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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 (cool, and most assists in La Liga (181) and the Copa América (12). He has scored over 700 senior career goals for club and country.

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.



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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:
This list is incomplete without Zlatan Ibrahimovic
. 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:
Zlatan


Pirlo



Xavi or Iniesta



Do any of the above names ring a bell?
ahh this guy long time.. that year in betting section your name reign well

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Re: Top 10 Greatest Football Players G.O.A.T by sulasa07(m): 1:57pm On May 23, 2020
cheesmooth:
. Zlatan ibile don't play football
How can you count Zlatan Ibile has a Zla,do you need cane? grin
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:
Zlatan


Pirlo



Xavi or Iniesta



Do any of the above names ring a bell?

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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