in 1998 and 2002, the best scorer of the world championship in 2002, the record holder of the world championships in the number of matches in which a football player scored at least one goal, the record holder in the number of goals scored in all international tournaments, three times the best football player of the year according to FIFA and World Soccer magazine, two-time winner of the Golden Ball, winner of the Golden Boot.
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Hungarian football player, striker, recognized by the results of many polls as one of the greatest players in the history of football, a member of the Hungarian Golden Team. Ferenc Puskas during his lifetime was recognized as the best Hungarian football player of all time. He played 89 matches for the national teams of Hungary and Spain, scored 84 goals, played 534 matches in the highest leagues of Hungary and Spain, scored 512 goals. The multi-sport stadium in Budapest bears the name of Ferenc Puskas. Prize best goal of the year according to FIFA is named after a football player.
7
Argentine and Spanish footballer, striker. After completing his playing career, he worked as a coach. As a footballer, he was twice the champion of Argentina, three times the champion of Colombia and eight times the winner of the championship of Spain. Di Stéfano has won the Copa Colombia, the Copa del Rey and the Intercontinental Cup each time. He won the Small World Cup twice and won the European Cup five times. As a coach, Alfredo won two Argentine Championships, one Spanish Championship, one Spanish Super Cup and one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
6
Portuguese footballer who plays for the Spanish club Real Madrid and the Portuguese national team, in which he became the European champion in 2016. was the most dear footballer in the history of football until 2013 - for his transfer from the English "Manchester United" to "Real" was paid 80 million pounds. The best scorer in the history of the Portuguese national team, as well as the record holder for the number of matches played for it. Considered one of the best football players modernity. Winner of the Golden Boot 2008, 2011, 2014 and 2015. In 2008 he was recognized as the best player of the year in the club European football according to UEFA and the best player in the Champions League, he received the Golden Ball as the best football player in Europe and the FIFA Player of the Year award as the best football player in the world. In January 2015, he won his third Golden Ball as the best football player in the world in 2014.
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German football player and coach who played as a central defender or midfielder. During his career, he was twice elected European Footballer of the Year, played on the fields three championships world, 103 times called up to the ranks of the players of the German national team. As captain of the German team, he won the 1974 FIFA World Cup. With Bayern Munich, he won the European Cup three times in a row in 1974-1976 and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1967. The only football player who played as captain in three different teams. He played for Bayern Munich, Hamburg and New York Cosmos. As head coach, he won the 1990 World Cup with the German national team.
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Former French football player Main coach Spanish club Real Madrid. Considered one of the greatest football players in history. Zidane was named the best player in the world three times (1998, 2000, 2003), in 1998 he won the Golden Ball as the best player in Europe. In 2004, he was recognized by UEFA as the best player of the last 50 years. In 2016, Zidane was named the best French player in football history by France Football. In 2001, Zinedine moved to Real Madrid for a then-record €75 million. The Frenchman has won two Italian championships with Juventus and one Spanish championship with Real Madrid. From 1994 to 2006 he played for the French national team, in which he became the world champion (1998) and Europe (2000).
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Dutch footballer and coach of the Netherlands national team, Ajax and Barcelona. Cruyff became the personification not only of all Dutch football, but of the whole style - the so-called total football, which was first played by his Ajax teams and the Dutch national team of the early 1970s. In total, he played 752 matches during his career, scoring 425 goals. Three-time winner of the Golden Ball, won the European Cup three times as a player and once as a coach. Widely recognized as one of the best football players of the 20th century.
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The Argentine footballer, who ended his career, played in the positions of an attacking midfielder and striker. He played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys. He played 91 matches and scored 34 goals in the Argentina national team. World Champion 1986. Vice-champion of the world in 1990. Member of four world championships. World Champion among youth teams 1979. The best player in the 1986 World Cup. Football Player of the Year South America 1979 and 1980. Twice member of the symbolic teams of the world championships. Champion of Argentina with Boca Juniors. Two-time champion of Italy in the club "Napoli". In 1999, Maradona was recognized the best athlete 20th century in Argentina. The author of a goal against the England team, called the "Goal of the Century", and recognized as the best goal in the history of the World Cup; in the same game scored the ball with his hand, this case is known as the "Hand of God".
