{"id":41661,"date":"2021-04-24T16:28:18","date_gmt":"2021-04-24T16:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/50-greatest-footballers-of-all-time-ranked-messi-3rd-ronaldo-6th-full-list"},"modified":"2021-04-24T16:27:45","modified_gmt":"2021-04-24T16:27:45","slug":"50-greatest-footballers-of-all-time-ranked-messi-3rd-ronaldo-6th-full-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/50-greatest-footballers-of-all-time-ranked-messi-3rd-ronaldo-6th-full-list","title":{"rendered":"50 greatest footballers of all time ranked, Messi 3rd, Ronaldo 6th [Full list]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>A popular football site, 90min.com has released its ranking for the greatest players of all time (G.O.A.T).<\/p>\n<p>The website named Diego Maradona as the greatest player of all time, with Brazilian legend, Pele in second spot, while Barcelona King, Lionel Messi completes the top three.<\/p>\n<p>Brazilian Ronaldo Nazario, Johan Cruyff<br \/>\nFranz Beckenbauer all came before Juventus\u2019 super star, Cristiano Ronaldo.<\/p>\n<p>Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are widely seen as the greatest individuals to have ever played the round leather game having shattered record-after-record in the past 15 years.<\/p>\n<p>But 90min.com gave its own opinion on the 50 greatest players of all-time:<\/p>\n<p>50. Luka Modric<\/p>\n<p>49. John Charles<\/p>\n<p>48. Robert Lewandowski<\/p>\n<p>47. Jairzinho<\/p>\n<p>46. Omar Sivori<\/p>\n<p>45. Paulo Rossi<\/p>\n<p>44. Paul Breitner<\/p>\n<p>43. George Weah<\/p>\n<p>42. Kaka<\/p>\n<p>41. Lev Yashin<\/p>\n<p>40. Gunnar Nordahl<\/p>\n<p>39. Sandor Kocsis<\/p>\n<p>38. Kevin Keegan<\/p>\n<p>37. Hristo Stoichcov<\/p>\n<p>36. Gianluigi Buffon<\/p>\n<p>35. Johan Neeksens<\/p>\n<p>34. Xavi<\/p>\n<p>33. Luis Suarez [ESP]<\/p>\n<p>32. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge<\/p>\n<p>31. Andres Iniesta<\/p>\n<p>30. Rivelino<\/p>\n<p>29. Bobby Moore<\/p>\n<p>28. Socrates<\/p>\n<p>27. Lothar Mattheus<\/p>\n<p>26. Ronaldinho<\/p>\n<p>25. Ruud Gullit<\/p>\n<p>24. Bobby Charlton<\/p>\n<p>23. Guiseppe Meazza<\/p>\n<p>22. Raymond Kopa<\/p>\n<p>21. Romario<\/p>\n<p>20. Eusebio<\/p>\n<p>19. Marco van Basten<\/p>\n<p>18. George Best<\/p>\n<p>17. Zico<\/p>\n<p>16. Franco Baresi<\/p>\n<p>15. Ferenc Puskas<\/p>\n<p>14. Paolo Maldini<\/p>\n<p>13. Gerd Muller<\/p>\n<p>12. Mane Garrincha<\/p>\n<p>11. Alfredo Di Stefano<\/p>\n<p>10. Roberto Baggio<\/p>\n<p>9. Michel Platini<\/p>\n<p>8. Zinedine Zidane<\/p>\n<p>7. Cristiano Ronaldo<\/p>\n<p>6. Ronaldo Nazario<\/p>\n<p>5. Johan Cruyff<\/p>\n<p>4. Franz Beckenbauer<\/p>\n<p>3. Lionel Messi<\/p>\n<p>2. Pele<\/p>\n<p>1. Diego Maradona<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A popular football site, 90min.com has released its ranking for the greatest players of all time (G.O.A.T). The website named Diego Maradona as the greatest player of all time, with Brazilian legend, Pele in second spot, while Barcelona King, Lionel Messi completes the top three. 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