The green lawns of the world's stadiums have seen countless players, because the history of football begins more than a hundred years ago. Some surnames are shouted with reverence by thousands of fans, their names cause delight and inspire hope in the victory of their favorite team. These people with the prefix "great", their skills, talent, perfected mechanism of the game make the fans freeze. Who are they, goalkeepers and attackers, defenders and team captains?

Lev Yashin - goalkeeper of all time

The most famous goalkeeper in world football, the only one to receive the Golden Ball. Perfectly "read" the game, controlled the location of the ball and at the same time chose the player to pass the pass.

Recognized as the best player in his role (version International Federation football history(statistics), FIFA, several French magazines: "France Football", "Placar", 11 times was awarded the title of the most best goalkeeper(USSR), five-time champion Soviet Union(as part of the Dynamo team). 207 out of 812 matches played, the goalkeeper led with a zero score. 1956 - 1960 Lev Ivanovich deserved Olympic champion and won the European Cup.

David Beckham - 10th place

Unlocks Top Ten famous players the man who turned football around. He has 6 championship titles to his credit; winning the Champions League "MJ"; victory in the Spanish championship (composition of Real Madrid) in 2007; France with PSG (2013).

Known among the fans as an excellent standard kicker. Beckham is a media icon, with impeccable style and unforgettable hair. He starred in several commercials, earned the status of an idol of millions.

Alfredo Di Stefano - 9th place

9th place was given to a unique player who deserved the title of the third football player of the 20th century (FIFA version). He was in the national teams of Colombia, Argentina and Spain. An important part of the career can be called the period of playing for Real Madrid (Madrid), where 8 victories were won, 5 European Champions Cups were won.

As part of Real Madrid, he played as a center forward, his boots belong to 412 goals scored. The total number of goals for the career of a football player is 706. Takes an honorable fourth place the best football players 20th century, according to the verdict of the International Federation of Football History and Statistics. France Football magazine ranked Di Stefano 6th in a row the best players 20th century. Has 2 Golden Ball awards.

Johan Cruyff - 8th place

A great football player, no less famous coach - a native of Holland , who scored 425 goals, the owner of 3 Golden Balls. Football career started in the youth team of Ajax, the transition to the adult level took place in 1964. Ajax have played 319 matches and scored 251 goals.

1973 becomes a landmark year - there is a transition to Barcelona (63 goals scored), games in the United States of America, in Spain (Levant), then again a couple of seasons with their native Ajax and the Feyenoord season. Johan Cruyff is a three-time European Cup winner, an eight-time champion of his native Netherlands, in which he played 48 matches, scoring 33 goals.

Michel Platini - 7th place

"France Football" named the Frenchman the best football player in France of the 20th century. The period 1983 - 1985 became "golden" - three years in a row he was awarded the Golden Ball. Football career began at Nancy, the game lasted 7 seasons, 127 goals were scored. The next three seasons are Saint-Étienne. 1982 was crowned with a transfer to Juventus Turin.

This club is a landmark for Platini, the player received the title of two-time champion of Italy, was awarded three Golden Balls, won the European Champions Cup (season 84/85). He scored 104 goals for Juve, the number of games is 224.

Franz Beckenbauer - 6th place

famous defender four-time champion Germany (as part of the Bayern team). He played 850 matches, 111 goals were scored. Among the fans, he is called "the inventor of the role of a free defender." He also has the title of three-time winner of the European Champions Cup.

Awarded with two Golden Balls. Career started in his native Bayern, spent 14 seasons in the team. The next 7 seasons were busy: 4 in New York Cosmos, 2 in Hamburg and one New York Cosmos.

Ronaldinho - 5th place

The career of this great football player is rich, interesting and multifaceted. It was thanks to him that football fell in love with many. The Brazilian once received a standing ovation from a huge, fully packed Santiago Bernabeo in Madrid. Awarded the Golden Ball (2005), winner of the well-deserved title of "Best Footballer" in 2004-2005, according to FIFA.

He played 765 matches, 297 goals were scored. The list of teams for which Ronaldinho played: PSG, Gremio, Barcelona (twice was the champion of Spain, once - victory in the Champions League), Milan (won the title of champion of Italy), Flamengo, " Atlético Mineiro (Brazil) and Queretaro (Mexico).

