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Seeing Messi and Ronaldo as "Icon" Cards reminds me that the end of an era is near...
yeah there both playing with suboptimal players and they are producing exactly nothing.. Best year of Ronaldo in PL saw him score 31 PL goals, however that season wa way above his average which was more like 15-20 PL goals a season. A flight to Madrid and he scores 40 LaLiga goals followed by 46 LaLiga goals.. Because he got better? Nope! Because it is eay easier scoring for either Real Madrid or Barcelona that apart form those two teams is a weak league.. If you enjoy 80-90% af ball possession it isn’t exacrly rocket science that you are bound to score a lot of goals. Benzema was more or less sub for Ronaldo, and wtih Ronaldo moved on, then Benzema wins Ballon D’or.. Go figure.. Messi back in the 80ies wouldn’t even stand a chance of avoiding permanent injuries with those tiny legs.. You can easily stack both of them into one of Maradonas legs😂
@@MrMakhittayou’re such a hater lol have you ever seen how badly they were injured in the champions league against teams like chelsea? 💀 multiple times throughout their career they have had injuries that could have ruined their entire career
@@MrMakhitta such a foolish comment...goal scoring stats depend on the role and position a player has in a team... didn't Haaland made a joke of the Prem League??...so was he a worse player in Bundesliga or is the Prem easier to score than in Germany?? Maradona was a beast tho..but these coulda woulda shoulda arguments don't prove anything.
@@RFG910 what a load of nonsens! Neither player has ever had a serious injury and for a good reason!´Neither player has ever faced a reckless challenge with the intention to cause injury!! Maradona wouldn’t face other challenges at all!
@@MrMakhitta both players have had injuries that knocked them out of a good season at one point the difference was they would actually take care of themselves unlike maradona
R9 is top 10 every days. He was just from another dimension. I never saw with my eyes a better player than him, except Messi.
top 5, if not for injuries he could have been the greatest of all time
@@gigasubhumancosta rice? 💀
Completely agree. N. 4 in my opinion, ahead of CR7.
@@gigasubhuman that's a super lazy take on R9. Don't juts stat harvest...watch his games or clips. Doesn't have to be in your top 20, but I think the poster covered it well. Peak R9 was unreal but injuries decimated his career.
@@gigasubhuman I said games or clips because games are hard to come by now. i especially think you should watch the 47 goals in 49 games for Barca. Unreal. Again...yours is a super lazy take on a player who was different class between before injuries. World Cup Winner, 2 time Copa America Winner, European Golden Boot, 3 time FIFA World Player of the year and so much more for a career cut down by knee injuries. Just tap ins against rubbish teams in WC 02? Haha. I don't know what R9 did to you, but your opinion is your opinion...so long as you know you're in the minority...and rightly so.
Many people tend to down play older footballers, but they were beasts
Nah without them fútbol wouldn’t be what it is today it evolved yea, but it wouldn’t be the same without our past goats.
The problem of footballers from Pele and before him is that there is so little to go by other than few B&W grainy footage, some stories written by opinions of writers of the time and maybe what a father, grandfather might have told you. All those opinions are subjective and anyone 65 or so down can only have an opinion of those players based on the stories they heard. Whereas from Maradona and onwards, there are billions of hours of footage of what players did and are doing today. For example, Maradonas 2nd goal v England in the World Cup, the only player that has done it has been Messi. Messi has done these types of goals where he goes past many players of the opposition, a few times. I don't recall Pele or anyone before him doing the same type of goal. So when someone says that Pele, Puskas or anyone else was better, my question is 'What evidence do you have to have that opinion?' cause I'm sure that they are going by The legend, not the facts.
@@tonytravert9944 With players from Pele's era, you can still use achievements like how Puskas had won 5 La Ligas and scored almost every game, or with di stefano and how he won 5 champions leagues in a row. Just because we haven't seen it doesn't mean it didn't happen, and that's why football fans rate modern players so high.
@@rhino_2832 No it happen, the records say so. What I'm saying is that people that haven't seen Pele, are adamant that he was the greatest because of what they read, or saw some of the few bits of footage OR are just going by what their fathers or grandfathers told them. How can anyone dismiss everything they have seen of Maradona or Messi, to say that Pele was better? It's ridiculous and it's usually based on bias. But that's ok! In regards to using the achievements of winning so many world cups, European Championships etc...That can be but it might not be accurate because you can have a player given credit for winning a competition merely on the fact that he was in the team. For example, Ronaldo is credited for having a Euro 2016 win, but he was taken off within 10 mins of the game so he practically had zero involvement and the trophy was won by a substitute. Here's another. What did Haarland do in the FA Cup final and the UCL final? Nothing! yet he is a UCL champion. What if Puskas, DiStefano or another didn't have a great game but the team won anyway It is also said a lot that Pele had some of the all time greatest Brazilian players in the world cups, whereas Maradona had a very ordinary team in 86 and while Messi had more recognised players in previous world cups, this 2022 world cup team were very much unrecognisable to the world so it was practically Messi with a bit of Di Maria plus 21 players who were not superstars like the French team, Portuguese team and others. Yet Messi got them through.
@@rhino_2832 The impressiveness of winning a title or trophy depends on the difficulty of it. We don't know how difficult it was back then vs now, so we can only assume unless you saw the matches for yourself.
Xavi isn’t even mentioned? Greatest midfielder in one of the greatest midfields on one of the greatest teams of all time, World Cup winner, multiple European championships, and widely recognized as the best midfielder in the last 30 years. To each his own I guess.
It is quite ridiculous! I don't know what guys like Zico and booby charlston are doing on this list
@@afrobuddy4801 Those guys were legends and innovators of the game go read about them. Despite that I do agree that Xavi deserves a mention.
