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2. Pelé
Pelé is widely regarded to be the best football player of all time. In 2013 he received the FIFA Ballon d’Or Prix d’Honneur in recognition of his career and achievements as a global icon of football. Pelé is the most successful league goal scorer in the world, with 541 league goals and is reckoned to…
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3. Cafu
Cafu is the unsung hero of Brazilian football. If he does not have the same aura as a player like Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos or Ronaldinho, he has never disappointed. Cafu is the only player in history to play three World Cup finals in a row (1994-1998-2002) winning two of them. He wore the jersey of…
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29. Zico
Probably one of the best attacking midfielders ever, Zico is for many the equivalent of Pelé for his position. His nickname, the “White Pelé” indicates his talent. With Flamengo, Zico scored 529 goals in 724 games helping Flamengo win four Brazilian championships and one Copa Libertadores. Zico also scored 57 goals in 79 matches with…
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21. Ronaldinho
Ronaldinho’s speed, creativity, improvisation and skills have led to him being regarded as one of the best players of his generation. Ronaldinho won most of his titles during his career at FC Barcelona. He won the Ballon d’Or in 2005, the Champions league (2005-06) and La Liga twice (2004-05 and 2005-06). With AC Milan, he…
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18. Rivaldo
Rivaldo is arguably the most under-rated of the great football players in history. Always in the shadow of players like Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Kaka, Rivaldo refused to participate in the marketing bonanza around him. And yet, he was one of the best players during 1995-2005 period due to his skill and his genius. After a…
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9. Romario
Romário de Souza Faria, best known as Romário, is considered as one of the top forwards in the history of Brazil. Due to his provocative nature he missed many opportunities to play for the Brazil national team, but nevertheless Romário had a great career beginning with Vasco da Gama. In 194 games with the black…
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1. Ronaldo
Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, commonly known as Ronaldo and popularly dubbed “The Phenomenon”, won the FIFA World Player of the Year award three times and the Ballon d’Or twice, in 1997 and again in 2002. In 2007 Ronaldo was named in the Greatest Ever Starting Eleven by France Football magazine and in 2004 he…
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7. Roberto Carlos
Roberto Carlos has been described as “the most offensive-minded left back in the history of the game.” He was also nicknamed “The bullet man”, after one of his trademark free kicks was measured at 105 mph (169km/h). He played his best football during 11 years for Real Madrid where he is considered by fans as…