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Edson Arantes do Nascimento (better known as Pelé) - brazilian soccer player, attacker. He played for the Santos and New York Cosmos clubs. He played 92 matches and scored 77 goals in the Brazilian national team. The record holder for the number of world championships won as a player is three titles. The only footballer who has become world champion three times as a player. Member of four world championships. The secret of Pele's mastery lies in his phenomenal physical data and great diligence. It is known that at its peak sports career he ran the 100-meter distance in less than 11 seconds, thus not much behind the performance of professional sprinters. Unusually gifted by nature, Pele, however, devoted a lot of time to working out individual components football equipment, thanks to which he, for example, hit the ball equally well with both feet. Another undoubted advantage of him is his excellent dribbling and stroking. According to experts, there were no weaknesses in Pele's technique, his specific style of play largely changed the idea of \u200b\u200bthe possibilities and the very essence of football.
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The International Football Federation, together with the International Federation of Professional Footballers Associations (FIFPro), has named the composition of the symbolic team for 2019.
The largest representation in it was received by the players of Madrid "Real" - four. The team also included two players from Liverpool, Barcelona and Juventus. One represents Paris Saint-Germain.
The composition of the symbolic team at the end of 2019:
goalkeeper Alison Becker("Liverpool")
defenders Virgil van Dijk("Liverpool"), Matthijs de Ligt(Juventus) Marcelo, Sergio Ramos(both - "Real")
midfielders Eden Hazard, Luka Modric(both - "Real"), Frankie de Jong("Barcelona")
forwards Kylian Mbappe(PSG), (Barcelona), (Juventus).
The Manchester United midfielder has acquired a guard dog, according to The Sun.
French footballer I bought myself a Rottweiler from a company that breeds and educates animals for protection. Pogba spent almost € 18,000 on the dog. The reason for this decision was the aggressive attitude towards him from some of the club's fans, as well as the inscription "Pogba Out", which recently appeared near the entrance to the team's base.
Previously, Pogba's teammates defender Phil Jones and striker Marcus Rashford bought dogs from the same company. As noted in the company, the animals will not behave aggressively in normal life until they receive the appropriate command.
Pogba got scared of the fans and bought a guard dog. Is he paranoid?
The pet cost Paul 15 thousand pounds.
Former defender Spartak Roman Shishkin, currently playing for Torpedo Moscow, shared his opinion about the situation in his former club. Spartak in the RPL suffered three defeats in a row. In the 10th round, Muscovites lost away to Ufa with a score of 0:1. Before that, Muscovites lost to Ural (1:2) and Zenit (0:1).
“What is happening now in Spartak happened from year to year, even in my time. By now, everyone is probably used to it. You can win the derby - and they will forgive you everything, and then lose to the conditional "Ufa" - and the coach is asked to resign.
In Spartak it was like this for a long time, with the exception of the championship year with Carrera. What is the reason? If someone knew, the problem would have been fixed long ago, ”Match TV quoted Shishkin as saying.
Fiorentina midfielder Franck Ribery sets new record Italian Series A. The 36-year-old Frenchman scored his first goal in the Italian championship in the fourth round match against Atalanta. Ribery became the oldest foreigner to score a debut goal in Serie A. The Frenchman scored at the age of 36 years and 168 days.
Ribéry scored Fiorentina's second goal in the 66th minute, but Atalanta managed to bounce back in the remaining time. As a result, the meeting ended with a score of 2:2.
The start of the season for Fiorentina is unsuccessful. Florentines scored only two points in four rounds, as a result of which they close the standings.
The French winger joined the Italian club in the summer of 2019 as a free agent. Before that, he played for Bayern for a long time.
Porto beat Santa Clara in the match of the 6th round of the Portuguese championship. The meeting was held at the Dragau Stadium in Porto. The final score of the match - 2:0. The first goal of the meeting was scored in the 15th minute. Its author was the forward Ze Luis. The former striker of the Moscow "Spartak" hit the gates of the guests after the transfer of Pereira to Danil. At the 41st minute, the hosts consolidated their advantage – the gates of his team hit the defender of the guests Cesar. This goal was the last in the game.
Porto caught up with the leading Benfica in terms of points scored - 15 each. The Lisbon team is ahead of the Dragons due to the better difference between goals scored and conceded.
Ze Luis has already scored his 6th goal in 6 matches in the championship. Together with Pizzi (Benfica), he leads the race of scorers in the Portuguese championship.
Moscow "Dynamo" on its official website published a statement about the future in the team of head coach Dmitry Khokhlov.
