The rate of ignorance amongst Nigerian youths is alarming.
The Op brought four four two magazine, UK and worlds top magazine ratings of the top 10 greatest players in d last 25 years and some daft minded r ranting OP Barcelona fan, Op messi fan, these r same youths looking for employment
What a pity
chaii...

kleverley:


but the play making is not helping in Argentina
only in a barça t-shirt the play-maker tactics work

Do you know that Messi is the highest assists creator in the history of Argentina football?
Surely you don't know!

It is not helping the team Argentina because his team mates refused to have sense like Eder and Guedes for Portugal.

But it has helped Messi himself personally because he has won 3 Golden Balls playing for Argentina.

1.World Cup Golden Ball.
2.Copa America Golden Ball.
3.Under 20 World Cup Golden Ball.

So if his team mates in Argentina refuse to have sense that is not his cross to carry.

oyedun82:
There's nothing fantastic about xavi and iniesta. You people should stop this hailing. David Silva, Andrea Pirlo, even de bruyne is far ahead of this dudes. Even Fabregas, ozil all have assist than xavi and iniesta with fewer games

does players you mentioned cannot themselves say they are better than xavi and iniesta excluding pirlo....are you a fan of Chelsea?

I think Dider Drogba should be on the list

Earthquake1:
Maradona and Pele and Johann Cruyff are not even in your list

Last 25 years.

Raul
Nedved
Del piero
Maldini
Zidane
Seedof
Roberto Carlos
Edger Davids
Cafu
Rinaldo
C. Rinaldo
Messi
David Beckham
Casilla
Buffoon
Peter Rufai
Etc

oz4real83:
If not that Ronaldinho killed his own career with his own hands, he would have been far ahead of the second messi by a long distance. He ticked all the boxes when we talk about creativity, entertainment, results, goal scoring, free kicks and every other thing. His career ended within a very short period because he placed himself in self-destruct mode.

..there's nothing that guy can't do with football.I wonder why he didn't discipline himself enough to get to the top..

Earthquake1:


Kaka? Modric has won more individual and team trophies than him

Indomie generation

1. Ronaldo De Lima
2. Ronaldinho
3. Lionel Messi
4. Zidane
5. Austin 'Jay Jay' Okocha
6. Cristiano Rinaldo
7. Andrea Pirlo (very underrated)
8. Marco Van Basten (oh! If not for a career ending injury..)
9. Paolo Maldini
10. Gianluigi Buffon


Never judge footballers based on trophies won. Or should I start telling how Mikel is the most decorated Nigerian footballer ever? Does that make him better than Jay Jay?

uthlaw:
does players you mentioned cannot themselves say they are better than xavi and iniesta excluding pirlo....are you a fan of Chelsea?

I never mentioned a Chelsea player, and I'm not a fan of Chelsea. Even lampard is far ahead of xavi and iniesta

useless post. Admin needs ban you for this blunder.

Lol joke list Messi can't be top

Baggio bullshit. Where is Austin JAy Jay

Barca dominating everywhere, if I lie check the names of the players people were arguing they should be on the list even tho 5 Barca players were already on the list op dropped.


Mes que in club

Boc007:
Okay let's look at the list again.


Why the hell didn't you add

OLIVER KHAN

MANUEL NEUER

BATISTUTA

SUKAR

ROBERTO CARLOS

SAMUEL ETO

SEEDORF

NEDVED

INZAGHI

TOTTI

STAM

DEL PIERO

KANTE

RAUL

Select any of them and remove HENRY

and u forget to add Buffon,casilas and jayjay

micodon:
1. Ronaldo De Lima
2. Ronaldinho
3. Lionel Messi
4. Zidane
5. Austin 'Jay Jay' Okocha
6. Cristiano Rinaldo
7. Andrea Pirlo (very underrated)
8. Marco Van Basten (oh! If not for a career ending injury..)
9. Paolo Maldini
10. Gianluigi Buffon




Never judge footballers based on trophies won. Or should I start telling how Mikel is the most decorated Nigerian footballer ever? Does that make him better than Jay Jay?

Funny list .....I Dont know why Nigerians are this setimental

Where is Samuel Eto'o and Zlatan Ibra?

Bruno3000:
No kaka? No Okocha? This list is inconclusive

What about drogba na

valETA1:
The rate of ignorance amongst Nigerian youths is alarming.
The Op brought four four two magazine, UK and worlds top magazine ratings of the top 10 greatest players in d last 25 years and some daft minded r ranting OP Barcelona fan, Op messi fan, these r same youths looking for employment
What a pity
chaii...

Their ignorance is legendary.

Pearl05:
Where is Jay Jay Okocha.
KANU Nwankwo

u must b from ogbomosho!!