MAYBE he could be in the honorable mentions but I’d take Pirlo over Xavi any day. And he doesn’t hold a candle to Zidane so he’s definitely not the best midfielder of the last 30 years
I think Xavi should have been at least honorable mention as well as Manuel Neuer and Luis Suarez but I quess it's just impossible to give every great player all the credit they deserve. There are so many legends after all. Good list.
i dont think either pele or maradona would have beaten messi 5 times in the d'or race , 5 times in the ucl race , 4 times in golden shoe race, , and even outshined him when comes to champions league the only player to do that to the GOAT is the second greatest in my opinion that is CR7.
Yes xavi deserves a mention. But other 2 i woould not
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man, there are a hell lot of other greats. but Lev Yeashin should have been in top 20 as he is the johan cruyff of gk position.
@@mayankbhaskar1654 Based
No matter how great this lists was, it’s incomplete without Ronaldinho… He was the main thing during his prime (not even Ronaldo or Messi) could have taken the spotlight…maybe only Messi could 😊
No
Messi could. The coach saw messi talent and didn't want Ronaldinho to ruin it with his off the pitch partying. So they kicked him out.(No hate to the great Ronaldinho).
@@matt4198
His prime lasted 2 years
No bro, he doesn't hold a candle to Messi
Great list my only complaint would be that Roberto Baggio needed to be on the list
not really, he let his country down
@@afrobuddy4801 He missed a penalty that's it. Many have done it before and since. Baggio carried them in that final and his career and technical abilities on the field can put him on that all time great list foe sure.
“it can no longer be ignored, that lionel messi is the greatest player of all time”
I (mostly) don't take rankings too seriously but it's always fun to watch them. Good video. Good luck with your channel.
Awesome video! The editing is great. The use of the FUT cards is a nice touch. Having the colors black and gold makes this seem as an exclusive list of players - the top of top. The choice in music is awesome. There are some players that I believe should have been honorable mentions, but that is all subjective. Got a new subscriber in me.
The intro music during mentioning Messi gives goosebumps.. The GOAT
No sorry that is Pele
@@rogerstephenroth8073Oh well, whatever makes you sleep at night buddy.😏
The day someone wins 3 World Cups and scores 1284 goals like Pele did, then there is a legitimate argument. Otherwise the arguments from Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo fans are bullshit on the goat claim. Nobody is anywhere near what Pele was@@pop-co391
I am not buying this argument. You have to win 3 world cups and score 1300 goals to be the real Goat@@pop-co391
I know fans are all entitled to their opinion, but I honestly have to strongly disagree with Messi fans. Messi is NOT better then Pele, and never was.@@pop-co391
This is a top class video made by some very talented person(s). Showing impressive football knowledge as well as making the video very intriguing. Very few channels on this platform can do that. Keep up the great work!
Much appreciated!
Naah He didn't even think of Oliver Kahn and i guess most of his list are Attackers.
Who's kahn where yashin is available 😂
@@otakumonkey he's not gonna fit everyone's agenda it's his own video if u don't like it go watch another
@@ifeanyiorji8675 according to your logic, my comment is perfectly fine. If you don't like it go read some other comments.
Great video, I love the editing and the effects 👌 and I totally agree with your ranking
Glad you enjoyed
I would put Cruyff at 4. Maybe personal preference of talent and football ability over stats and consistency, maybe the legendary impact he had on the game of football (higher than anyone probably) and the fact that he carried both club and country in the biggest stage (despite not winning the 1974 WC in the end).
Over Cristiano!! Hell no! If Cruyff had led Netherlands to a WC, then the conversation would be very different
@@afrobuddy4801 He did not but he did led them to a final and had an all time great WC tournament something that Cristiano never did. Also talent wise and impact wise on the field Cruyff was miles ahead as a more complete player. Cristiano has the stats, the big goals and more UCLs but still Cruyff was one of the most decorated of all times with more league titles than CR7 and also with 3 consecutive European titles with Ajax (not Real Madrid). And he also was the first guy to win 3 Ballon D'Ors, which were consecutive (something that CR7 never did) and also he has had a bigger impact in football than CR7. CR7 has had a more lifestyle, insta and grind impact. Different things.
@@nikosofidemporasI honestly agree. Cruyff is one of the greatest players to ever touch a football. Arguably better than Cristiano Ronaldo.
Cruyff was better than Pele for me …. My top 5 would be Messi.CR.Cruyff.Maradonna.Pele … you can not be top 3 if you didn’t play in Europe.
@@superstrongr Cruyff is so overrated. He isn't top 5 of all time. Pele is number 2 after messi. He actually led his nation to their first world cup and won 2 more. Cruyff couldn't win even a single WC with a stacked dutch team.
Good list but criminal that Baggio isn’t on there and Maldini and R9 are both top 10 players. Maldini is the only player on the list that is undeniably the best in his position and R9….well he’s R9.
Maradona is the only player on this list who never played with great players in a great team . In fact he constantly played and excelled against top opponents. He went to Italy - maybe the toughest league in history- joined a forlorn Napoli and took them to two title wins. Both Pele and Messi benefited massively from playing in some of the greatest sides in history. It’s not hard to imagine Baca. Still winning many of their trophies minus Messi; his playing relationship with the likes of Iniesta , Xavi and Bousquet was central to His success. When you have players of the calibre of Henry or Ronaldinho distracting opponents and creating chances you’re gonna score a lot of goals- particularly in a league where many opponents seem to roll over. As for Pele - your comments are slightly misleading: Brazil did not have national league until 1972. In addition Pele’ contribution to Brazil’s World Cup history has been somewhat exaggerated: in 58 they were doing just fine without him, in 62 his contribution was negligible and in 70 it is far from outrageous to suggest both Jaizhno and Gerson were more important.