“Due to the large number of rumors, speculation and unconfirmed information around the club, we consider it necessary to officially declare that we will continue to work with the team until the winter break in the national championship.
In the summer, we began a global restructuring of the team and were well aware that the creation of a new, combat-ready team would take time, would be fraught with risks and the need to quickly cope with systemic tasks. We entrusted the leadership of the team to the coaching staff of Dmitry Khokhlov and we consider it right in the current circumstances to give an opportunity to correct the current situation, taking into account the significantly updated squad.
The transfer window closed quite recently, some newcomers have been with Dynamo for less than a month. They were acquired under the vision of the current coaching staff. Time, patience and calmness are needed for the players to adapt to each other, coaching requirements, and new conditions for themselves. The club does not intend to go to extremes, nor does it intend to negotiate with other specialists, whose names are now being so actively discussed.
After the match against Sochi, everyone had a lot of negative emotions. Today, once again, we calmly and in detail discussed topical issues with Dmitry Valeryevich. Yes, at the moment neither the quality of the game, nor the place in standings neither the fans, nor the coaching staff, nor the leadership of Dynamo can satisfy. It is obvious. We admit that mistakes were made during the preparation of the team, which, among other things, led to poor intermediate results. The work of the sports staff also needs to be strengthened.
It is possible to correct the situation, there are all possibilities for this. But only by common efforts. With trust in each other and faith in own forces. Ahead of us is a difficult series of away matches in the championship and the Cup of the country. We are convinced that Dynamo loyal fans will continue to support the team at a difficult time and will be there. The immediate results will be in many ways indicative and decisive for the choice of the vector of the direction for the further development of the club," the white-and-blues said in a statement.
And everyone learned that, according to the version of the new football simulator, Messi and Ronaldo are equal.
FIFA 19 World's Top 20 Players - Part One
10. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)
The German midfielder is getting faster from game to game and he already has quite a playable card. On the plus side: excellent passes and five stars on the non-working leg.
9. David de Gea (Manchester United)
8. Luis Suarez (Barcelona)
The Uruguayan super-forward lost one point in the overall rankings and, more importantly, one star in feints during the year. This can significantly reduce his popularity in the game.
7. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
The best defender in the game, the Spaniard Sergio Ramos has not changed much over the year: he has become a little slower, but noticeably more reliable in defense.
6. Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
One of the two Belgians in the top ten, who spent a not very even season for Chelsea, but was good at the World Championship. The card hasn't changed much in a year.
5. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
Perhaps the best attacking midfielder in the world on merit is in the top five players in the world according to the version. And over the year, almost all indicators on his card have improved.
4. Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
Maybe, best player 2018 received a noticeable upgrade for the year - plus 2 points in the overall rating. Also, the virtual Modric has become better over the year in all respects, except for playing defense.
3. Neymar (PSG)
So far, always third in the confrontation with Ronaldo and Messi, both in the real world and in FIFA. At the same time, in the game, Neymar, the owner of 5 stars on feints and a weak leg, is a very rare combination that only a few other virtual football players have.
2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Messi had one of the most controversial seasons of his career, but still got an upgrade overall rating from EA Sports, equaling Ronaldo. Another dramatic change: Messi is a center forward, which will greatly increase his popularity in the game.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)
Still the best and most expensive (not counting the "legends") football player in FIFA is the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo. Moving to a new league for yourself and to a new position will in no way affect the status of this player. In, as in previous games, everyone will dream of Ronaldo.
famous british magazine FourFourTwo published his list of the top 100 football players of 2016. Russian players it doesn't, but that doesn't make the list any less interesting.
Top 10 players of 2016
1. (Real Madrid, Portugal national team)
The intrigue of all football ratings recent years, in fact, comes down to which of the two surnames will be given the first place, and which - the second. And at the end of 2016 FourFourTwo gave gold to European champion and winner Cristiano Ronaldo. The publication emphasizes that despite the opinion of many fans that the Portuguese is gradually losing ground in world football, they are still quite strong.
2. (“Barcelona”, Argentina national team)
In the past year, Leo Messi got the second line of the rating. The Argentine was reminded of the failure in the Copa America final, but they still note the progress of the already star football player. The publication writes that his free-kick technique has improved, but more importantly, Messi has finally turned into a real strategist, able to correctly determine when it is better to try to score on his own, and when to assist his partners.