Zinedine Zidane - 4th place

Greatest football player, great coach at the end of his career. The title of the best player at the turn of the millennium. Winner of the Golden Ball award (1998), three-time best football player in the world (according to FIFA). 98 years in the French national team, Zidane receives the title of world champion.

2000 brought the player the status of European champion, 2006 - vice - world champion. Football debut professional level occurred in the same 1989, as part of the Cannes team of France. 1992 - transfer to Bordeaux, 1996 - Juventus, where he received the Golden Ball. In 2001, he accepted a tempting offer from Real Madrid (75 million euros). It was here that he became the leader, the bright star of the Galacticos.

Diego Armando Maradona - 3rd place

Perhaps the most legendary footballer , whose name sounded on everyone's lips, after scoring in the quarter final, the World Cup against England, the ball (1986). The team, which included the player, won the title of champion. Diego's debut took place at the age of 16, in the Argentios Juniors team, for which he scored 116 goals.

Six months later, he transferred to the national team, replenished the number of goals by another 35 (Argentine championship, Boca Juniors club. 1982 was a landmark year, Maradona joined Barcelona, for the proposed 8 million US dollars (huge, record amount at that time). In a couple of years, they scored 38 goals. In the summer, in 1982, the footballer moved to Napoli, scored 122 goals over the course of seven years.

Pele - honorable second place

The legendary player, the owner of the title "king of football" in many versions. He owns a record, incredible number of goals scored - 1228 throughout his career, played 3 world champions. The best football player of the century (FIFA version), the best player of the 20th century (World Soccer magazine version). Almost the entire career is concentrated in the Santos team (1956 - 1974). During this period he scored 1087 goals.

"New York Cosmos" - three seasons, 64 goals scored. Recognized as the top scorer of the Brazilian national team (77 goals).

Gold - first place

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi - two amazing, the greatest players in world football history. There are different versions, disputes, criticisms and discussions, but the total number of team and individual trophies is a weighty argument. 9 Golden Ball awards (for two), more than 1000 goals - far from the last merits.

Ronaldo scored almost 600 goals throughout his career, made more than 100 ball passes (assists). Awards: four golden boots, 4 golden balls, 4 well-deserved titles of the Champions League, 5 won championships - two for Real Madrid, three for Manchester United. In 2004 he received the silver of the European Championship, 2016 brought him gold.

- the owner of excellent statistics: more than 500 goals scored, more than 160 assists throughout his career. The list of awards is no less impressive: 5 Golden Balls, three golden boots. He won the title of champion of Spain 8 times (Barcelona squad. Four times he won the Champions League, Argentina with a football player took the honorable second place in the America's Cup tournament three times, once - the silver of the World Cup (2014).

Each of the listed football players is great, their names are included in the world rankings, the contribution of each to the football industry is priceless.

Attack players are more often than others recognized as the best players in clubs, championships and around the world. The essence is simple: they score goals and are direct participants in victories. What boy has not dreamed of scoring a goal in the World Cup final! That is why the contracts of forwards and attacking midfielders are usually many times more expensive than those of goalkeepers, defensive midfielders and defense players.

The Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo is the current owner of the Golden Ball (the main individual award awarded at the end of the year by the football community) and has the English Premier League championship, the UEFA League trophy (the main club tournament in the world) behind him. He has the highest speed, is a master of feints. For years he perfected the technique of free kicks, which later resulted in hundreds of goals against the strongest clubs and teams in the world. Cristiano is a football star and one of the best footballers in the world.

Lionel Messi, striker of Barcelona and the Argentina national team, is a constant rival of Cristiano Ronaldo for titles and the title of the best football player in the world. He is short (at one time he suffered from a lack of growth hormone, but Barcelona doctors were able to cure him), but this does not prevent Messi from being a thunderstorm for all clubs and teams in the world. Messi has been awarded the Ballon d'Or four times in a row. Millions of fans around the world consider Lionel their idol.

Protection

At the moment, defenders who can support the attack with quick flanking actions are highly respected. The extreme defender of Real Madrid and the Brazilian national team Maicon repeatedly scored goals from the edge of the penalty area. Dani Alves, John Terry and Per Meptesacker have led Sevilla, Chelsea and Arsenal to club titles on numerous occasions.