Maradona was exceptional. He lifted the average international team and club. He is famous for carrying the average team Napoli to the top in Italy. If his football career was long like pele he could be on 1st position in the list of GOATS. His dribbling ability was best. I have never seen any player like him. I would say Messi is like him. But in the context of leadership Maradona was a little bit ahead of Messi and Pele.
Have you heard of Valdano, Burruchaga, Alemão, Careca, Cláudio Cannigia.
Yes I’m old enough to remember these fine players. But none could claim to be exceptional. Argentina were not obviously better than any of the quarterfinal teams in 86. Except for one player…
You know game plan in Barcelona was all around Messi he was a KEY
Gullit scored the winning goal in the Euro 88 final. Van Basten scored the second goal in the 2-0 Holland triumph over the Soviets.
20. Paolo Maldini - Italy 19. Marco van Basten - Netherlands 18. George Best - Northern Ireland 17. Sir Bobby Charlton - England 16. Lothar Matthäus - Germany 15. Eusébio - Portugal 14. Gerd Müller - Germany 13. Mané Garrincha - Brazil 12. Zico - Brazil 11. Ronaldo - Brazil 10. Zinedine Zidane - France 9. Michel Platini - France 8. Ferenc Puskás - Hungary 7. Franz Beckenbauer - Germany 6. Alfredo Di Stéfano - Argentina 5. Johan Cruyff - Netherlands 4. Cristiano Ronaldo - Portugal 3. Diego Maradona - Argentina 2. Pelé - Brazil 1. Lionel Messi - Argentina By Nation: Argentina: 3 (Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona, Alfredo Di Stéfano) Brazil: 4 (Pelé, Ronaldo, Zico, Mané Garrincha) England: 1 (Sir Bobby Charlton) France: 2 (Michel Platini, Zinedine Zidane) Germany: 3 (Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller, Lothar Matthäus) Hungary: 1 (Ferenc Puskás) Italy: 1 (Paolo Maldini) Netherlands: 2 (Johan Cruyff, Marco van Basten) Northern Ireland: 1 (George Best) Portugal: 2 (Cristiano Ronaldo, Eusébio)
South America on Top 🏆!!! (Argentina has 2 out of the top 3) I am so greatful to be Argentinian!
@@insanenebula551 Your country is blessed with many talents!
And by team ????
I would bet it’s Barca Milan and Madrid
@@superstrongr That would probably take a little longer given that most players played for multiple clubs. For example, Zidane was great in both Juventus and Real Madrid so what club should get the nod? That's a good suggestion though and I totally agree with you. I am sure AC Milan, Real Madrid, and Barcelona would be at the top. Bayern Munich as well given Beckenbauer, Müller, and Matthäus.
great video. but its a crime to not mention Xavi and Iniesta in the list. especially Xavi who was insane and won everything with insane passes and ball control. one of the best midfielders of all time if not the best. he's also in the best squad of all time as the midfielder
@@12purePrime Xavi 08-12 was arguably better than Messi and Ronaldo that time
@@user-bi5nw4vp6tpfff not even closed
I could make an argument for Ruud Gullit to be on this list.
Yep
I am biggest Messi fan but list should go as 1. Pele 2. Leo 3. Maradona 4. Cr7
I agree with your list. But some (specifically defenders) have been under looked because they don't score as much goals anymore. Proving how the game has changed.
Where's Ronaldhino, 🙃he was classic, he was a wizard
He was on the list?
This was really well presented and I agree with most of the list. Definitely with the top 3 anyway
It hurts to see el phenomenon 10th but those injuries was just catastrophic
agreed, no player has more goals of beating a defender and the goalie together.
Thank you👏🏽👏🏽👍🏾
In fact peak Ronaldo is easily just below Maradona
@@13aivan Peak R9 was better than Maradona, he is just below Messi
@@afrobuddy4801 Peak R9 is the best striker ever. The best defenders that ever existed all agreed to that. If consistency and longevity is not a factor, not even Pele or Maradona come close to R9. The frail boys CR7 and Messi wouldn't even stand a chance against the savage defenders of that time.
Such a clean edition, great effect and use of music. The list was completely correct. Your video was perfect, congratulations.
A perfect list
Thank you!
No list can be perfect. List always are subjective... But thanks/congrats for.you for some insight and interests: Some things which surprised me: 1Zidane has better phy in csrd than nazario ronaldo? 2you said zico is.underrated and I like your respect to Zico. You xould say the same about Eusebio. During Eusebio times being in top 5 many times was just as being in top 2 many times nowdays... Voting process was not.global and was more.analogical to club ueffa player of the year where messi and cristiano were uaually top 5 instead top 2 though. Eusebio scored goals against so many twams in knocknout stages of champions league 3Cristiano Ronaldo is far too high... Longetivety id not everything... No way to be ahead of Cruyff with such lack of besuty for game
Cr7 1 or 2 and yeah the list is 10/10
@@Liquidghost116cr7 1 or 2 how???
