My Top 10 Futbol Players (Footballers) of All Time: Messi or Pele at the Top?

 

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Soccer accounts DOMINATE on Twitter. Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar Jr. are two of the biggest accounts on the entire planet. Since the futbol debate is always fast and furious, you know I had to jump in and give my two cents! 

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Frascella's Top 10 Soccer Players of All Time 

1. Pele

2. Lionel Messi

3. Diego Maradona

4. Cristiano Ronaldo

5. Johan Cruyff

6. Franz Beckenbauer

7. Zinedine Zidane

8. Michel Platini

9. Neymar Jr. 

10. Kylian Mbappe 

Honorable Mention (in no particular order)

Ronaldo Nazario

Roberto Baggio

Alfredo di Stefano

Ronaldinho

Lev Yashin

Eusebio

Paolo Maldini

George Best

Ferenc Puskas

Competing Lists for Comparison

Sports Illustrated (2019)

Full list, right here. 

1. Diego Maradona

2. Pele

3. Lionel Messi

4. Franz Beckenbauer

5. Johan Cruyff

6. Zinedine Zidane

7. Ronaldo

8. Michel Platini

9. Roberto Baggio

10. Alfredo di Stefano

Sportsnaut (2023)

Full list, right here. 

1. Lionel Messi

2. Pele

3. Diego Maradona

4. Cristiano Ronaldo

5. Kylian Mbappe

6. Johan Cruyff

7. Ronaldo Nazario 

8. Michel Platini

9. Zinedine Zidane

10. Neymar Jr. 

NBC Sports (2022)

Full list, right here. In no particular order from them: 

Ronaldinho

Lev Yashin

Ronaldo Nazario

Eusebio

Paolo Maldini

Johan Cruyff

Cristiano Ronaldo

Lionel Messi

Diego Maradona

Pele

How They Play (2023)

Full list, right here. 

10. George Best

9. Zinedine Zidane

8. Alfredo di Stefano

7. Ferenc Puskas

6. Franz Beckenbauer

5. Johan Cruyff

4. Cristiano Ronaldo

3. Diego Maradona

2. Pele

1. Lionel Messi

John Frascella is a professional sports writer for Razzball, FanSided and Recruit Certified. Follow him on Twitter @LegendSports7 for all things FIFA, NFL, NBA and MLB throughout the year.