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Sport > World > Lists > All Time Greatest > SoccerWho is the All-Time Greatest Soccer Player?
We are compiling a list of the greatest athletes from the sport of soccer, which will then be voted on and the winner placed on the shortlist of the all time greatest athlete ever (all sports). The first stage is to get nominations for soccer before the vote is started. See the current list below of top athletes, compiled using other published lists and visitor feedback. If you believe that there is someone missing from this list, please place a comment below, including any relevant details about the player.
Soccer's Greatest Players
The athletes below are listed in alphabetical order (first name) - once the shortlist is complete then you will be able to vote for who you think is the greatest of all. It is expected that some of the greatest players ever will come from a list such as the greatest players of the 20th century, though the last 10 years have produced some outstanding players.
The list below is not complete - if you know of someone who you think should be listed, let us know using the comment form below.
| name | notes |
|---|---|
| Alfredo Di Stéfano | from Argentina; Spain, 6th on the list of greatest players of the 20th century |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | |
| David Beckham | |
| Diego Maradona | 2nd on the list of greatest players of the 20th century |
| Enzo Francescoli | |
| Eusébio Ferreira da Silva | from Portugal, 10th on the list of greatest players of the 20th century |
| Ferenc Puskás | from Hungary; Spain, 7th on the list of greatest players of the 20th century |
| Francesco Totti | |
| Franz Beckenbauer | from West Germany, 4th on the list of greatest players of the 20th century |
| George Best | from Northern Ireland, 8th on the list of greatest players of the 20th century |
| Gheorghe Hagi | |
| Jari Litmanen | |
| Johan Cruyff | from Netherlands, 3rd on the list of greatest players of the 20th century |
| Kaka | |
| Lionel Messi | |
| Marco van Basten | from Netherlands, 9th on the list of greatest players of the 20th century |
| Michel Platini | from France, 5th on the list of greatest players of the 20th century |
| Pele (Edson Arantes do Nascimento) | voted the greatest player of the 20th century |
| Roberto Baggio | |
| Ronaldinho | |
| Ronaldo (Ronaldo Luiz Nazario da Lima) | |
| Steven Gerrard | |
| Thierry Henry | |
| Zico | |
| Zinedine Zidane |
Comments
- 4 me, d greatest footballer of all time dat i know is Da lima Ronaldo. (from Don Bosco Henry, May 2012)
- 4 me i can say Edson arante do nascimento because is get d ability to hold ball at age of 16yrs ,to d age of 34 yrs he 1,265goal and play 1385 game infact is the best ever player in history of football (nascimento)the greatest ever player even if football is going 2 ended no player can beathim infac(t Nascimento)is use lift&right leg 2score The king of football (from Asudes4real, Dec 2011)
- how can messi be better than kaka? (from Nov 2011)
- What about marodona? (from matt owen, Nov 2011)
- how about Mia Hamm (from Jereld, Mar 2011)
- Suggestion: Buffon (Italian national soccer team goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon) (Oct 2010)
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Related Pages
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