An XI of the most decorated players in football history: Ronaldo, Messi…

With the league, cup competitions and European trophies on offer every season, combined with bi-annual international tournaments, some legendary figures have collected an enviable amount of silverware.

But who has the most? We’ve compiled a sensational line-up of the most decorated players in football history, lining up in a 4-4-2 formation.

Sneaking in ahead of Iker Casillas, Neuer has been ever-present during Bayern’s haul of 10 straight Bundesliga titles.

The legendary goalkeeper also helped Germany win the 2014 World Cup, has been part of two treble-winning sides (2013 and 2020) and won a couple of honours with Schalke at the start of his career. His grand total is 31. Staggering stuff.

Germany has produced some brilliant goalkeepers down the years but Neuer must surely be the best of them.

With 46 honours to his name, Alves is officially the most decorated player in history. Since 2001, the full-back has won trophies with Bahia, Sevilla, Barcelona, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain and Sao Paulo and is still going strong at 39.

Alves has also won a number of international trophies with Brazil and is synonymous with the glorious Pep Guardiola era at Barcelona. He’s rightly considered one of the greatest right-backs of all time.

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Pique’s association with Barcelona is so strong that you almost forget the defender started his career at Manchester United.

Part of the squad that won the Premier League and Champions League in 2008, Pique moved to Barcelona that summer and continued winning trophies at a frankly indecent rate ever since.

He’s won 36 trophies and counting in his illustrious career, including the World Cup and European Championship with