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Lionel Messi
Pele

Johan Cruyff
Alfredo Di Stefano
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Ferenc Puskas

​Jose Manuel Moreno
Giuseppe Meazza
Roberto Baggio

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
​​Matthias Sindelar
​Laszlo Kubala
​​Gyorgy Sarosi
​Rivaldo
​​​Fritz Walter
Omar Sivori

​​Tostao
​Kenny Dalglish
​​​Hristo Stoichkov
​Oleg Blokhin
​​​Mario Kempes
​​Enzo Francescoli
​​Kevin Keegan
​​​​​Adolfo Pedernera
​​​Francesco Totti
​​​​​​Hector Scarone
​​Wayne Rooney
​​​Dennis Bergkamp
​Raul
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​​​Nandor Hidegkuti
​Florian Albert
​​​​Adolfo Baloncieri
​Alessandro Del Piero
​Antoine Griezmann
​Angel Labruna
​​​Paul Van Himst
​​​Imre Schlosser
​​Thomas Muller
​​Allan Simonsen
​​Giampiero Boniperti
Eduard Streltsov
​​Eric Cantona
​Roberto Bettega
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Rinaldo Martino
​Bebeto
Ernst Kuzorra
​​Manuel Seoane
​Johnny Haynes
​​​​Hugo Sotil
Stjepan Bobek
​​Gianfranco Zola
​Roberto Mancini
​​Jari Litmanen
​​​Bobby Walker
​​Angel Romano
​​​Raich Carter
​Oldrich Nejedly

Youri Djorkaeff
​Amarildo
​​Igor Belanov
​​​​Hector Rial
​Billy Walker
​​​​​Wilf Mannion
​​​​Walter Gomez
​Nolo Ferreira
​​​​​​Antonio Angelillo
​​​Henri Coppens
Roberto Porta
​​Kalman Konrad
​Karl Decker
​Amedeo Amadei
​​​Roger Piantoni
​​​​​​Rajko Mitic
​Henning Jensen
​​​​​​​Vivian Woodward
​​​Magico Gonzalez
​​​Francisco Varallo
​​​​Aurelio Gonzalez
​​​​Paulo Dybala

​​Roberto Firmino
​​​​​Iuliu Baratky
​Edmundo
​​Claudio Christovam
​​​Vicente De La Mata
​​Max Morlock
​​​​Edvaldo Dida
​​​Peter Doherty
​​​​​​Isabelino Gradin
​​​​Alvaro Recoba
​​​​​Iuliu Bodola
​​​​​​Ruben Sosa
​​​Anibal Ciocca
​​​​​John Angelo Hansen
​​​​Pedro Cea
​Max Abegglen
​​Otto Siffling
​​Stephane Chapuisat
​​​​Ernest Pohl
​​​Jose Travasoss
​​Ivor Allchurch
​​Antonio Cassano​
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PLATINUM V
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Lionel Messi
​La Liga *10
Ligue 1 *2
Copa Del Rey *7
Champions League *4
World Cup - 2022
Copa America*2
Balon D'Or *8
Runner-Up Balon D'or *5
3rd Balon D'Or *1
Pele
Pele
Brasileirao *5
Paulistao *10
Copa Libertadores *2
World Cup *3
South American POTY *1
Runner-Up Sth Amr POTY *1
Revised Balon D'Or *7
Johan Cruyff
Johan Cruyff
Eredivise *9
La Liga *1
European Cup *3
Balon D'Or *3
​3rd Balon D'Or *1
Alfredo Di Stefano
Alfredo Di Stefano
La Liga *8
Primera Division (ARG) *2
Copa Del Rey *1
European Cup *5
Copa America *1
Balon D'Or *2
Runner-Up Balon D'Or *1
Ferenc Puskas
Ferenc Puskas
La Liga *5
Hungarian League *5
Copa Del Rey *1
European Cup *3
Olympics *1
Runner-Up Balon D'Or *1

HONOURABLE MENTIONS

Hans Horvath
​​​David Jack
​​​​​Roger Milla
​Peter Palotas
Vaclav Pilat
​Felix Sesumaga
Len Shackleton
Clem Stephenson
​​​​​​Ernst Stojaspal
Jan Studnicka
Tim
​Joseph Ujlaki

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​World Class Second-Strikers by Nation
13 - Argentina
10 - Italy
7 - England, Hungary
5 - Brazil, Uruguay
4 - France, Germany
2 - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Scotland, Spain, Ukraine
1 - Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Finland, Paraguay, Peru, Russia, Serbia
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​World Class Second-Strikers by Decade