3. (Barcelona, Uruguay national team)
Following Messi is his loyal partner Luis Suarez, another member of the famed attacking trident. And, as noted FourFourTwo, it is thanks to him that we can assume that Cristiano and Leo no longer have a monopoly in big football. In addition, Suarez is very hardworking and not greedy, which makes him even more great.
Barcelona - Arsenal. 2:1. Luis Suarez
4. (Atletico, French team)
It would seem that Neymar should follow Messi and Suarez, but European vice-champion Antoine Griezmann wedged ahead of the Brazilian. FourFourTwo notes that in 2016 the Frenchman became a world-class star, and even in 2016, Cristiano with his both teams snatched a victory from Griezmann, first in the Champions League, and then in, a year from one of the leaders and top scorer Euro 2016 still came out really outstanding.
Atlético - Barcelona. 1:0. Antoine Griezmann
5. (“Barcelona”, Brazil national team)
Giving Neymar 5th place in his ranking, FourFourTwo writes that in Barcelona the player had two tasks: to find his place among other superstars, and also to prepare for the role of Messi's heir, because sooner or later he will definitely be needed. The editors believe that the Brazilian coped with the first of the tasks and is on the way to solving the second. In addition, progress is noted for Last year and also the fact that Neymar really found and realized his place in the team. If necessary, he is able to help in defense and at the same time will not be greedy in attack. Well, and everything else in 2016, Neymar, as you know, still became the Olympic champion.
6. (Real Madrid, Wales)
There was a moment in Gareth Bale's career when it seemed that he was about to leave - it was a rather sad story of a serious conflict in the camp of Madrid. But it seems that all the troubles are behind, and the player continues to progress. The publication notes his outstanding physical data and the desire to control the game. And, of course, how much he did for, which became one of the brightest teams at Euro 2016. And if Neymar can replace Messi in the future, it is Bale who has been called a potential successor to Ronaldo.
Russia - Wales. 0:3. Gareth Bale
7. ("Bayern", Poland national team)
The most difficult thing for Robert Lewandowski in 2016 was to improve his performance in 2015, which became incredibly successful for the Pole. As a result, the magazine gave the player 7th place, and at the same time recalled the words, which believes that in the game Lewandowski should rely not so much on tactical literacy as on his killer instinct.
8. (Manchester City, Belgium)
The publication believes that Kevin de Bruyne has finally become a real star, and give him 8th place in the ranking. It is noted that once did not give him the opportunity to prove himself in simply because the footballer got into the wrong place in wrong time. Now the Belgian has truly revealed himself, among other things, because he finally ended up in right place at the right time.
Manchester United - Manchester City. 0:1. Kevin de Bruyne
9. (Manchester City, Argentina national team)
FourFourTwo believes that for Sergio Aguero, the outgoing 2016 was a year of professional growth. The magazine writes that the football player has good statistics, and the combination of brilliant work of the mind and performance skills makes him more and more dangerous for his rivals.
10. ("Bayern", Germany national team)
Manuel Neuer became the only goalkeeper to be included in the top ten according to the publication. FourFourTwo recalls that the game of the German led to a great evolution of goalkeeping skills and forced all the goalkeepers of the world to look up to him. Also noteworthy is the crazy "superhuman" concentration that Neuer has, and of course his great contribution to the game, including at Euro 2016.
