Top 100 Greatest Football Players Of All Time

Top 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time

1-10 (The Absolute Legends)

1. Pelé (Brazil)

2. Diego Maradona (Argentina)

3. Lionel Messi (Argentina)

4. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)

5. Johan Cruyff (Netherlands)

6. Zinedine Zidane (France)

7. Ronaldo Nazário (Brazil)

8. Michel Platini (France)

9. Franz Beckenbauer (Germany)

10. Ronaldinho (Brazil)

11-20 (More All-Time Icons)

11. George Best (Northern Ireland)

12. Alfredo Di Stéfano (Argentina/Spain)

13. Paolo Maldini (Italy)

14. Garrincha (Brazil)

15. Xavi Hernandez (Spain)

16. Andrés Iniesta (Spain)

17. Marco van Basten (Netherlands)

18. Roberto Baggio (Italy)

19. Gerd Müller (Germany)

20. Lev Yashin (Soviet Union)

21-30 (Masters of the Game)

21. Eusébio (Portugal)

22. Lothar Matthäus (Germany)

23. Thierry Henry (France)

24. Roberto Carlos (Brazil)

25. Fabio Cannavaro (Italy)

26. Ruud Gullit (Netherlands)

27. Dennis Bergkamp (Netherlands)

28. Franco Baresi (Italy)

29. Sergio Ramos (Spain)

30. David Beckham (England)

31-40 (More Legends of the Sport)

31. Kaká (Brazil)

32. Rivaldo (Brazil)

33. Zico (Brazil)

34. Neymar Jr. (Brazil)

35. Luis Suárez (Uruguay)

36. Raúl González (Spain)

37. Clarence Seedorf (Netherlands)

38. Patrick Vieira (France)

39. Dino Zoff (Italy)

40. Iker Casillas (Spain)

41-50 (Elite Performers)

41. Wayne Rooney (England)

42. Fernando Torres (Spain)

43. Bobby Charlton (England)

44. Andrea Pirlo (Italy)

45. Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon)

46. Luka Modrić (Croatia)

47. Pavel Nedvěd (Czech Republic)

48. Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast)

49. Arjen Robben (Netherlands)

50. Ryan Giggs (Wales)

51-60 (Global Icons)

51. Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina)

52. Paul Scholes (England)

53. Gheorghe Hagi (Romania)

54. Carlos Valderrama (Colombia)

55. Sandro Mazzola (Italy)

56. Davor Šuker (Croatia)

57. Gaetano Scirea (Italy)

58. Rivelino (Brazil)

59. Juan Román Riquelme (Argentina)

60. Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria)

61-70 (World-Class Leaders)

61. Sócrates (Brazil)

62. Jürgen Klinsmann (Germany)

63. Manuel Neuer (Germany)

64. Xabi Alonso (Spain)

65. Alan Shearer (England)

66. Frank Lampard (England)

67. Steven Gerrard (England)

68. Jairzinho (Brazil)

69. Luis Figo (Portugal)

70. Hugo Sánchez (Mexico)

71-80 (Undeniable Greats)

71. Mario Kempes (Argentina)

72. Eric Cantona (France)

73. Michael Laudrup (Denmark)

74. Nilton Santos (Brazil)

75. Frank Rijkaard (Netherlands)

76. Jean-Pierre Papin (France)

77. Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany)

78. Karim Benzema (France)

79. Carlos Tevez (Argentina)

80. Mesut Özil (Germany)

81-90 (Modern Heroes)

81. Angel Di María (Argentina)

82. Zlatan Ibrahimović (Sweden)

83. Edinson Cavani (Uruguay)

84. Philipp Lahm (Germany)

85. David Villa (Spain)

86. Marcelo (Brazil)

87. Toni Kroos (Germany)

88. Didi (Brazil)

89. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Germany)

90. Lilian Thuram (France)

91-100 (Well-Loved Legends)

91. Johan Neeskens (Netherlands)

92. Cafu (Brazil)

93. Rudi Völler (Germany)

94. Romário (Brazil)

95. Michael Ballack (Germany)

96. Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine)

97. Henrik Larsson (Sweden)

98. Gary Lineker (England)

99. Fernando Redondo (Argentina)

100. Deco (Portugal)