Story

The great Soviet goalkeeper Lev Yashin was recognized as the best football player in the world. He managed to hold back the English, German and Brazilian attackers in the 1966 World Cup (the USSR team then took fourth place), and also achieve the Olympic championship in 1960 in Melbourne. For phenomenal playing qualities, Yashin received the nickname "Black Spider".

The biggest number for the career of the great Brazilian striker Pele. It is difficult to establish the exact number of effective actions of the Brazilian (due to the lack of professional statistics at that time), but it reliably exceeds a thousand. Of course, one should also take into account the level of football, which is growing every year. Nowadays professional football became much drier than in the middle of the 20th century. But at that time, Pele was the best player, fast, technical and methodical, and it is not easy to beat his record.

Defender Franz Beckenbauer created the technical Germany team we know today. He was the captain of the national team and his native club - Bayern Munich, dozens of times became the champion of Germany, twice - the world and European champion. Until now, it is the benchmark game for hundreds of defense professionals.

perspective

It is difficult to predict who will become the world's best football player in the future. Great expectations placed on Barcelona striker Neymar. He was bought from the Brazilian "Santos" for a record 120 million euros, and in the first year of playing for the Catalan club he became the third scorer of the "Examples": after Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Milan and Italy player Mario Balotelli (Super Mario) also shows good results and technical play.

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Top 10 best football players in the world for 2018-2019

The winner of one of the most prestigious awards in football, the 2019 Ballon d'Or, will soon be decided. Who it will be remains a mystery for now. In anticipation of this exciting football fans of the event, we decided to recall the best players - contenders for the popular award. We present to our readers the top 10 best football players in the world in 2018-2019. When compiling the rating, the data of the report of the Football Observatory agency on the performance of participants in five prestigious football championships this year.

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In 10th place in the top of the best football players in 2018-2019 is a Bosnian athlete. According to the Football Observatory, he has become one of the outstanding central defenders of the past football championships. advocated for such Russian clubs, like Shinnik, Moscow Lokomotiv and Torpedo. In 2007 he became one of the best football players in Russia. Now Spahic plays in the German "Hamburg".

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The Russian goalkeeper is in the ninth position of the top players of the year. Winner of many awards five-time champion Russia, he is ranked 15th in the ranking of the most outstanding goalkeepers of the 21st century. The season began very successfully for Akinfeev - CSKA, in which he plays, won the Russian Super Cup. During an away match with the Montenegrin national team, the athlete received neck burns and a head injury from a flare thrown onto the football field.

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On the 8th place in our ranking - Uruguayan. For its long sports career many times became a record holder. He is the first player to have played 100 matches for Uruguay. In 2010, he was recognized in South Africa as the best player in the World Cup.

Forlan comes from a sports dynasty. His father and grandfather were famous football players. Despite good success in tennis, Diego nevertheless decided, following the example of his closest relatives, to become a football player. By moving to the Spanish team Villarreale, Forlán helped the club get into the Champions League for the first time. Then he changed several teams, and even managed to spend a year and a half as part of the Japanese club Cerezo Osaka. In May 2015, the football player decided to continue his sports career in the Uruguayan club Peñarol. Interestingly, Forlan, not being left-handed, plays equally well with both feet.

For skill and extremely correct behavior on the field, the Uruguayan striker is deservedly one of the outstanding football players in the world.

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The seventh position is occupied by the Dutch athlete, who until recently played for Manchester United, and since 2015 has been playing as part of the Turkish Fenerbahce. The football player is known as top scorer throughout the history of the Netherlands national team. For eight years, from 2004 to 2012, van Persie played for Arsenal.

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He is ranked sixth in the top 10 best football players of 2019. The outstanding midfielder is one of the most titled athletes of our time. In 2012 he became the best European player. In 2010 he was recognized as the second player in the world. Iniesta has been named to the FIFA World Cup Team six times. For a virtuoso game on the field, Iniesta received the nickname "The Illusionist". He never changed club colors - having entered the Barcelona school at the age of 12, the football player later continued his career in this club. In 2014, the football player became the owner of the Golden Foot, an award given for high sporting achievements.

