Top 10 Best Football Players of All Time

Football unites people from different countries. We have never seen a game with such an effect and it is one of the best sports in the world. We have seen some legends of the game who have completely changed the game of football. Every sport has such superstars, as in football.

Football is blessed with some of the best dribblers, best strikers, defenders, midfielders and some experienced players with amazing abilities.

So it's very difficult to pick the top 10 footballers of all time. However, we've done an extensive survey, so without further ado, let's go ahead and take a look at Top 10 Best Football Players of All Time.

10. Ronaldinho

RonaldinhoRonaldinho is a former Brazilian professional footballer known for his magical skills and goals. During his career, he mainly played as an attacking midfielder, but also used himself as a wingman.

Ronaldinho was widely regarded as one of the best players of his generation, and many considered him one of the best of all time.

Ronaldinho has won two FIFA World Player of the Year awards and the Ballon d'Or. He is too impressive with his technical skills, creativity and dribbling.

His use of tricks, feints, blind passes and overhead kicks have been observed by many of the greats of this generation. He was an integral part of Barcelona as they won the 2005-06 UEFA Champions League.

Ronaldinho is one of the few players who received a standing ovation from Real Madrid fans at the Santiago Bernabeu.

He was also a member of the UEFA Team of the Year and the FIFA World Eleven. He was named UEFA Footballer of the Year in the 2005/06 season. Ronaldinho is ranked 10th in our list of the top 10 footballers of all time.

9. Zinedine Zidane

Zinedine ZidaneZinedine Zidane is a former French professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Zidane is known for his skill, ball control, passing and top goals.

Zidane was one of the game's greatest creators, characterised by elegance, vision, passing and ball control. He won numerous individual awards during his career, including FIFA World Player of the Year in 1998, 2000 and 2003 and the Ballon d'Or in 1998.

He also had a distinguished career in France, winning the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship. In Spain, Zidane won several trophies, including La Liga and UEFA Champions League titles.

His left-footed volley winner in the 2002 UEFA Champions League Final is considered by many to be one of the greatest goals in the history of the competition.

His elegance on the ball is simply stunning. Zidane is one of only eight players to have won the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the Ballon d'Or. He has had enormous success for club and country.

The French national team is easily one of the best to ever grace the game, with Zidane coming in at number 9 on our list of the top 10 footballers of all time.

8. Ronaldo Nazario

Ronaldo NazarioRonaldo is a former Brazilian footballer who played as a striker. He is widely known as O Fenomeno ("The Phenomenon"). He is generally considered one of the best players of all time.

The Brazilian striker was one of the best strikers of all time. His individual accolades include three FIFA World Player of the Year and two Ballon d'Or awards.

At the age of 20, he was named FIFA World Player of the Year in 1996, making him the youngest player to win the award. In Brazil, he scored 62 goals in 98 matches. He was equally impressive for club and country.

At the age of 21, he won the Ballon d'Or in 1997 and remains the youngest winner of the award. At 23, Ronaldo has scored over 200 goals for club and country. His numbers and awards speak for themselves.

His combination of speed and strength made him the biggest threat to any defender in the world. Ronaldo was also part of two World Cup-winning teams. Ronaldo is ranked eighth on our list of the top 10 footballers of all time.

7. Ferenc Puskas

Ferenc PuskasThe Hungarian footballer considered Ferenc Puskas to be one of the greatest players in history and the first superstar of the game. As a striker, he scored 84 goals for Hungary in 85 international matches.

Ferenc Puskas was probably one of the most important marksmen in the history of this match. During his career, he scored an astonishing 808 goals in 794 official matches.

He became an Olympic champion in 1952 and led his country to the World Cup final in 1954. His career at Real Madrid was also impressive, winning three European Cups and five league titles.

He is the third-highest goalscorer of all time. In October 2009, FIFA announced the FIFA Puskas Award, which is given to the player who has scored the "most beautiful goal" in the past year.

6. Johan Cruyff

Johan CruyffJohan Cruyff is a Dutch professional footballer and coach. As a player, he won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973 and 1974.

He was a technically talented footballer with excellent ball control and strength. Cruyff was also a successful marksman. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport.

Cruyff led the Netherlands to the 1974 FIFA World Cup final and won the Golden Ball as player of the tournament. In the 1974 final, he performed a move that was later named after him, the "Cruyff Turn".

