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Most Popular Footballers of All Time 

Ask any Football fan, He will surely tell you the list we are presenting here. Check out who are the most Footballers of All Time

Ankit Kanaujia
Last updated: 24.01.2018
Pele, Christiano Ronaldo, Maradona, Zidan | Most Popular Players of All Time

Pelé - He is widely regarded as greatest player of all time. Edson Arantes do Nascimento is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. During his playing days he was the highest paid athlete in the world.According to the IFFHS, Pelé is the most successful league goal-scorer in the world, scoring 1281 goals in 1363 games, which included unofficial friendlies and tour games.


Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do. ~ Pele


Diego Maradona - Diego Armando Maradona Franco is an Argentine retired footballer who played as forward.He was joint FIFA Player of the 20th Century with Pelé. Maradona is an advanced play maker who operated in the classic number 10 position, Maradona is the first player in football history to set the world record transfer fee twice, first when he transferred to Barcelona for a then world record £5 million, and second, when he transferred to Napoli for another record fee £6.9 million. He has played for 7 clubs in his career and scored 259 goals. He has also served as a manager and coach at other clubs as well as the national team of Argentina.


If I could apologise and go back and change history I would do. But the goal is still a goal, Argentina became world champions and I was the best player in the world. ~ Diego Maradona


Lionel Messi - Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi Cuccittini is an Argintine footballer who plays as a forward. Lionel Messi joined Barcelona at the age of just 13, first team debut at 17 and never looks back since than. Messi has direct impact on the success of his club Barcelona over last decade. Messi is regarded as the greatest footballer over the last decade.he is Barcelona’s all time leading goal scorer with 524 goals to his name he is also all time leading goalscorer of Spanish league having scored over 300 goals. Messi and Ronaldo are the top two goal scorers in Champions League history with over 100 strikes to their names.The best dribbler after Maradona the world have seen.


I prefer to win titles with the team ahead of individual awards or scoring more goals than anyone else. I'm more worried about being a good person than being the best football player in the world. When all this is over, what are you left with? When I retire, I hope I am remembered for being a decent guy. ~ Lionel Messi


Cristiano Ronaldo - Go on social media and you will always find fans of Ronaldo & Messi fighting. For us Cristiano Ronaldo & Lionel Messi both are best football players right now. Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Portugal national team. Ronaldo has five Ballon d'Or awards, the most for a European player and is tied for most all-time. He is the first player in history to win four European Golden Shoes. He has won 25 trophies in his career, including five league titles, four UEFA Champions League titles and one UEFA European Championship. A prolific goalscorer, Ronaldo holds the records for most official goals scored in the top five European leagues (375), the UEFA Champions League (114), the UEFA European Championship (29) and the FIFA Club World Cup (7), as well as most goals scored in a UEFA Champions League season (17). He has scored more than 600 senior career goals for club and country.


I see myself as the best footballer in the world. If you don't believe you are the best, then you will never achieve all that you are capable of. ~ Cristiano Ronaldo


Zinedine Zidane - Zinedine Yazid Zidane is widely regarded as one of the greatest player of all time.He is a French retired professional footballer and current manager of Real Madrid. He played as an attacking midfielder for the France national team, Cannes, Bordeaux, Juventus and Real Madrid. He is an elite playmaker who is renowned for his elegance, vision, ball control and technique.At club level, Zidane won the La Liga title and the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid, two Serie A league championships with Juventus and an Intercontinental Cup and a UEFA Super Cup each with both aforementioned teams. His 2001 transfer from Juventus to Real Madrid set a world record fee of €77.5 million.At club level, Zidane won the La Liga title and the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid, two Serie A league championships with Juventus and an Intercontinental Cup and a UEFA Super Cup each with both aforementioned teams. His 2001 transfer from Juventus to Real Madrid set a world record fee of €77.5 million.


I am proud of where I come from and never forget the people I grew up with. Wherever I go, La Castellane is where I want to go back to. ~ Zinedine Zidane

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