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Midfielder of Bayern Munich, in fifth place in the top 10 best players in the world in 2018-2019. His biography is a story about a man who achieved fame and respect with his work and determination. The French midfielder is one of the most famous football players in the world and now his career is on the rise. In 2013, Ribéry was recognized as the best football player. Played first in the semi-amateur football clubs. The meeting with the Metz coach was a happy accident - a promising player was able to jump over several steps and ended up in the elite football division of France. After that, Ribery's career took off - he became one of the leaders of the club. Having joined Bayern Munich, the eminent midfielder showed his talent even brighter.

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The Dutch footballer is currently playing for Bayern Munich. He distinguished himself at the 2014 World Championship by setting a speed record (37 km / h). No wonder he bears such nicknames as "Meteor" and "Rocket".

In the 20 Bundesliga games that the 4th ranked footballer has played in the Bundesliga, Robben has scored 17 goals. As a result, he was Bayern's best in most cases. This season, he played four matches for which he can be highly appreciated for his skill and excellent game.

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Uruguayan and striker of the Barcelona team, in 3rd place in our rating. His career can be called impetuous - just starting to play as part of Nacional, Suarez becomes the champion of Uruguay in 2006. After moving to Ajax Amsterdam, he became the Dutch champion of the year and led the team for some time. Has many prestigious awards. In 2014, he won the Golden Boot for 31 goals scored in a season.

In 2014, he moved to Barcelona. The transfer of the player cost the club an astronomical figure of 81 million euros and became the most expensive in its history. Suarez turned out to be an extremely successful acquisition for Barcelona - in the very first season he helped the team make a "golden hat-trick" and entered the top 10 best players in the world in 2018-2019. Suarez is considered the strongest striker in the world.

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Ronaldo has played 7 top-rated matches this season. The match with Granada was recognized as his best game. In it, the famous Portuguese footballer scored 5 goals. He is one of the top three contenders for the 2019 Ballon d'Or. Recall that one of the most expensive athletes in the world has already become the owner of the coveted award three times.

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Argentine tops the top 10 most outstanding football players of 2018-2019

This season he has 43 goals. In terms of the number of goals scored, he lost to his main rival Ronaldo, but in other indicators he turned out to be better than the Portuguese football player. Messi has played 10 highly acclaimed matches this season and has become the best European football player in terms of the number of accurate passes - he has 1902 of them.

What else to see:

Among all sports, football is the most popular in the world. The official date of the birth of football is December 8, 1863. Since that time, more than 150 years have passed, and the game has evolved significantly and repeatedly suffered changes in the rules. For many today, football is not just a game, but a part of life. Some quickly run from work in order to have time to watch the game of their favorite team on TV, others stand in line for hours for a ticket to see this or that match live. And what is the most interesting match for a football fan, you ask? Well, of course, the one in which the best and most famous football players of the planet take part.

Throughout history, the inhabitants of the earth's hemisphere have seen many players who, against the backdrop of total mass stand out for their talent. So in the 60s of the XX century, the most skillful and famous football players were Alfredo Di Stefano, Ferenc Puskas, in the 60s and 70s - Pele and Eusebio, in the 80s - Diego Maradona and Platini, in the 90s - Romario, in 2000s - Ronaldinho, Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham and Ronaldo, and currently Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar.

Particular attention today is paid to such names of modern football as Cristiano and Leo. The Portuguese and the Argentine constantly share the first and second places in various ratings, tops, awards and nominations. They are mega talented footballers who have won almost everything in their careers. These two geniuses are trying to imitate millions of boys around the world who dream of becoming the same famous personalities.

Trying to keep up with Messi and Ronaldo Brazilian forward Junior Neymar. After the transfer of a player from Barça to Paris Saint-Germain for a record € 222 million, his popularity and recognition has increased significantly. Neymar is predicted to have a great future. This mega talented guy, in the near future, can become the sole leader on the football field, and win a bunch of all kinds of titles and awards, including the Golden Ball, which is Junior, due to the presence of the leaders of Real Madrid and Barcelona, so and failed to win.

The popularity of football players in social networks

One of the few indicators by which you can determine the popularity of a football player are social networks. With the development of the Internet, more and more people are trying to read news about their idols in social networks. networks. Almost every footballer has a page, at least in one of the popular social networks (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook). Today, Instagram is in great demand among the population. In this social network The most popular soccer player is Cristiano Ronaldo.

