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Top 10 Greatest Football Players G.O.A.T by cheesmooth(m): 8:29pm On May 22, 2020 |
These are the Top 10 Greatest football players of all time (G.O.A.T) Number 10: Roberto Baggio- italy Roberto Baggio (Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto ˈbaddʒo]; born 18 February 1967) is an Italian former professional footballer who mainly played as a second striker, or as an attacking midfielder, although he was capable of playing in several offensive positions. Team: Italy national football team, Juventus F.C., Inter Milan, Brescia Calcio, A.C. Mil... Parents: Matilde, Fiorindo Baggio Sibling: Eddy Baggio Born: 18 February 1967, Caldogno Number 9: Michel platini- France Michel François Platini is a French former football player, manager and administrator. As the president of UEFA in 2015 he was banned from football, over ethics violations. Wikipedia Born: 21 June 1955 (age 64 years), Jœuf, France Spouse: Christelle Platini (m. 1977) Music group: Les Enfoirés (1986 – 1986) Children: Marine Platini, Laurent Platini Awards: Ballon d'Or, Milliyet Sports Award for World Athlete of the Year. Number 8: Johan cruyff- Netherland Hendrik Johannes Cruijff OON was a Dutch professional football player and coach. As a player, he won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973, and 1974. Wikipedia Born: 25 April 1947, Amsterdam, Netherlands Died: 24 March 2016, Barcelona, Spain Position: Forward, Midfielder Parents: Hermanus Cornelis Cruijff, Petronella Bernarda Draaijer Sport: Football Movies: Messi Number 7: Ronaldinho- Brazil Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, commonly known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho or simply Ronaldinho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and ambassador for Barcelona. He played mostly as an attacking midfielder, but was also deployed as a forward or a winger. Wikipedia Born: 21 March 1980 (age 40 years), Porto Alegre, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Education: Colégio Santa Teresa de Jesus Runner-up: 1999 Mexico Children: João de Assis Moreira Awards: FIFA World Player of the Year, Ballon d'Or, FIFA FIFPro World XI, more Movies: Kickboxer: Retaliation TV shows: Titulares.. Number 6: Ronaldo de lima Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, commonly known as Ronaldo, is a Brazilian owner and president of La Liga club Real Valladolid and a retired professional footballer who played as a striker. Popularly dubbed "O Fenômeno", in Portuguese, he is widely considered one of the greatest players of all time. Born: 18 September 1976 (age 43 years), Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Education: State School Madre Carmelita Spouse: Maria Beatriz Antony (m. 2008–2012), more Children: Ronald Nazário de Lima, Maria Sophia Nazário de Lima, more Awards: FIFA World Player of the Year, European Golden Shoe, Ballon d'Or, more Movies: Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager, A menina da flor Number 5: Zinedine Zidane- France Zinedine Yazid Zidane, popularly known in French as Zizou, is a French former professional football player who played as an attacking midfielder. He is the current manager of La Liga club Real Madrid. Born: 23 June 1972 (age 47 years), La Castellane, Marseille, France Spouse: Véronique Zidane (m. 1994) Education: CDES (2011–2014) Children: Enzo Fernández, Luca Zidane, Elyaz Zidane Fernández, Théo Zidane Awards: FIFA World Player of the Year, Ballon d'Or, more TV shows: Kung Fu Soccer Number 4: Cristiano Ronaldo- Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro GOIH ComM is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Juventus and captains the Portugal national team. Born: 5 February 1985 (age 35 years), Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça, Funchal, Portugal Children: Cristiano Ronaldo Jr., Alana Martina dos Santos Aveiro, more Current teams: Juventus F.C. (#7 / Forward), more Awards: European Golden Shoe, FIFA World Player of the Year, more Books: Moments, Cristiano Ronaldo: The Way i Feel, Soccer Superstars 2013, more Number 3: Lionel Messi- Argentina (Spanish pronunciation: [ljoˈnel anˈdɾez ˈmesi] (About this soundlisten); born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains both Spanish club Barcelona and the Argentina national team. Often considered the best player in the world and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Messi has won a record six Ballon d'Or awards,[note 2] and a record six European Golden Shoes. He has spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, where he has won a club-record 34 trophies, including ten La Liga titles, four UEFA Champions League titles and six Copas del Rey. A prolific goalscorer and a creative playmaker, Messi holds the records for most goals in La Liga (438), a La Liga and European league season (50), most hat-tricks in La Liga (36) and the UEFA Champions League ( ![]() Number 2: Diego Maradonna-Argentina Diego Armando Maradona is an Argentine football manager and retired professional footballer. He is currently the coach of Argentine Primera División club Gimnasia de La Plata. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time. Height: 1.65 m Career start: 1976 Career end: 1997 Position: Midfielder Number: 10 (S.S.C. Napoli / Midfielder), 10 (Boca Juniors / Midfielder), more Teams coached: Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata (Association football manager, since 2019 Number 1: Pele - Brazil Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈɛtsõ (w)ɐˈɾɐ̃tʃiz du nɐsiˈmẽtu]; born 23 October 1940), known as Pelé ([peˈlɛ]), is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. In 1999, he was voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS), and was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the Century award. That same year, Pelé was elected Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee. According to the IFFHS, Pelé is the most successful domestic league goal-scorer in football history scoring 650 goals in 694 League matches, and in total 1281 goals in 1363 games, which included unofficial friendlies and is a Guinness World Record. During his playing days, Pelé was for a period the best-paid athlete in the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU1tjCi-m_Y |
Re: Top 10 Greatest Football Players G.O.A.T by Jumlek2411: 8:33pm On May 22, 2020 |
Nice compilation. |
Re: Top 10 Greatest Football Players G.O.A.T by sulasa07(m): 8:44pm On May 22, 2020 |
This list is incomplete without Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
Re: Top 10 Greatest Football Players G.O.A.T by cheesmooth(m): 8:27am On May 23, 2020 |
sulasa07:. Zlatan ibile don't play football |
Re: Top 10 Greatest Football Players G.O.A.T by Nobody: 10:40am On May 23, 2020 |
Zlatan Pirlo Xavi or Iniesta Do any of the above names ring a bell? |
Re: Top 10 Greatest Football Players G.O.A.T by Nobody: 12:02pm On May 23, 2020 |
God punish you.. how can the two frauds rank heigher than Lionel Messi |
Re: Top 10 Greatest Football Players G.O.A.T by Nobody: 12:03pm On May 23, 2020 |
alexistaiwo:ahh this guy long time.. that year in betting section your name reign well 2 Likes |
Re: Top 10 Greatest Football Players G.O.A.T by sulasa07(m): 1:57pm On May 23, 2020 |
cheesmooth:How can you count Zlatan Ibile has a Zla,do you need cane? ![]() |
Re: Top 10 Greatest Football Players G.O.A.T by chiboy1116: 4:31pm On May 23, 2020 |
Pele shouldn't be the goat . That dude is kind of overhauled tbh |
Re: Top 10 Greatest Football Players G.O.A.T by Jokerman(m): 5:02pm On May 23, 2020 |
alexistaiwo: We are talking of top 10 greatest players.... |
Re: Top 10 Greatest Football Players G.O.A.T by Jokerman(m): 5:04pm On May 23, 2020 |
Messi fans will always come here to call Pele and Maradona overrated... Very clownish fans.. I wonder why Messi should be above Ronaldo, a one league champion to a 4 leagues champions.. |
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