Football, also known as soccer, is one of the most popular sports in the world, with a rich history of legendary players. While it is difficult to narrow down the best players in football history to just 100, this list aims to highlight some of the most accomplished, skilled, and influential players of all time.
The list of the top 100 players is as follows:
- Lionel Messi.
- Diego Maradona.
- Cristiano Ronaldo.
- pellet.
- Zinedine Zidane.
- Johan Cruyff.
- George Best.
- Franz Beckenbauer.
- Puskas.
- Ronaldo Nazario.
- Gerd Mueller.
- Alfredo DiStefano.
- Michel Platini.
- Zico.
- Garrincha.
- Bobby Charlton.
- Paolo Maldini.
- Romario.
- Giuseppe Meza.
- Andres Iniesta.
- Franco Parisi.
- Marco Van Basten.
- Eusebius.
- Xavi Hernandez.
- Charles Albert.
- Ronaldinho.
- Ruud Gullit.
- Manuel Neuer.
- Socrates.
- Raymond Cuba.
- Lev Yashin.
- Lothar Matthaus.
- Stanley Matthews.
- Valentino Mazzola.
- Matthias Syndelar.
- Luis Suarez.
- Francisco Gento.
- Bobby Moore.
- Michael Laudrup.
- Roberto Baggio.
- Kenny Dalglish.
- Paolo Rossi.
- Nandor Hidekuti.
- Gunter Netzer.
- Gianluigi Buffon.
- Didi.
- Rivelino.
- Kevin Keegan.
- Thierry Henry.
- Nilton Santos.
- Joseph Manuel Moreno.
- Oleg Blokhin.
- Jairzinho.
- Gaetano Scirea.
- Dino Zoff.
- Juan Alberto Secavino.
- Fritz Walter.
- Daniel Passarella.
- Gordon Banks.
- Gianni Rivera.
- Karl Heinz Rummenigge.
- John Charles.
- Dixie Dean.
- Gunnar Nordahl.
- Johann Neeskens.
- Dennis Low.
- Sandro Mazzola.
- Dennis Bergkamp.
- Jimmy Johnston.
- Ronald Koeman.
- Omar Sephory.
- Theophilus Copias.
- Daniel Alves.
- Eric Cantona.
- Jose Andrade.
- Kafu.
- Frank Ricard.
- Florian Albert.
- Luka Modric.
- Just Fontaine.
- Joseph Masopist.
- Jimmy Graves.
- Hugo Sanchez.
- Wayne Rooney.
- Philipp Lahm.
- Alan Shearer.
- Alan Simonson.
- Sergio Busquets.
- Hristo Stoichkov.
- Robert Charles.
- Jacinto Facetti.
- Peter Schmeichel.
- Sandor Cochise.
- Luis Figo.
- Dgalma Santos.
- Javier Zanetti.
- George Weah.
- Kaka.
- Mario Kempes.
- Georgie Hagee.
It's worth to mention that making a list like this is always subjective and open to discussion, as people have different opinions on who the best players are, but this list is a good starting point for anyone interested in the history of football and its greatest players.