@@funnykitten2927 average Messi fan gonna say pele and Maradona better than cr7. ☠️
It would have been perfect if you had switched garrincha with zico (zico 13, garrincha 12) and platini/puskas with r9/zidane (platini 11, puskas 10, r9 9 and zidane 8). Also you must include Giuseppe meazza in your honorable mentions
Garrincha 1958 > Ronaldo 1994 Garrincha 1958 < Pele 1958 Garrincha 1962 > Ronaldo 2002 Garrincha 1962 > Pele 1970 Em questão de Copas do Mundo Garrincha > Pelé para eu e muitos outros Brasileiros. Seu desempenho na Copa de 62 foi basicamente o mesmo que Maradona fez em 1986. A maioria dos jogadores principais como Didi e Nilton Santos já estavam velhos e Garrincha levou aquele time nas costas, ninguém o parava na ponta direita, foi o melhor jogador daquela edição e também artilheiro da competição. Como um Brasileiro me sinto ofendido por colocarem Zico acima dele. Ronaldo eu tenho respeito máximo, mas ele também não merece ficar acima de Garrincha 1. Pele (Best Player 1970) 2. Garrincha (Best Player 1962) 3. Ronaldo (Best Player 2002) 4. Romario (Best Player 1994) 5. Didi (Best Player 1958)
@@ChosenUndeadX The Highest PEAKS in my Opinion: 1. Maradona in 1986 2. Garrincha in 1962 3. Messi in 2012 4. Ronaldo in 1997 5. Ronaldinho in 2005 6. George Best in 1968 7. Pele in 1961 Honourable Mentions: Zico, Cruyff
No, Platini is right where he belongs.
Mira que buena edición le pones encima la música que le pones le queda perfecto al vídeo mis felicitaciones encima hiciste un top bastante bueno y yo creo que para la comparación Messi pele o Maradona son inamovibles del top 3 da igual dónde los coloques solo un detallito cristiano no es el jugador con más champions, es gento...
Thank you 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
What a high standard video and an excellent comprehensive list. Superb. All 20 plus the honourable mentions is a perfect list. However in an unbiased manner, I would've placed Pele number 1 and Messi 2nd even if my personal favourites are legends like Maradona and CR7... The major reason I would have placed Pele above Messi is clear, whenever Pele played in a World Cup final whether it be as a youngster in 1958 or as a senior in 1970, he was outstanding and victorious. Pele was never defeated in a final whilst Messi was defeated in a World cup final against Germany in 2014. Yes Messi in Qatar 2022 was of course amazing where he finally won a World Cup deservingly but that 2014 World Cup, where Messi was excellent throughout the tournament but couldn't finish the job in the final tells us that this is not a player above Pele. In that 2014 final and a number of games while playing for Barcelona, Messi does occasionally have very quiet days like he was absent from the pitch, the same cannot be said of Pele, who always played like a champion on the pitch outshining team mates and opposition alike..... Pele is to football what Muhammed Ali is to boxing, they were champions as youngsters and seniors and were the pioneers in their professions that inspired many following generations. Also 2nd major reason, players like Pele and Maradona were trailblazers in the game whilst arguably Messi isn't a trailblazer in the sport, as many would argue without Maradona there would be no Messi. So much more can be said. Thanks for reading this far, if you have. Excellent video.
I dont think Pele is that higher,, it feels like Pele is more like Messi in older days. Pele played with the best teams in two WC( in 62 he didn't play due to injury but still got more credit than Garrincha shows the politics) In 58..his scoring was great but was performance legendary?? He missed ball two dozen times, he had almost average movements. In 70 too he was not the best ..and played with goat team .. Jarainzo, Tostao, Carlos Alberto, Rivellino,Gerson. It's like Messi in Barca, great team getting whole credit. I think Messi,Pele, Cruyff etc comes in one category. Best, Maradona, Dinho in other category. Cristiano joins more with goalscorers than these guys. When Diego won World Cup his team was just average. Also with Napoli the team became champions twice and runner up, uefa cup + others ...all from one point away from relegation. Diego is arguably the best ever. Then Pele , then Messi/ R9/ Stefano.
@@user-bi5nw4vp6t Surely you read my comment right? Pele is not my personal favourite. But I was commenting for unbiased official standards. And I mentioned who my personal favourites are. I think the video is by a Messi fan who should have been unbiased and given that respect for Pele above Messi, like come on, seriously. Also I am fully aware the 1970 Brazil was a team work and without a doubt Pele was still magnificent and a core part of the build up throughout. Pele was still the most mentioned of all players among the critics of that 1970 World Cup. It was the mature Pele who adapted to the next generation and still was outstanding in 70. For 1962 no one would deny Garrincha as the best player of that World Cup, hence why I didn't mention 1962. Pele still contributed before he got injured in 62. However, Pele, the 17 year old teenager being the star in 58? You say he missed dozen chances, He was only 17, and probably someone like Owen in 1998 showed such similar spirit but still not a fraction of Pele. How far did Owen go, whilst Pele still was a champion by that age with a performance of a champion regardless, at 17. Also due to Pele, withdrawing in 66, it made a huge difference for Brazil, who knows if England, Germany or Portugal could've gone so far in 66 if Pele was not injured. Pundits still dwell on the question. Throughout the late 50s, across the whole of the 60s even up to early 70s, without exception, footballers of the time would praise Pele as the footballers footballer of such a long and significant period in football history. Could anyone dispute each of those legendary footballers who saw Pele as The footballlers footballer. However I agree with your top 5, and that order. You and I both recognise the unbelievable gift of Maradona. Maradona is my personal favourite, I grew up watching that magician and superstar of an era and I personally saw the impact Maradona he had in the 80s and the early 90s, even his popularity in 3rd world regions. I think the comparison of Maradona to Pele is quite similar to the comparison of Tyson to Muhammed Ali in the boxing world. Similar era too. A Pele or Ali from late 50s to mid 70s to the Maradona or Tyson at their peak in the 80s. Wonderful times... Regardless, I don't agree with Messi above Pele, that was my initial comment.