Who else entered the top 100 players of the year
11. Thomas Müller (Bayern, Germany)
12. Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Croatia)
13. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia, Gabon national team)
14. Paul Pogba (Juventus/Manchester United, France)
15. Gonzalo Higuain (Napoli/Juventus, Argentina national team)
16. Jerome Boateng (Bavaria, Germany)
17. Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal, Chile)
18. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain/Manchester United, Sweden)
19. Andres Iniesta (Barcelona, Spain)
20. Mesut Ozil (Arsenal, Germany)
21. Diego Godin (Atletico Uruguay)
22. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona, Spain)
23. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid, Germany)
24. Philipp Lahm (Bayern)
25. Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus, Italy)
26. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona, Croatia)
27. Eden Hazard (Chelsea, Belgium)
28. David Alaba (Bavaria, Austria)
29. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona, Spain)
30. N'Golo Kante (Leicester/Chelsea, France)
31. David de Gea (Manchester United, Spain)
32. David Silva (Manchester City, Spain)
33. Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham, Belgium)
34. Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus, Italy)
35. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
36. Arturo Vidal (Bayern, Chile)
37. Riyad Mahrez (Leicester, Algeria)
38. Jan Oblak (Atletico, Slovenia)
39. Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus, Italy)
40. Dimitri Payet (West Ham, France)
41. Diego Costa (Chelsea, Spain)
42. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, France)
43. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain, Uruguay)
44. Douglas Costa (Bayern, Brazil)
45. Pepe (Real Madrid, Portugal)
46. Thiago Alcantara (Bayern, Spain)
47. Paulo Dybala (Juventus, Argentina national team)
48. Rafael Guerreiro (Lorient/Borussia Portugal)
49. Koke (Atletico Madrid)
50. Mats Hummels (Borussia/Bayern Germany)
51. Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool, Brazil)
52. Angel Di Maria (Paris Saint-Germain, Argentina national team)
53. Javier Mascherano (Barcelona, Argentina national team)
54. James Rodriguez (Real Madrid, Colombia)
55. Miralem Pjanic (Roma/Juventus, Bosnia and Herzegovina national team)
56. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon, France)
57. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City, England)
58. Joshua Kimmich (Bayern, Germany)
59. Raphael Varane (Real Madrid, France)
60. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Borussia/Manchester United, Armenia national team)
61. Xabi Alonso (Bayern)
62. Tiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain, Brazil)
63. Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea, Belgium)
64. Marek Hamsik (Napoli, Slovakia)
65. Julian Weigl (Borussia, Germany)
66. Arjen Robben (Bayern, Netherlands)
67. Franck Ribery (Bayern)
68. Raja Nainggolan (Roma, Belgium)
69. Renato Sanches (Benfica/Bayern, Portugal)
70. Marco Reus (Borussia, Germany)
71. Mauro Icardi (Inter, Argentina national team)
72. Harry Kane (Tottenham, England)
73. Claudio Marchisio (Juventus, Italy)
74. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool, Brazil)
75. Bamidele Alli (Tottenham, England)
76. Marcelo (Real Madrid, Brazil)
77. Samuel Umtiti (Lyon/Barcelona, France)
78. Kevin Gameiro (Sevilla/Atletico, France)
79. Ilkay Gundogan (Borussia/Manchester City, Germany)
80. Carlos Bacca (Milan, Colombia)
81. Hugo Lloris (Tottenham, France)
82. Jamie Vardy (Leicester, England)
83. Keylor Navas (Real Madrid, Costa Rica)
84. Javier Hernandez (Bayer, Mexico)
85. Andrea Barzagli (Juventus, Italy)
86. Santi Cazorla (Arsenal, Spain)
87. Filipe Luis (Atletico, Brazil)
88. Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint-Germain, France)
89. Calido Coulibaly (Napoli, Senegal)
90. Romelu Lukaku (Everton, Belgium)
91. Julian Brandt (Bayer Germany Under-21s)
92. Juan Mata (Manchester United, Spain)
93. Jonas (Benfica, Brazil)
94. Ever Banega (Sevilla/Inter, Argentina national team)
95. Mohammed Salah (Roma, Egypt)
96. Joao Mario (Sporting/Inter Portugal)
97. Hakim Ziyech (Twente/Ajax, Morocco)
98. Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain, France)
99. Petr Cech (Arsenal, Czech Republic)
100. Ousmane Dembele (Rennes/Borussia, France)
Popular football portalFourFourTwoformed the top 100 football players of all time. Soccer.ru introduces readers to an interesting rating.
Places 100 to 91:
100. Gheorghe Hadji (Romania)
99. Mario Coluna (Portugal)
98. Mario Kempes (Argentina)
97. Neymar (Brazil)
96. Obdulio Varela (Uruguay)
95. Jalma Santos (Brazil)
94. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden)
93. Philip Lahm (Germany)
92. Sandor Kocis (Hungary)
91. Sepp Mayer (Germany)
To be in the top 100 players in the history of the Game is a huge honor, so if someone's position seems undeservedly low to you, remember how many thousands of players remained outside the top 100. Therefore, we take the FourFourTwo rating as a given, because you can argue on this topic indefinitely, especially when it comes to the distribution of positions at the very top. In the top ten from the end we see the "Carpathian Maradona" Hadji and the Swedish star of all time Ibrahimovic. There are four world champions here: Brazilian Jalma Santos, German Philipp Lahm, Uruguayan Obdulio Varela and Argentinean Mario Kempes. Great german goalkeeper Mayer, Hungarian scorer Kocsis, Benfica legend Colun is here, as is Neymar, who is ahead best years careers.