Too bias

Fair enough list. I never knew CR7 fans were this ignorant, lambasting the OP as if it was a personal list, without knowing that the list was from one of the foremost sports magazine in the world. The simple truth is that Messi is a greater player than CR7 anytime anyday. Being a bit luckier to win certain trophies as part of a team effort does not invalidate the fact that Messi's individual efforts over the years trumps that of CR7. Pained CR7 fans are blind to this fact.

In fact, I believe Ronaldo da lima should almost be at par with Messi given his truly magical abilities, while Cristiano drops to third at least for the sheer consistency of his goalscoring exploits over the years.

obidaddy:


Bro you just said my mind verbatim. Gocho got carried a way and ended too early...

Please don't mention Okocha. He only got sense at the twilight of his career. He never learnt nor took hints from Clemens westerhorf in his hay days.

Thierry Henry shouldn't make the list.

Why wouldn't the Premier League's greatest ever player make the list? Someone that it had to take a Zidane and a Ronaldinho to deny the World best player title on separate occasions. From 2003 - 2005, Thierry henry was the best striker in the world. The experts that placed Titi high in the list know what they are doing bro.

ThierryJay:
Fair enough list. I never knew CR7 fans were this ignorant, lambasting the OP as if it was a personal list, without knowing that the list was from one of the foremost sports magazine in the world. The simple truth is that Messi is a greater player than CR7 anytime anyday. Being a bit luckier to win certain trophies as part of a team effort does not invalidate the fact that Messi's individual efforts over the years trumps that of CR7. Pained CR7 fans are blind to this fact.

In fact, I believe Ronaldo da lima should almost be at par with Messi given his truly magical abilities, while Cristiano drops to third at least for the sheer consistency of his goalscoring exploits over the years.

They are actually more ignorant than this.

Football

BroadStreetBull:
You could argue that Ronaldinho was better than Cristiano for the play making ability.

But for Messi, there was nothing Ronaldinho did besides snow boating that Messi didn't do and more.

Messi far better than Ronaldinho.

What you're calling showboating is not.... what does he do that is not necessary for him to get pass a player/players/score/pass? Showboating that leads to results add to making a player great. Isn't Muhammed Ali the Greatest boxer?.... who ever showboated more than him?
If you believe Messi is better... that's fine...you have the right to your opinion. I'm looking at reality.... without bias.

BroadStreetBull:
Do you know that Messi is the highest assists creator in the history of Argentina football?
Surely you don't know!

It is not helping the team Argentina because his team mates refused to have sense like Eder and Guedes for Portugal.

But it has helped Messi himself personally because he has won 3 Golden Balls playing for Argentina.

1.World Cup Golden Ball.
2.Copa America Golden Ball.
3.Under 20 World Cup Golden Ball.

So if his team mates in Argentina refuse to have sense that is not his cross to carry.

what sense are you talking about?
because in the last world cup and copa america, the senseless teammates were the ones whose performances led the team to where they eventually crashed out of the various competitions
whilst messi was blaming every tom,dick and harry

Beverlyjean:


I think Kaka should have made the list

Naa kaka shouldn't be there. Kaka's peak was shortened by injury.

And didn't have any outstanding world cup tournament.
No thanks to Brazil being mediocre at his prime in 2006 and 2010 world cups.

Ahead of kaka was a certain Luis figo who should be in top-10. Figo was class (Top-5 to Top-10) for his last 5years in Barcelona and all his first few years in Real.

His techniques were amazing.


His crosses were are accurate as David Beckham and he dribbled as good as Zidane(believe it).


Zidane had more tricks. But figo was more direct.

Originalsly:


What you're calling showboating is not.... what does he do that is not necessary for him to get pass a player/players/score/pass? Showboating that leads to results add to making a player great. Isn't Muhammed Ali the Greatest boxer?.... who ever showboated more than him?
If you believe Messi is better... that's fine...you have the right to your opinion. I'm looking at reality.... without bias.

These are the elements;

1.Dribbling
2.Passing
3.Ball control
4.Showboating
5.Free kicks
6.Mazy runs
7.Nutmegs

What area is Ronaldinho better than Messi?

I loved Ronaldinhoo so much I never thought I'd ever love any other player as much as i did him,

Until Messi came along.


Strictly on the players that I watched live ONLY;

GOAT 1 is Messi.
GOAT 2 is Ronaldinho.



I respect your opinion anyway, I still love it if you rate Ronnie over Messi.
It's a win win for me.

ZADDY001:
I think Dider Drogba should be on the list

The guy tried but started to shine very late...like 28 years or so.

BroadStreetBull:
You could argue that Ronaldinho was better than Cristiano for the play making ability.

But for Messi, there was nothing Ronaldinho did besides snow boating that Messi didn't do and more.

Messi far better than Ronaldinho.

I strongly disagree with this.
Ronaldinho is a better player than messi and ronaldo combined,that dude was exceptional.
IMO,stop hyping messi