Lionel Messi is the undisputed greatest footballer of all time (with 0 bias). He is a combination of both Pelé and Maradona. He has the goalscoring ability of Pelé + the dribbling ability of Maradona. He has won it all, being the most decorated footballer in history with 44 trophies including 1 World Cup, 1 Copa América, 4 UCL and 10 La Liga Titles. He’s the greatest team player of all time as well as the greatest individual player of all time. He stands alone as the only player to win a record 8 Ballon d’Ors in history (1 more than Pelé and a whopping 6 more than Maradona - revised). He’s won 6 golden boots (2 more than CR7 who is arguably the greatest goal scorer of all time), he’s won a record 2 World Cup Golden Balls (as many as Pelé and Maradona combined) carrying his team to 2 World Cup Finals. Pelé has always had a stacked team for both club and country, has always been the focal point but never had to carry a team the way Messi had to for country and the way Maradona had to for club and country. Maradona carried Argentina in 86’ and Napoli the years following. Messi carried Argentina in both 2014 and 2022, barely losing to (arguably) Prime Germany in Extra Time and beating France to truly cement his status as the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be. Messi is undeniable.
I agree with you. Pele just did more and choked less.
If we ranked the players based on their technical skills only not achievements, the list will include the likes of Totti, Henry, Shevchenko, George Weah, Ibrahimovic, Kaka...
Lol that would be a pointless list because we will also have to include flops like robinho. In general, the list would be filled with brazillian flops
@@afrobuddy4801 Nah bro of course you would base it on all time legends but accounting more their natural talent and impact on the field. Not any talented flop.
And Messi would still be first..
The quality of this video is top notch!
Well explained video Totally agree with the list👍
amazing vid m8 :)
The production quality of this video is absolutely stunning. You’re actually a well-funded television network, aren’t you? 🤔 Seriously, though, very impressive! I don’t know enough to be able to debate which of your picks should have been higher on the list or lower on the list or if you forgot someone. Would you do another video on best goalkeepers? I’d love to see more of your work! Subscribed! (Edit: Typos)
I will be uploading the Top 20 Goalkeepers of all time this week! Stay tuned!
@@TheTop20Lists fantastic!
The video is up!
@@TheTop20Lists thanks, I’ve seen it and forwarded it to my friends!!
@@TheTop20Listskeep going top 40 top 60 etc add 20 each time until you do the best 200 players…. Maybe you will get to my homeboy Gheorghe Hagi 😊
Great list, but Ronaldinho should be in it. In a window of a couple years he won literally everything, and was miles ahead the best player in the world during that time.
My top 5 players for me 1. MESSI 🇦🇷🤴 2. R9🇧🇷🥈 3. MARADONA 🇦🇷🥉 4. RONALDINHO 🇧🇷 5. CRUYFF 🇳🇱
Messi also win 5 playmaker award's ( most in history )💀👽
Being on the top 20 of the most important sports wich has more than a century being played IS ABSOLUTE LEGENDARY...i should put Lev Yashin but its hard giving some room to a GK alongside all lf this monsters
If Gordon banks hadn’t gone blind, he’d be clear of yashin tbh
@@chaelsonnen7947 that's a big If...and wrong
@@kikoelargento9905 it’s very much true, look at the guy play when he had eyes homie.
Undoubtedly the King of Football goes to PELE... And Ronaldinho also deserve of course
Before yes but not now, Messi overthrown Pele and Maradona.
@@aafootballtipstv4474 nah pele did shit that messi and ronaldo used to do. Dribble past the whole team and score from rlly far. Messi lacked far range ability and other abilities pele didn't. Pele is no.1
@@BigJim_II not enough trophies, only has 2 copa libertadores which is the equivalent of ucl. pele has 3 world cup but his entire team was stacked all 3 times. in 1962 pele got injured and brazil still won the world cup. messi carried a team full of slightly above average argentina players to win, without him they absolutely do not win unlike brazil without pele. on top of that he won world cup player of tournament twice
@@MarvelousSquad me personally I just put messi cr7 maradona and pele any order in top 4. It's pretty hard to choose 1 cuz different playstyle and era
@@MarvelousSquad He didn't carry them to a title. Fifa did:) 6 pens in 7 games! Some of them so dubious like the one vs Poland and Croatia that makes that WC title so undeserving and tarnished. It's like they wanted Messi to have one before he retires. Don't forget he didn't manage to win Copa America as well until recently with probably the most talented squad in South America. Lost finals against much less talented sides such as Chile couple of times and had players like Aguero, Di Maria, Higuain, Lavazzi, Mascherano, Banega...for span of almost 10 years by his side. Also lost 2014 title to Germans. Practically on home soil. If it wasn't for this dubious Quatar title we would be talking about the biggest looser on International level out of all great players who ever lived. Pele is clear No.1. Won International titles with ease. Only reason he has less shiny club trophies is due to the fact he never played in Europe!
Brillant video. You can clearly see this guy did his research and knows what he is talking about. The top 5 is spot on, although I still consider Pelé to be the best (but I’m Brazilian, so maybe I’m biased). Your top 10 has exactly the same players as mine except for one: Ronaldo. I think you really should reevaluate Ronaldo. He is undoubtedly a top 10 player of all time. The choices for the 11-20 are also all very good. This doesn’t mean I agree with all, but it’s easy to see why you picked up each one. And as everyone is saying, I agree Xavi deserved a mention.
absolutely spot on. Pele is the undisputed king of football. Messi is great but with only 1 world cup, and alla those failings, he sim[ly cant be the goat. And thge tru Rona;do, the Fenomenon, is undoubtly top5. And i;m a Germany fan, not brazilian. I consider Rummenigge the best German of all time, far superior from all the others. Absolutely top 10 in the world, the list of this guy is sim[ly based on statistics and media opinions
This vid is greatly made
Im sorry but its ridiculous to put Maradona ahead of CR7. Just compare the amount of goals both players scored, its not even close. And while CR7 never won a World Cup, he is playing for a much smaller country than Argentina and still won the Euros in 2016, in addition to 5 UCL titles and countless other trophies in England, Spain and Italy. CR7 deserves to be in 2nd place behind Messi, I would even put Cruyff ahead of Maradona: 1. Messi, 2. CR7, 3. Pele, 4. Cruyff, 5.Maradona.
scoring goals is not enough bro , and portugal is small team ? bro look at the squad value of portugal is much higher than Argentina
@MUSTAFA-zl4xe 😂😂 Portugal only got good squad from 2020 when Ronaldo is already 35. Ronaldo had already proved in club level what he can achieve if his team don't suck. Even 2016 victory was more about France bottling the final than Portugal winning
Cant agree more, this list is ridiculous. Cr7 is 2goat for sure just becouse he won 5 ballondors when messi was playing.