Seats 90 to 81:
90. Roberto Carlos (Brazil)
89. Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria)
88. Allan Simonsen (Denmark)
87. Javier Zanetti (Argentina)
86. Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina)
85. Uwe Seeler (Germany)
84. Giacinto Facchetti (Italy)
83. Ryan Giggs (Wales)
82. Hugo Sanchez (Mexico)
81. Dragan Jaich (Yugoslavia)
Of the world champions, only Roberto Carlos is here, but we see two owners of the Golden Ball - Stoichkov and Simonsen. Giggs and Batistuta need no further introduction, Hugo Sanchez will be told by his goals for Atlético and Real Madrid. We note the presence of two legends of Inter Milan from different eras at once - Facchetti and Zanetti, Uwe Seeler, nicknamed "Furious" was the brightest German player in the interval between the first two world championships. Well, Dragan Dzhaich in general, perhaps the greatest Serbian player in history.
Seats 80 to 71:
80. Thierry Henry (France)
79. Gigi Riva (Italy)
78. Just Fontaine (France)
77. Frank Rijkaard (Netherlands)
76. Dennis Lowe (Scotland)
75. Cafu (Brazil)
74. Josef Masopust (Czechoslovakia)
73. Omar Sivori (Argentina)
72. José Andrade (Uruguay)
71. John Charles (Wales)
Masopust, Sivori and Lowe won the Golden Ball in the first half of the 60s, only Lev Yashin wedged between them. José Andrade, Cafu and Henry are world champions. John Charles is one of the top 20 Welsh heroes in the history of Wales, and Juste Fontaine holds the record for the most goals scored in one World Cup (13 goals scored, 1958 World Cup). Riva and Rijkaard were stars each in their era, and Gigi spent almost his entire career at Cagliari, he is the main symbol of this club.
Seats 70 to 61:
70. Paul Breitner (Germany)
69. Dennis Bergkamp (Netherlands)
68. Sandro Mazzola (Italy)
67. Florian Albert (Hungary)
66. Teofilo Cubillas (Peru)
65. Jimmy Johnston (Scotland)
64. Johan Neeskens (Netherlands)
63. Gordon Banks (England)
62. Dixie Dean (England)
61. Peter Schmeichel (Denmark)
Three Britons at once: the iconic Celtic player Jimmy Johnston, the great goalkeeper and world champion Banks, and the hero of the early 20th century, Dixie Dean. The Dutch Bergkamp and Neeskens worked magic, although they never became world champions, Johan even scored in one of his finals, but Paul Breitner responded in kind and ended up celebrating victory in the German team. Mazzola is another Inter legend and an idol for generations to come, Florian Albert boasts the Ballon d'Or and Theo Cubillas is the best player in Peru's history. You probably already recognized Peter Schmeichel: the famous goalkeeper of Manchester United and an accomplice of the Danish Tale 1992.
Seats 60 to 51:
60. Kevin Keegan (England)
59. Andres Iniesta (Spain)
58. Adolfo Pedernera (Argentina)
57. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Germany)
56. Daniel Passarella (Argentina)
55. Dino Zoff (Italy)
54. Gunnar Nordahl (Sweden)
53. Gaetano Shirea (Italy)
52. Roberto Baggio(Italy)
51. Jairzinho (Brazil)
Three Italians at once - the winners of the 1982 World Cup Zoff and Shirea, as well as Roberto Baggio, who did not score the decisive penalty in 1994 and remained with the silver. But Andres Iniesta became the author of the only goal in the 2010 Mundial final, for which he has since been applauded in all stadiums in Spain. Jairzinho and Passarella are also world champions, but Karl-Heinz Rummenigge did not win the world championship with Germany, but he has two Golden Balls, like Kevin Keegan. Nordal in the middle of the 20th century lit up in Serie A, where he played for Milan and Roma, but the Argentine Pederner is the most mysterious figure in this ten. It is known that his name was Genius, Maestro and Football Napoleon, but still Adolfo's career took place in South America in the 30s, 40s and 50s of the last century, so there is not much evidence of his greatness.
