Top 20 Footballers of All Time

Football is the most popular sport on our planet. Also known as soccer, there is no place on the earth that it isn’t played. Therefore, it is no surprise that famous football players get a God-like status all around the world. The FIFA world cup is played once every four years, besides other big tournaments like the Copa America and Euros. Club football is played more regularly, allowing the top footballers in the world to play the game professionally all year round. Over the decades, there have been so many extremely talented players that the world has seen, and every aspiring footballer wants to emulate them. I am going to list down the top 20 footballers of all time here. While most of you would agree with this list, there are a few who will have others in their own top 20 list, and that is normal. We all have our own likes and dislikes, don’t we? Have a look…

Top 20 Footballers in the World

  1. Pele (Brazil)
  2. Zinedine Zidane (France)
  3. Diego Maradona (Argentina)
  4. Franz Beckenbauer (Germany)
  5. Gerd Muller (Germany)
  6. Ronaldo (Brazil)
  7. Carlos Torres (Brazil)
  8. Michael Platini (France)
  9. Raul Gonzalez (Spain)
  10. Alfredo di Stefano (Spain)
  11. Luis Figo (Portugal)
  12. Zico (Brazil)
  13. David Beckham (England)
  14. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
  15. Oliver Kahn (Germany)
  16. Roberto Carlos (Brazil)
  17. Lev Yashin (Soviet-Russia)
  18. Lionel Messi (Argentina)
  19. Ronald Koeman (Holland)
  20. Alvaro Recoba (Uruguay)

    1. No one will argue that Pele is in fact the best footballer the world has ever seen, and will always remain right up there in the top footballers of all time list, for as long as one can think of. All the names mentioned here have contributed a great deal to their respective countries and clubs, and have shown the world what football is really all about.

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