1    Lionel Messi
2    Pele

3    Johan Cruyff
4    Alfredo Di Stefano
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5    Ferenc Puskas

6    Jose M. Moreno
7    Giuseppe Meazza
8    Roberto Baggio

9    KH. Rummenigge
​10   Matthias Sindelar
11   Laszlo Kubala
​​​​​​12   Gyorgy Sarosi
13   Rivaldo
​​14   Fritz Walter
15   Omar Sivori
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​​​​16   Tostao
​​​​​17   Kenny Dalglish
​​​​​​18   Hristo Stoichkov
​​​​​19   Oleg Blokhin
​​20   Mario Kempes
​21   Enzo Francescoli
​​​​​22   Kevin Keegan
​​23   Adolfo Pedernera
​​24   Francesco Totti
​​​​​25   Hector Scarone
​​26   Wayne Rooney
​​​27   Dennis Bergkamp
​28   Raul
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​​​29   Nandor Hidegkuti
​​30   Florian Albert
​​​​​​31   Adolfo Baloncieri
​​​32   A. Del Piero
​​​33   Antoine Griezmann
​34   Angel Labruna
​​​​​35   Paul Van Himst
​​​​​36   Imre Schlosser
​​​37   Thomas Muller
​​​​38   Allan Simonsen
​​​​39   G. Boniperti
​​40   Eduard Streltsov
​​​​41   Eric Cantona
​​​42   Roberto Bettega

​​​43   Rinaldo Martino
​​44   Bebeto
​​45   Ernst Kuzorra
​​​​46   Manuel Seoane
​​​47   Johnny Haynes
​​​​​48   Hugo Sotil
​​49   Stjepan Bobek
​​​50   Gianfranco Zola
​​​51   Roberto Mancini
​​​​52   Jari Litmanen
​​​53   Bobby Walker
​​​54   Angel Romano
​​​​​55   Raich Carter
​​56   Oldrich Nejedly
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​​​​57   Youri Djorkaeff
​​​58   Amarildo
​​​​59   Igor Belanov
​​​​​​60   Hector Rial
​​​​​61   Billy Walker
​​​​​​​​​​​​62   Wilf Mannion
​​​​​​​63   Walter Gomez
​​​64   Nolo Ferreira
​​​​​​​​​​​65   Antonio Angelillo
​​​​​​​​66   Henri Coppens
​​67   Roberto Porta
​​​​​​68   Kalman Konrad
​​69   Karl Decker
​​​​70   Amedeo Amadei
​​​​​71   Roger Piantoni
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​72   Rajko Mitic
​​​​73   Henning Jensen
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​74   Vivian Woodward
​​​​​75   Magico Gonzalez
​​​​​​​​​​76   Francisco Varallo
​​​​​​​​​77   Aurelio Gonzalez
​​​​​​​​​​78   Paulo Dybala

​​​​​​​​​79   Roberto Firmino
​​​​​​​​​​​​80   Iuliu Baratky
​​​​​​​​81   Edmundo
​​​​​​​​​82   Claudio
​​​​​​83   V. De La Mata
​​​​84   Max Morlock
​​​​​​​​​85   Edvaldo Dida
​​​​​​​​​86   Peter Doherty
​​​​​​​​​​​​​87   Isabelino Gradin
​​​​​​​​​​​88   Alvaro Recoba
​​​​​​​​​89   Iuliu Bodola
​​​​​​​​​​​​​90   Ruben Sosa
​​​​​​​91   Anibal Ciocca
​​​​​​​​​​​92   John A. Hansen
​​​​​​​​​​​93   Pedro Cea
​​​​​​​94   Max Abegglen
​​​​​​​​​​95   Otto Siffling
​​​​​​​​​96   Stephane Chapuisat
​​​​​​​​​​97   Ernest Pohl
​​​​​​​​​​​98   ​Jose Travassos
​​​​​​​​​​​​​99   Ivor Allchurch
​100  ​Antonio Cassano

​HON. MENTIONS
Hans Horvath
​David Jack
​Roger Milla
​Peter Palotas
​Vaclav Pilat
​Felix Sesumaga
Len Shackleton
Clem Stephenson
​Ernst Stojaspal
Jan Studnicka
Tim
​Joseph Ujlaki

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​World Class Second-Strikers by Nation
13 - Argentina
10 - Italy
7 - England, Hungary
5 - Brazil, Uruguay
4 - France, Germany
2 - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Scotland, Spain, Ukraine
1 - Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Finland, Paraguay, Peru, Russia, Serbia
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​World Class Second-Strikers by Decade
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