Seats 50 to 41:
50. Xavi (Spain)
49. Nilton Santos (Brazil)
48. Mikael Laudrup (Denmark)
47. Roberto Rivellino (Brazil)
46. Juan Alberto Schiaffino (Uruguay)
45. Oleg Blokhin (USSR/Ukraine)
44. Didi (Brazil)
43. Fritz Walter (Germany)
42. Matthias Sindelar (Austria)
41. Gianluigi Buffon (Italy)
This dozen has a diverse composition. Here are a bunch of world champions from different countries and different eras, and the famous scorer of Dynamo Kiev, owner of the Golden Ball Oleg Blokhin, and the Austrian Sindelar with a tragic fate, and Buffon, who is still playing at high level, and the iconic German captain Fritz Walter, who was in Soviet captivity during World War II. As well as the ex-coach of the Moscow "Spartak" Mikael Laudrup and Didi, who did not pass in the "Real" Di Stefano and Puskas, who did not want to share the glory.
Seats 40 to 31:
40. Kenny Dalglish (Scotland)
39. Nandor Hidegkuti (Hungary)
38. Gianni Rivera (Italy)
37. Ruud Gullit (Netherlands)
36. Paco Gento (Spain)
35. Luis Suarez Miramontes (Spain)
34. Stanley Matthews (England)
33. Günther Netzer (Germany)
32. Paolo Rossi (Italy)
31. José Manuel Moreno (Argentina)
There is not a single active player in this top ten, although all these names are heard to this day. For example, Paco Gento is the record holder for the number of European Cups, the Spaniard has won this trophy six times. Paolo Rossi scored in the World Cup final and won the Ballon d'Or, while Nandor Hidegkuti was part of the Hungarian Golden Team. Sir Stanley Matthews, who played football until the age of 50, was an exemplary gentleman and won the first ever European Footballer of the Year Ballon d'Or, has a special place here. A few years later, this award went to Luis Suarez Miramontes, who at the time of the award was playing for Barcelona, and then moved to Inter, where he spent nine years.
Places from 30 to 21:
30. Lothar Matthäus (Germany)
29. Raymond Kopa (France)
28. Socrates (Brazil)
27. Bobby Moore (England)
26. Valentino Mazzola (Italy)
25. Carlos Alberto (Brazil)
24. Ronaldinho (Brazil)
23. Eusebio (Portugal)
22. Lev Yashin (USSR/Russia)
21. Romario (Brazil)
We note the high position of Lev Ivanovich Yashin: the only goalkeeper among the goalkeepers who has the Golden Ball is in 22nd place in the ranking. There are four Brazilians in the top ten with him, and Romario was higher than Ronaldinho, Carlos Alberto and Socrates. Why, Shorty even bypassed Eusebio, who, symbolically, took the next seat with his friend Yashin. Bobby Moore and Lottar Matthäus are the captains of their teams at victorious world championships and cult footballers of their countries. Special attention should be paid to Valentino Mazzola, who is seriously ahead of his son. Valentino and Sandro are the only father and son in the top 100 strongest football players of all time. Unique achievement.
Seats 20 to 11:
20. Paolo Maldini (Italy)
19. Bobby Charlton (England)
18. Giuseppe Meazza (Italy)
17. Gerd Müller (Germany)
16. Zico (Brazil)
15. Franco Baresi (Italy)
14. George Best (Northern Ireland)
13. Marco van Basten (Netherlands)
12. Michel Platini (France)
11. Garrincha (Brazil)
Everyone is a world football star, although it is clear that it is impossible to compile an “all-time” rating based on objective indicators, because such indicators do not exist. Here's how to compare, say, Giuseppe Meazza and Paolo Maldini? It turns out that the basis is a certain historical "media rating": the names of the big stars of the past still sound loud, although decades have passed. Thanks to this, Garrincha and Muller, Charlton and van Basten, Best and Maldini, Meazza and Platini, Zico and Baresi can be located in neighboring positions. But who is cooler than them and who got number 1, the denouement is close!
Places 10 to 1:
10. Ronaldo (Brazil)
9. Ferenc Puskas (Hungary)
8. Zinedine Zidane (France)
7. Franz Beckenbauer (Germany)
6. Alfredo Di Stefano (Argentina)
5. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
4. Johan Cruyff (Netherlands)
3. Pele (Brazil)
2. Lionel Messi (Argentina)
1. Diego Maradona (Argentina)
Led by two Argentines, King of Football Pele fell back to third, and Cristiano Ronaldo only fifth. Eight of the top 10 players other than Pelé and Beckenbauer have played for Real Madrid or Barcelona in their careers. Here is such a hundred turned out at "FourFourTwo". How are you?