@@MUSTAFA-zl4xe who gives a shit about squad value lol
@@anitagolian7598 yeah and tbh messi last 3 ballon dors arent deserved
Zizou and R9 are top five bro, it’s not just about stats but how you play and the joy you bring fans all around the world. I would pay to watch Messi, Zidane, R9, Maradona, Pele, Cruyff and Rolnaldinho because of how they play.
@@user-xu6td6sv3i But does Neymar and Hazard have these + have World Cup? World Cup Golden Ball? Ballon D'ors? Player of the Year's? I mean Zidane and Ronaldo have. It's the combination of how they play and their achievements.
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Nah it’s about stats and dominance only lmao
No.
Exactly dear.... I will even include Ronaldinho
Great video, congratulations
A very good list. And great comments to any of the players. Okay you can argue about one or two places up or down, but all in all - very good.
Good list. I agree. I'd just place Maradona over Pele. Other than that no complaints.
No way in HELL was maradona better than Pele, maradona was not even as good as George Best!!
@@user-dr2yc1de9ePele can only became better when he play with all legends. Diego did with average. Best?? Who..lol
Overall, Great list!! Just think that Eusebio and Ronaldo should be higher and Ronaldinho should at least be in the list..
Amazing list not much I would change from it. Video is put together masterfully as well great job
Glad you enjoyed it!
J'ai jamais vu un top aussi parfait.👌🏾🔥🔥🔥
Cr7>maradona va te renseigner R10>Van basten
@@17tmd Ptdrrrr.
@@17tmdIL faut bien un mec qui kiffe les bagnoles pour croire que CR7 est meilleur que Maradona. Allez hop hop hop mets pète moi un boulard jeune françoche, je viens de l'igloo et je te mets une valise en connaissance de foot tabarnak de yalisse le big.
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I think there is no real list of greatest footballer in the beautiful game
The only list of the greatest players here on KZhead that I agree with 100%!! Many channels feature current overrated players who don't even hold a candle to the ones you mentioned! great list!
Nice bro, good video !
Interesting docu. No goalkeepers made top 20. I would personally have Brazilian Romario in top 20. Kryff himself once said he was the most dangerous player in penalty box he'd ever seen.
Your list was absolutely amazing. I agree with the top 4 completely and yes the GOAT of futbol is without question Lionel Messi.
1. Messi 2. Ronaldo 3. Pele 4. Maradona
@@thatkidkawaii1965idk if I would put ronaldo 2nd but third is arguable with maradona it’s really up to whatever the fans choose Maradona or Ronaldo for 3rd because imo ronaldo also deserves a top 3
@@maximecharette6424 I can agree with that. Messi is number 1 and CR7 is number 2 for me as well.
@@thatkidkawaii1965 Most typically wrong list Messi>Pele=Maradona>Ronaldo
@@gourmondal5812Pele is much better than Maradona. He can only be compared to Messi and cr7
This is a great list.. good job with all the fact..
This is the best ranking I have ever seen . Everything is very well argued
Whatever your opinions of Cr7 are no one can deny he's the most polarizing player ever... When he retires people will realize the sheer versatility, quantity and quality of his goals. Say what you want about his technical ability (which is underrated) you can't name a single player who can score in more ways than him. He beats you in the air, he beats you with the ball, he beats you from 30 yards out, he beats you in a finishing the ball. Greatest goal scorer ever without a doubt imo
But messi goat though messi can score whenever he wants bro like ex u wanna glass of water u wanna take it then u go take it right like messi if he wants to score he just does it but ronaldo himself is incredible in shooting his goals are amazing to see but messi is the true goat in football
@@sergiofredrick Glass of water? What are you even talking about 😅 Anyway, in terms of scoring and finishing, Ronaldo is unmatched, especially in the Champions League.
@@abdullahjavaid6695 You can't be an unmatched goal scorer when you have 0 goals in world Cup knockouts.
@@brunofernandez2906 Ok, he has no World Cup knowkout goals, but so did Messi before this World Cup. Also, when you look at club competitions, you see why Ronaldo is considered the dream striker. Especially in the Champions League. At Messi's age, Ronaldo was scoring 101 goals for Juve in 3 seasons, something Messi isn't even remotely close to achieve with PSG as he so far only has 31 despite playing there for almost 2 seasons. So at the same age: - Ronaldo 121 g+a in 3 seasons - Messi 64 g+a in almost 2 seasons Note I am not insulting Messi, I'm just saying you guys can't deny Ronaldo is a machine when it comes to goalscoring.
@@abdullahjavaid6695 Messi played about a hundred games less than Ronaldo but nearly scored as many goals as Ronaldo. It’s just a matter of time that Messi will be top 1 goal scorer in history if he wants. Ronaldo will not retire unless Messi retires before him as he doesn’t want to see Messi break his record which is his last fig leaf. Most people, even Portuguese know and vote that Messi is the Goat.
A very logical and objective list. Not much to argue for and debate.
cr7 in 4?
CR7 at 4 is the most debatable thing ever😅
Very good video men i hope you do more like these
Excellent choices !
