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20. Marco van Basten
Marco Van Basten is regarded as possibly the best Dutch player of all time. He started his career at AFC Ajax where he won three Eredivisie in four years (1981-82, 1982-83 and 1984-85) and a UEFA Cup Winner’s Cup in 1986-87. Van Basten led the Dutch team to the European Football Championship in 1988, when…
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19. Cristiano Ronaldo
Though Ronaldo is currently only 19th in our ranking, he should not take long to catch Lionel Messi if he continues to play at his current level. His technical skills, physical abilities and ability to score goals has led to him being considered one of the most complete strikers of all time. Ronaldo is the…
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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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17. Thierry Henry
Seen by many as one of, or simply the best, player to have played in the Premier League, Henry is considered one of the best strikers of his generation. During eight seasons with Arsenal, Henry became a prolific striker and Arsenal’s all-time leading scorer with 228 goals, winning two league titles, three FA Cups and,…
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16. Raul
Considered the best Spanish striker of all time, Raul is best known as captain of Real Madrid for whom he played for 16 years wearing the famous number 7 shirt. With Madrid, he won six Liga (1994–95, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07 and 2007–08). He also won three Champions Leagues (1997–98, 1999–2000 and 2001–02) scoring in…
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13. Gerd Muller
Gerhard “Gerd” Müller has a place in the history of football as one of the best ever scorers from inside the box. During 1972, the “Bomber” scored 72 goals with Bayern Munich (42 goals in the Bundesliga, 7 in the German Cup, 11 in Europe and 12 during the League Cup). During this same season…
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12. Diego Maradona
“El pibe de Oro” (The golden boy), Diego Maradona is arguably not the best player of all time but no one can deny that he was the best player of his generation. He proved his extraordinary abilities during the World Cup in 1986 by leading a generally unimpressive Argentina to the world title and then…
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11. Luis Figo
“El paso doble” is simply a major figure in football history. With his great technique, power and vision Luis Figo is one of the best attacking midfielders of his generation. With Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter Milan he demonstrated the extent of his talent, winning four Liga, four Serie A, a UEFA Cup winners’ Cup…
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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…