Place	Player	Team	Network profile name	Number of subscribers
1.	Cristiano Ronaldo	real Madrid	Cristiano	113 000 000
2.		PSG	neymarjr	83 000 000
3.	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	leomessi	82 000 000
4.		retired	davidbeckham	40 000 000
5.	James Rodriguez	Bavaria	hamesrodrigez10	33 000 000
6.	Gareth Bale	real Madrid	garethbale11	31 000 000
7.	Zlatan Ibrahimovic	Manchester United	iamzlatanibrahimovich	28 000 000
8.	Ronaldinho	retired	ronaldinho	27 000 000
9.	Luis Suarez	Barcelona	luissuarez9	25 000 000
10.	Marcelo	real Madrid	marcelotwelve	21 000 000

These tables are current at the time of writing.

Photos of the most famous football players in the world from Pele to Neymar

Below are photos of famous football personalities. The players whose names and surnames are most often discussed in society, write in newspapers and talk about them in the news are gathered here. In addition to the stars of Brazilian, Spanish, Argentinean, English football and others, you will also find here some famous players Russia and the former USSR.

Famous representatives of Brazilian football

Representatives of England

French representatives

Representatives of Argentina

Italian representatives

Spanish representatives

Iker Casillas

The site site presents to your attention the top 10 best football players in the world in 2017.

Cristiano Ronaldo
Lionel Messi
Gianluigi Buffon
Paul Pogba
Antoine Griezmann
Neymar
Alexis Sanchez
Eden Hazard
Paulo Dybala
Robert Lewandowski

And now in more detail about each player.

The Best of the Best in 2017

Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, Portugal)

Despite his 32 years, Ronaldo does not slow down and continues to be one of the best in modern football. In 2017, the Portuguese won La Liga and the Champions League with Real Madrid. In addition, in the 2016/17 season, the striker managed to score the 100th goal in European competition, which was not possible for any player in history. Ronaldo is also a top contender for the 2017 Ballon d'Or.

Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Argentina)

In 2017, Lionel Messi failed to receive the title of "best football player in the world." For the five-time winner of the Golden Ball, this year was not entirely successful. He failed to win either the championship of Spain or the Champions League. Despite this, Messi has been the leader of Barcelona, as he has been for the past few years.

Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus, Italy)

At 39 years old, the long-term guardian of Juventus and the Italian national team continues to progress. This year, Buffon had excellent chances to win the Champions League for the first time in his career, but Cristiano Ronaldo did not allow him to. Like the star Portuguese, Gigi Buffon is among the main contenders for the title of "best player in the world in 2017".

Paul Pogba (Manchester United, France)

Frenchman Pogba is the most expensive footballer in the world. According to many, he does not work off the money that the Red Devils paid for him, but Paul has nothing to do with it, because it was not he who demanded £ 105 million from Manchester United for his transfer. Despite the level of the Premier League, Pogba quickly adapted and became one of the best midfielders in the championship at the end of the season.

Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid, France)

The best player of the European Championship 2016 is the main star of the "mattress". Many giants of European football are after Griezmann, and it is possible that in the summer transfer window the Frenchman will move to a more eminent club than Atlético.

Neymar (Barcelona, Brazil)

Gradually, Neymar emerges from the shadow of his teammate Lionel Messi. He has already adapted to European football and should make a name for himself in the near future.

Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal, Chile)

Of all the players at Arsenal today, Sanchez is the best. In each match, he demonstrates the ability of his technique, beating several opponents in one pass. The Chilean is eager to win titles, but this is not easy to do as part of the Gunners, so in the near future the striker may move to a more eminent club.

Eden Hazard (Chelsea, Belgium)

Because of his brilliant performances in the Premier League, many put Hazard on a par with Messi and Ronaldo. The Belgian is fast and technical, which allows him to maintain the status of one of the best players not only in England, but also in the world.

Paulo Dybala (Juventus, Argentina)

It took Dybala just two seasons after arriving at Juventus from Palermo to enter the top 10 best players in the world. If the Argentine does not slow down and continues to progress, then perhaps he will become the “new Messi”.

Robert Lewandowski (Bavaria, Poland)

Today, Lewandowski is the best example of how a centre-forward should act. The Pole scored a lot in Borussia D, and now he is churning out goals one after another in Bayern Munich.

Here are the 10 best football players in the world according to the results of 2017. Once again, Messi and Ronaldo climbed to the top of the ranking - two stars of world football, who have been delighting millions of football fans around the world with their game for several years.