ICONIC FOOTBALL
Top Players By Position
Top 50 Players of All-Time
All Time XI's
21st Century
Present Day Rankings
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Through my research methods and formula, these are the Top 50 players to ever play the game.
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HONOURABLE MENTIONS
Gyorgy Sarosi - SS - Hungary
Uwe Seeler - ST - Germany
Giancinto Facchetti - LB - Italy
Valentino Mazzola - AM - Italy
Daniel Passarella - CB - Argentina
Fritz Walter - SS - Germany
Luis Suarez - CM - Spain
Sandor Kocsis - ST - Hungary
Robert Lewandowski - ST - Poland
THE TOP 50
50
Arsenio Erico
Striker
Paraguay
Gold I
49
Neymar
Wide Forward
Brazil
Gold I
48
Matthias Sindelar
Second Striker
Austria
Gold I
47
Juan Alberto Schiaffino
Second Striker
Uruguay
Gold I
46
Michael Laudrup
Attacking-Midfielder
Denmark
Gold I
45
Omar Sivori
Second Striker
Argentina
Gold I
44
Luka Modric
Central-Midfielder
Croatia
Gold I
43
Kaka
Attacking-Midfielder
Brazil
Gold I
42
Bobby Moore
Centre-Back
England
Gold I
41
Luis Suarez
Striker
Uruguay
Gold I
40
Thierry Henry
Striker
France
Gold I
39
Lev Yashin
Goalkeeper
Russia
Gold I
38
Rivaldo
Second Striker
Brazil
Gold I
37
Xavi
Central-Midfielder
Spain
Gold I
36
Zizinho
Attacking-Midfielder
Brazil
Gold I
35
Rivellino
Attacking-Midfielder
Brazil
Gold I
34
Raymond Kopa
Winger
France
Gold I
33
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Second Striker
Germany
Gold I
32
Didi
Central-Midfielder
Brazil
Gold I
31
Roberto Baggio
Second Striker
Italy
Platinum V
30
Laszlo Kubala
Second Striker
Hungary
Platinum V
29
Stanley Matthews
Winger
England
Platinum V
28
Gianni Rivera
Attacking-Midfielder
Italy
Platinum V
27
Ruud Gullit
Attacking-Midfielder
Netherlands
Platinum V
26
Andres Iniesta
Attacking-Midfielder
Spain
Platinum V
25
Franco Baresi
Centre-Back
Italy
Platinum V
24
Romario
Striker
Brazil
Platinum V
23
Jose Manuel Moreno
Second Striker
Argentina
Platinum V
22
Paolo Maldini
Left-Back
Italy
Platinum V
21
Lothar Matthaus
Central Midfielder
Germany
Platinum V
20
Bobby Charlton
Attacking-Midfielder
England
Platinum V
19
Giuseppe Meazza
Second Striker
Italy
Platinum V
18
Ronaldinho
Winger
Brazil
Platinum V
17
George Best
Winger
Northern Ireland
Platinum IV
16
Gerd Muller
Striker
Germany
Platinum IV
15
Marco Van Basten
Striker
Netherlands
Platinum IV
14
Zico
Attacking-Midfielder
Brazil
Platinum IV
13
Eusebio
Striker
Portugal
Platinum IV
12
Zinedine Zidane
Attacking-Midfielder
France
Platinum IV
11
Garrincha
Winger
Brazil
Platinum IV
10
Ferenc Puskas
Second Striker
Hungary
Platinum IV
9
Michel Platini
Attacking-Midfielder
France
Platinum IV
8
Franz Beckenbauer
Centre-Back
Germany
Platinum IV
7
Ronaldo Nazario
Striker
Brazil
Platinum III
6
Alfredo Di Stefano
Second Striker
Argentina
Platinum III
La Liga *8
Argentinian Lg *2
European Cup *5
Copa America
Balon D'Or *2
5
Johan Cruyff
Second Striker
Netherlands
Platinum III
Eredivise *9
La Liga
European Cup *3
Balon D'Or *3
4
Cristiano Ronaldo
Wide Forward
Portugal
Platinum III
Premier League *3
La Liga *2
Serie A *2
Champions Lg *5
Euros
Balon D'Or *5
3
Diego Maradona
Attacking-Midfielder
Argentina
Platinum II
Serie A *2
Argentinian Division
UEFA Cup
World Cup
South American POTY *6
Revised Balon D'Or *2
2
Pele
Second Striker
Brazil
Platinum II
Brazilian League *5
Brazilian State League *10
Copa Libertadores *2
World Cup *3
South American POTY
Revised Balon D'Or *7
1
Lionel Messi
Wide Forward
Argentina
Platinum I
La Liga *10
Ligue 1 *2
Champions League *4
World Cup
Copa America
Balon D'Or *8
Top Players By Position
Top 50 Players of All-Time
All Time XI's
21st Century
Present Day Rankings
Player Updates
Explanation & Ratings
Contact