Messi was named the best player in football history

Sports 16:33, 8-02-2026

The Athletic publication announced the list of the top 100 football players in history. This was reported by Zamin.uz.

This ranking sparked widespread discussions on social media. This was reported by euro-football.ru.

Lionel Messi took the first place on the list. Diego Maradona was in second place, and three-time world champion Pele was recorded in third place.

The top ten also included Johan Cruyff, Cristiano Ronaldo, Alfredo Di Stefano, Franz Beckenbauer, Zinedine Zidane, Ferenc Puskás, and Michel Platini. It is noted that ensuring absolute impartiality in compiling this ranking is difficult.

For this reason, football fans, especially on the Reddit platform, engaged in heated debates about this list. Some users expressed dissatisfaction with Pele being placed third, reminding that he won the World Cup three times.

Also, among goalkeepers, the legendary Lev Yashin was noted to have taken 18th place in this ranking. The subjectivity of the ranking and its evaluation criteria continue to cause various discussions.

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