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Oct 1, 2019 · Jerry Rice, Tom Brady and Lawrence Taylor top our list of the 100 greatest NFL players of all time. In conjunction with the NFL’s 100th season celebration, 19 current and former...
Sep 8, 2021 · We compiled the NFL 100 with a panel of football journalists from The Athletic — former NFL managing editor Lisa Wilson and Pro Hall of Fame voters Ed Bouchette, Jeff Duncan, Dan Pompei and Mike...
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- Lionel Messi (Argentina) - seven-time Ballon d'Or winner. Lionel Messi has enjoyed a fulfilling 2021 calendar year. The 2021 Copa America triumph was the final piece of the puzzle, and a seventh Ballon d'Or crown is now the icing on the cake.
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) - five-time Ballon d'Or winner. Nearly 37, Cristiano Ronaldo's longevity is unlike anything we've seen in football, and is only matched by his eternal rival Lionel Messi (more on him later).
- Diego Maradona (Argentina) Football's greatest maverick and entertainer, Diego Maradona, was hated and adored in equal measure, but his brilliance was undeniable.
- Pele (Brazil) - three-time FIFA World Cup winner. It would not be a stretch to label Pele the most important player of all time. Time magazine named him on their list of the 100 most important people of the 20th century.
Dec 13, 2022 · At the international level, Messi and Ronaldo have each played in a record-tying five World Cups. At those tournaments, Messi has scored 13 times and has had 8 assists in 26 appearances,...
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- Lionel Messi. The history books will laud Messi, and yet their limitations will do him a disservice. In 20 years, young football fans will read about a messianic figure whose brilliance stunned the world, shattered a litany of records and started an era of dominance… but not until they watch the videos will they get an idea of what they have missed.
- Pele. At the age of 17, in 1958, Pele became the youngest player to feature in a World Cup final. He scored six times in Sweden, including a semi-final hat-trick and two more in the final.
- Diego Maradona. How do you separate the three greatest footballers of all time? Any of them would have been worthy winners, but we can only pick one. Longevity, goals and trophies are where Lionel Messi and Pele arguably have the slight edge but, boy, Maradona was exciting.
- Cristiano Ronaldo. When Ronaldo became the first player ever to score in five World Cups, two days after Argentina opened their 2022 campaign with a shock defeat to Saudi Arabia, he hoped it would be the start of his bid to stand above Lionel Messi forever.
Sep 5, 2023 · The 100 best football players of all time: 10-1. Of the 100 best football players of all time, fewer and fewer are still galloping at full tilt in the glare of the European...
Mar 19, 2015 · Jamie Carragher acknowledged Messi’s ‘missing’ World Cup in analysing his status among the greats but argued that the little genius was the greatest club player of all time. With six La...
