Ronaldo, Messi, Maradona, Pele: Who is the greatest footballer in history?

Who is the greatest football in history?

It’s a question with no right or wrong answer. The older generation tend to side with the likes of Diego Maradona, Pele or George Best, while those who are younger choose between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Virtually every football fan has a differing opinion on what makes a player the finest the sport has ever seen.

In the eyes of some, if a footballer hasn’t guided their country to World Cup glory like Pele, Maradona and Zinedine Zidane for example, they simply cannot be considered as the GOAT.

Neither Messi or Ronaldo have won football’s biggest prize, but in turn, their superhuman stats in the highly-competitive modern era speak for themselves.

Basically, choosing the GOAT is impossible and there will never, ever be a definitive answer to the question.

But that doesn’t mean people can’t provide their take on the matter.

Over on Top Tens, football fans have been asked to rank the greatest footballers in history and the current top 20 on the website makes for very interesting reading.

Let’s run through the list…

20. Lev Yashin

19. Kaka

18. Garrincha

17. Eusebio

16. Zico

15. Ferenc Puskas

14. George Best

13. Zlatan Ibrahimovic

12. Neymar

11. Alfredo Di Stefano

Legends, legends everywhere. From 20-11 you have the greatest goalkeeper in history (Yashin), five Ballon d’Or winners (Yashin, Kaka, Eusebio, Best and Di Stefano), two of Brazil’s greatest sportsmen (Garrincha and Zico) and a pair of modern day icons who’re still going strong (Neymar and Zlatan). Oh and there’s also Puskas, the man who scored so many goals for Hungary and Real Madrid that FIFA named an award after him.

10. David Beckham

9. Franz Beckenbauer

8. Ronaldinho

7. Ronaldo Nazario

6. Johan Cruyff

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