Pele was born to early the stuff that guy did was amazing not even close R.I.P The Goat
You do realize, Pele benefits a lot mre from being born much earlier. Imagine if Messi was doing what he does in the 50s and 60s, he would literally be a god. Defending and defences tactics was so bad back then Messi would literally have a field day
@afrobuddy4801 Pele had to start the suff people are doing. I like Messi he is one over the ( Greatest )
@@patrickbrown958 Nah when it comes to greatness, older guys have a bigger advantage because they advantage, because they had the chance to be the first to do things.
So you tell me that Pele can't play in this generation come on dud
@@afrobuddy4801 . Haha messi doing what ? You man be serious dribling and score is to hard? Hahaha obsessed
Undoubtedly Pele, Messi and Maradona are Gods of football
Football, not soccer, learn something dude
@@cuentaparaestudiaryserprod5206 Ok,man. I've corrected 🙂
Please maradona is not a God. He was a volleyball player. The most overrated player of the generation. He had skills. But there are thousands of players with same skilla and more achievements
@@criticishan6969 ??? Maradona in 1986 the most high level in history
@@alexander1688 even Hitler made a history.
Amazing video!!! Can you make one about the best football coaches of all time?
Thanks for the idea!
This list is perfect
Ronaldo FENOMENO - GOAT -
As a Messi fan i had to say winning 5 ballon dors in the same era as messi is literally unbelievable he has to be atleast above maradona in the top 3 spot
I got him number 2 only behind Messi
I mean not that unbelievable since we are talking about all time legends and also Messi did have some off years like 2014, a year full of injuries (2013) and also in Ronaldo's first win (2008) Messi was a bit too young and in a worse team to compete. So yeah even if you placed Pele, Puskas, Cruyff, Maradona today and a bit older than Messi, they would win 3-5 Ballon D'Ors depending also on how their great years matched with Messi's great years.
2014 was not an off year for Messi. He carried his Argentina team to the finals.
I agree, Messi the greatest. Ronaldo the 2nd greatest
@@crimehunter8693 2013-2014 season was an off-season for Messi since at the start of the season he had injuries and in the end he slowed down to be fit for the World Cup. So other than the World Cup in 2014 Messi was kinda slowed down.
Without ronaldinho is this list not Complete.
great videos thank youuu so much
Great narration! Keep up the good work!
Pretty good list. However Ronaldinho, Xavi and Baresi has to be on it. Modrić, Ahead of guys like Charlton and Best. Ronaldo Nazario is definitely top 7 player of all time.
Iniesta too.
@@issi529 Sure!
Wow. Just wow
Personally, if Iniesta is not up there, I don't think Modric should be too, the way Iniesta controls the midfield is magical and immaculate. Modric is tricky but an elite and clever midfielder like Xavi ot Iniesta could see through it
@@bigdane8828 He is up there. I got Xavi at 18 on my list, Iniesta 21 and Modrić 23. They are all elite and pretty close. I gave Xavi and Iniesta a slight edge due to WC And Euro trophy but then again Modrić has silver and bronze with less. That Spanish team was just packed with stars. Plus Modrić has Balon D'or and 1 champions league more. I would argue also with less then that Barca team. But both clubs were powerhouses naturally.
1 Pele 2Messi 3 Ranoldino 4 Maridona 5 R9, 6CR7
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Great and true video❤
Great List 👏👏👏
Glad you think so! Thanks for watching!
Bro neur not being here is a crime after all he’s done as just a goalkeeper he deserves to be here
45 year old Buffon claps any version of Neur xd
@@Esotericspirits0 ball knowledge. Neuer is the greatest goalkeeper of all time. Buffon is probably top 5.
Messi “La Pulga”🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
This is one of the best tier lists ive seen and agree with almost every placement. I would've put ronaldinho somewhere in top 10 and removed Van Basten but evrything else i agree with Edit: I don’t really know van hasten so that’s why
Great video
Pele could still be ranked as the best ever, but since Messi did win the World Cup, it's fine.
Yeah pretty much Pele ~ Messi ~ Maradona > CR7 and Cruyff > others
For me, the top 3 podium are Pele, Messi and Maradona. The order is purely personal preference.
@@user-hu7ms7ky5e It would be difficult to even come close to guys like Puskas, Di Stefano, Cruyff. And I am not an old head but there are levels to it. Mbappe will have the numbers because of the era he plays in but other than that he is way below guys like that. If you read more about them and find some footage you ll understand. Forget about how the changed and influenced the game, they also played 40-50 years before Mbappe and had better abilities, talent, technique even with the equipment, boots, balls of their time than Mbappe. Imagine that.
@12pure nah what is this disrespect to cr7 he should be 2nd it not even close
@@muradranjha4478 4th at very very best. Only some kids born in mid 2000s think CR7 can feat top 3. No disrespect to CR7, he is a legend.
Cr7 at 4th is criminal💀💀 he’s top 2 minimum
Maximum* cant be over Messi no hate, but that's the fact
he probably did it for interactions and views.
@Idgaf18 it isn't fact lol both can be top 1 it is very close debate I prefer Cr7 but I like your opinion
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@@muradranjha4478"very close" LMAO
Not putting CR7 at 2. behind Messi is a crime
Dont take rankings from Messi fans serious. They do everything to make Ronaldo look bad
Love the list
Muy buena tu edición, sin embargo no estoy de acuerdo en algunos puntos. Romario (lo vi jugar personalmente, debería estar en tu lista) y Ronaldhino se comen a casi todos los de tu lista desde el puesto 5 hacia arriba. Y Maradona es el numero 1 o 2.
Sometimes, the King must gave way to the GOAT. #PELE #MESSI
Ronaldo is clear of maradona
I feel Romario needs to be here with zidane dropped out. But he has no fifa card.