This move was repeated by many of the great players of this generation. He is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of football. Cruyff's style of play and football philosophy changed managers and players all over the world.

5. Alfredo Di Stefano

Alfredo Di StefanoAlfredo Di Stefano was an Argentine professional footballer and coach, considered one of the best footballers of all time. A true Real Madrid legend and one of the greatest players.

The Argentine has led Madrid to the top five European Cups. A deadly goalscorer and one of the best the world of football has ever seen.

He was a strong, fast, agile striker with great stamina and tactical skills. Stefano was the most complete player to ever grace the game.

For Real Madrid, he scored 216 goals in 282 matches. Di Stefano won the Ballon d'Or as the best footballer in Europe in 1957 and 1959.

Along with Christian Ronald, he is Real Madrid's third-highest league goalscorer of all time, and also the top scorer in El Clasica history.

His international record is not as impressive because he did not play in the World Cup, but he did win the Copa America with Argentina. He is ranked fifth on our list of the top 10 footballers of all time.

4. Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano RonaldoCristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus and is the captain of the Portugal national team.

Often referred to as the best player in the world and one of the best players of all time, Ronaldo has won five Ballons d'Or, just behind Lionel Messi, who has won six.

Ronaldo holds the record for most goals (134) and assists (42) in the Champions League and most goals in the European Championship (14). He is currently tied with Ali Daei for the most goals for his national team (109).

The Portugal international is one of the most physically talented and technical players the world has ever seen. He has great pace, a good header, a deadly finisher and a goalscoring machine.

Ronaldo became the fastest player ever to score 200 goals in La Liga. He is also the first player in history to score more than 50 goals in a season that lasted six years.

He also became the star of the tournament when Portugal won the Euro in 2016. Even at 36, Ronaldo shows no signs of slowing down. He is ranked number 4 in our list of the 10 best footballers of all time.

3. Diego Maradona

Diego MaradonaDiego Maradona is an Argentine professional footballer. He is considered one of the best players in the history of the sport. Maradona was one of two joint winners of the FIFA 20th Century Player Award.

He is one of the few talents the world has ever seen. His leadership, his charming personality and his exciting goals are too hot to master.

He was slightly above the rest in his dribbling skills. Maradona became the first player to break the world record twice. The first came in 1982 when he moved to Barcelona for £5 million, and the second in 1984 when he moved to Napoli for a fee of £6.9 million.

In 1986, he won the World Cup with Argentina. His biggest goal was scored against England, which is still one of the best goals in the history of the game. Diego Maradona is third on our list of the top 10 footballers of all time.

2. Pele

PelePele is a former Brazilian professional footballer who played as a striker. He is often considered one of the best players of all time, and FIFA calls him "the greatest".

Pele has a knack for scoring goals and is one of the best strikers that world football has ever seen. He has scored a total of 1,279 goals in 1,363 matches. His reading, strength and dribbling are among the best compared to other great players.

Pele was voted the world's best player by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) and was one of two recipients of the FIFA Player of the Century award.

He was an integral part of the team that won the World Cup in 1958, 1962 and 1970. He also won two Copa Libertadores and five league titles.

Pele is Brazil's all-time leading scorer, with 77 goals in 92 matches. He is also Santos' all-time leading scorer, with 643 goals in 659 matches.

The Brazilian has been considered by many greats to be the best footballer of all time. No player has won more World Cups than him in the history of the game.

In Brazil, he is considered a national hero for his achievements in football. He is the youngest player ever to score (17 years 249 days) in a World Cup.

1. Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and is the captain of the Argentina national team.

He is generally considered the best player in the world and one of the best players of all time. Messi has won a record six Ballon d'Or awards.

He has won a number of individual awards. Messi's dribbles, passes and finishing are among the best in the history of the game. He has been an exceptional player for the club for many years, but the Copa America title cemented his position as the best player of all time.

Messi spent his entire professional career with Barcelona, winning a club-record 35 trophies, including ten La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey titles and four UEFA Champions Leagues.

He has scored over 750 goals in his senior career for club and country, and also holds the highest number of goals a player has ever scored for one club (Barcelona).

The Argentina international is the country's most outstanding player and all-time top scorer. Between 2009 and 2014, France Football ranked him as the highest-paid footballer in the world for five out of six years.