Pele, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Kaka: Who is Brazil's greatest ever footballer?

The nation of Brazil is both footballing mad and footballing royalty.

The beautiful game is played from the beaches to the favelas, by young and by old, there really is nowhere quite like it.

The country is stricken by poverty, and so youths often play with worse than basic equipment on tight and restricted courts, however much like in boxing and other combat sports, tough situations often create the greatest stars.

As a result of the conditions, many players that come out of Brazil are blessed with frighteningly quick feet and close control so good you’d be forgiven for thinking the ball was glued to their boot.

Players across generations have had a level of ball mastery that is simply off the scale when compared to what we would deem ‘skillful’ European players.

We’ve seen it with the likes of Neymar, Kaka, Ronaldinho, and Ronaldo in recent times, but the list is endless.

In truth, it’s no wonder the Selecao have won more World Cups than anyone else…

But who are their greatest ever players? It’s up there with the toughest of questions, but one that FourFourTwo have looked to decipher in their latest instalment of national top 10’s – check out their findings below.

10. Kaka

Kaka was the best in the world for a while, even winning the Ballon d’Or in 2007 after he guided AC Milan to Champions League revenge over their old foe Liverpool.

He really was a sublime player, a creative genius, if you will. That effortlessly glided across the pitch making everything look so easy, when in actual fact, he was a quite unstoppable product in his prime.

A devout Christian also, Kaka led by example both on and off the pitch, and he’s a very worthy selection for the top 10.

9. Jairzinho

The first of a few players that might be