Ronaldo, Zidane, Maldini, Beckham: Who is the best footballer of the 1990s?

The 1990s really was a golden age for football.

Legendary players were scattered across the globe and in the eyes of many fans, it was the decade in which the sport peaked.

As a result of the plethora of iconic figures who lit up pitches throughout the 1990s, naming the best footballer to have graced the wonderful era is virtually an impossible task.

So instead of us making fools of ourselves by trying to provide an answer, we’ve turned to the top 30 selected by fans over on Ranker.

Now, there are a few rogue selections due to the downvoting feature on the website, but overall it’s a list packed with bona fide legends.

Some big names miss out, though. Alessandro Del Piero, George Weah, Roy Keane, Roberto Baggio, Hristo Stoichkov, Paul Gascoigne, Gabriel Batistuta and Marcel Desailly to name a few.

Let’s take a look at the 30-man list…

A great start. Raul was electric in front of goal for Real Madrid in the ’90s, winning two Spanish Golden Boots and finishing as the world’s top scorer in 1999.

Another absolute baller. Napoli, Parma and Chelsea all played home to the Italian’s unquestionable brilliance throughout the ’90s. He was even named FWA Footballer of the Year in 1997.

Shevchenko’s very best years came at AC Milan after the turn of millennium, but he was still fantastic in the ’90s with Dynamo Kyiv, where his goals helped the club win 11 trophies.

The legends keep on coming. Kahn was an absolute colossus between the posts for Bayern Munich and the German national side during the ’90s.

A footballer who’s somewhat underrated in the present day. Laudrup, a supremely-gifted forward in his day, excelled at both Barcelona and Real Madrid, winning La Liga in five consecutive seasons from 1990/91 to 1994/95.

A truly