The best football players of all time. Messi is FIFA Player of the Year
On Monday evening, world football stars, women's and men's, gathered at Milan's La Scala theater to listen to opera, watch ballet and receive awards from FIFA for the best of the best.
Best Goal
Puskas Ferenc Prize - an award for the most beautiful goal in the period from July 16, 2018 to July 19, 2019 - Ferencváros midfielder Daniel Jory received. The Hungarian goal against Debrecen on February 16, 2019 was recognized as the best. In the fight for the award, Jory overtook Lionel Messi and Juan Quintero from River Plate.
It’s even a shame for Messi: he got into the top three for the third time, but so far he has never received an award.
Best Coach
Of course, Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp. Last season, his team won the Champions League and finished second in the Premier League.
Josep Guardiola of Manchester City and Mauricio Pochettino of Tottenham were also nominated for the award, and the extended list included Main coach Algerian national team Djamel Belmadi, France coach Didier Deschamps, River Plate coach Marcelo Gallardo, Peru coach Ricardo Gareca, Portugal coach Fernando Santos, Ajax coach Eric Ten Hag and Brazilian coach Tite.
Best Goalkeeper
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker won the Champions League with Liverpool last season and finished second in the Premier League.
In the fight for the award, Alisson overtook his compatriot Ederson from Manchester City and the German Marc-Andre ter Stegen from Barcelona.
Best player
This is where something seems to have gone wrong. FIFA named Leo Messi the best, and it seems that even the broadcast director, who fixed his attention on Virgil van Dijk, was not ready for this.
Messi appeared in 50 Barcelona games last season, scoring 51 goals and providing 22 assists. And Barcelona won the championship of Spain.
We wrote about the achievements of Liverpool above.
The choice seems debatable, given what Liverpool have done in the Champions League (and in the Premier League) and not better shape Barca right now.
But, of course, Messi is Messi.
The FIFA Best Player Award has been presented since 2016. Last year, Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric was named the best, and before that, Ronaldo had won the award for two years in a row.
Team of the Year
Alisson (Liverpool) - Marcelo (Real Madrid), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax/Juventus) - Frenkie de Jong (Ajax / Barcelona), Eden Hazard (Chelsea / Real Madrid), Luka Modric (Real Madrid) - Kylian Mbappe (PSG), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) .
Fair Play Prize
In April, Leeds, under the leadership of Bielsa, met with Aston Villa. In the second half of the match, Leeds scored a goal, but at that moment the Aston Villa player was lying on the lawn with an injury. After that, Bielsa ordered his players not to resist so that the opponent could score a return goal, which eventually happened.
The match ended in a draw and Leeds lost their chances for second place in the table because of this, which guarantees the team's participation in the next Premier League season. Through the playoffs, White also failed to improve in the class.
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.
10
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, who has mastered the game extensively on the exits and throughout the penalty area.
9
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.
8
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. Top 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 of our time. 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.
5
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.
4
Former French football player, now the head coach of the 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).
3
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.
2
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".
1
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.
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 Maier, Hungarian striker Kocsis, Benfica legend Colun is here, as is Neymar, who has the best years of his career ahead of him.
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 a single World Cup (13 goals scored, World Cup 1958). 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 did not become world champions, Johan even scored in one of his finals, but Paul Breitner answered the same and ended up celebrating the 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. Günter 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 winners of 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?