This is really well done
Bro another great player was gheorghe hagi he and the romanian team eliminated argentina in the 1994 world cup
I agree with 20-4 but I think Messi 3rd Pelé 2nd and Maradona 1st Maradona was able to carry Argentina and Napoli to glory and that is often over looked by the hand of god and his drug abuse but if you focus on him as a player he was like no other he was able to do anything he wanted to do with a football at his left foot
Messi also carried Argentina and Barcelona to glory days. M
carried napoli by scoring 10 goals in serie a, that napoli team and the serie a at that time were based on defense not attack, so defenders get more credit than you give them, messi on other hand scored 91 goals in a year only to be compared to maradona using these nonsense carry arguments. Imo maradona was comparable playmaking wise but messi is far superior as a goalscorer is not even close, actually pele compares better with messi than maradona because he did score 800+ goals like messi. Imagine if messi had scored 10 goals in a league season in his prime people would ridicule him not praise him, you can clearly see the different standards that are used to judge messi and others, messi needs to not only score also playmake, while maradona or cr7 can get away with doing one of those things and still be compared, there is no comparison but between messi and pele thats about it.
@@vik24oct1991compare his first season at psg messi was called the biggest flop in history while having 20+ g+a and his next season he was still considered a flop despite having a g+a ratio of 1.00 at 35
Football isn’t just about stats and of course Diego was a midfielder Maradona could make passes dribble better than anybody before also Barca was already a la Liga giant sure Messi helped them out a lot they where still a good team Napoli on the other hand was on the edge of relegation if Diego was a forward and played for prime barca he would score a bunch of goals like Messi but that’s just my opinion
@@thegaminggrapes6126 "Maradona was midfielder and could pass and dribble better than anybody", well same can said about messi while he was playing false 9 and winger so he did that and scored goals at a rate which even pure strikers struggled match and you are claiming that the other players who played for Napoli were useless and had no contribution to the league win then you need to give stats to back that because scoring 10 goals is not carrying and certainly will not win you the league on its own, if Maradona had scored like 20-30 goals in a team like Napoli that would be impressive and worthy of term "carryjob" but it was not because serie was low scoring league they mostly concentrated on defense and Napoli had one of the best defense that season in which Maradona barely has contribution. And about messi, played beyond Xavi and Iniesta and played for terrible Barca teams as well starting 2018 and won the league 2 times(and almost won UCL on his own 2019) while scoring and assisting most of their goals, so that can be considered a carryjob more than what Maradona did for napoli
Yo whats the song that plays during Cristiano's section? Thanks.
Great list
The real top 11 greatest football players in history are: 1: Lionel Messi. 2: Cristiano Ronaldo. 3: Pelé. 4: Diego Maradona. 5: Zinedine Zidane. 6: Ronaldo Nazário. 7: Ronaldinho. 8: Johan Cruyff. 9: Roberto Baggio. 10: Marco van Basten. 11: Thierry Henry.
you're forgetting a lot of the last century legends bro, henry and ronaldinho are REALLY far from the top 10
Platini now! Dejan Savichevich ze best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Milan 93-95
Koss
and no Zlatan?
Thats probably the worst list i've ever seen apart from Messi being 1st my man put Zidane and Ronaldinho R9 over Cruyff Ronaldinho and Henry has no place in top20 Ronaldinho was good for 4years just nono
1. Hendrik Johannes Cruijff 2. Edson Arantes Nascimento 3. Diego Armando Maradona 4. Eusebio Da Silva Ferreira 5. Messi 6. Cristiano Ronaldo 7. Marco Van Basten 8. George Best 9. Gerd Müller 10. Ronaldinho
Cruyff won no world cup, Pele is irrelevant in UCL, Maradona does not exist in UCL history, Eusebio won no world cup.. They are not as good as Messi. None of these players won up to 40 career trophies nor win the world cup golden ball twice.
@@hyemu0705 There was but Pele didn't play,this guy up there dont know what he is talking about,Pele fucked each champions league winner,he destroyed every european team,it's one of those blinded Messi followers
cruyff never won the World Cup true Netherlands were one of or maybe the strongest team back in the days it was cryuff chance in the 1978 World Cup but he didn’t attend it and no one knew why until 20 years later he revealed he had a gun pointed at his head and he was tied up and kidnapped but he never revealed how he escaped.
@@amooolusina6978read up on these players🤡
Amazing list
Ronaldo behind Maradona is the biggest joke lmao
great list.
I think u placed CR7 a bit to low. Although he didnt win a world cup, his longevity, goals and even assist should have atl put him above Maradona.
That's the right spot for him.
@@thunder6676 It really is. Doesn't mean the guy is not a complete beast and a genius of his craft. But those 3 guys above him played the game on a whole other level. Mere mortals can't compare to them.
I cannot imagine someone who has zero goal contributions in world cup to be called as goat material. it's ironic. He should be outside top 5
@@harishlal7930😂😂
Ronaldinho ??
Exactly where is he
Even lacking highlights this a superb video. Well done! I think I'd put Thierry Henry in there somewhere, though. And Zidane shoulda been higher rated. Wait, I'm not even French...
o Zidane sim é um grande jogador, mas ele não fica tanto na mente de todos como os que estão a frente. Só quem assistiu a copa de 98 e a 2006 lembra do Zidane. Tirando esses que assistiram ela só os Franceses (motivos óbvios) Brasileiros (infelizmente fomos destruidos por ele nessas 2 copas) e Itálianos pela cabeçada
Thank you! 🙏🏽
1. Pele 2.Maradona 3.Messi
Man, you placed Platini ahead of R9. WTF lol.
Because he is better, that’s all. Time for you to learn football history.