The 50 Greatest Footballers

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The Argentine legend Diego Armando Maradona has been chosen as the greatest footballer of all-time. Second came Pele, while the third is Leo Messi, who is still an active football player. These are the rankings issued by website www.90min.com

Maradona, who won the 1986 World Cup for Argentina died in 2020, Apart of Pele, and Messi, these are the other seven players in the top 10: (4) Franz Beckenbauer, (5) Johan Cruyff, (6) Ronaldo Nazario, (7) Cristiano Ronaldo, (8) Zinedine Zidane, (9) Michel Platini and (10) Roberto Baggio.

Only Messi and Ronaldo are active players in the top 10. Other players that are still active are: Andres Iniesta, Robert Lewandowski, Gianluigi Buffon and Luka Modric.

Here is the full list of 50 footballers:

1. Diego Maradona

2. Pele

3. Lionel Messi

4. Franz Beckenbauer

5. Johan Cruyff

6. Ronaldo Nazario

7. Cristiano Ronaldo

8. Zinedine Zidane

9. Michel Platini

10. Roberto Baggio

11. Alfredo Di Stefano

12. Mane Garrincha

13. Gerd Muller

14. Paolo Maldini

15. Ferenc Puskas

16. Franco Baresi

17. Zico

18. George Best

19. Marco van Basten

20. Eusebio

21. Romario

22. Raymond Kopa

23. Guiseppe Meazza

24. Bobby Charlton

25. Ruud Gullit

26. Ronaldinho

27. Lothar Mattheus

28. Socrates

29. Bobby Moore

30. Rivelino

31. Andres Iniesta

32. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

33. Luis Suarez (player born in 1935)

34. Xavi

35. Johan Neeksens

36. Gianluigi Buffon

37. Hristo Stoichcov

38. Kevin Keegan

39. Sandor Kocsis

40. Gunnar Nordahl

41. Lev Yashin

42. Kaka

43. George Weah

44. Paul Breitner

45. Paulo Rossi

46. Omar Sivori

47. Jairzinho

48. Robert Lewandowski

49. John Charles

50. Luka Modric

The 50 Greatest Footballers