The best football player in history is determined. Pele is the 3rd. Who is the leader?

Famous British GiveMeSport the portal compiled a rating of the best football players of all time.

Lionel Messi – the eight-time winner of the “Golden Ball” and the 2022 world champion with Argentina – was in first place. The second place went to the best scorer in the history of football, Cristiano Ronaldo.

The third step was taken by the legendary Brazilian Pele, who won three world championships.

The legendary Diego Maradona is in fourth place, and the Dutch magician Johan Cruyff closes the top 5.

Top 10 best football players in the history of football:

Lionel Messi

Pele

Diego Maradona

Cristiano Ronaldo

Johan Cruyff

Ronaldo

Zinedine Zidane

Franz Beckenbauer

Alfredo Di Stefano

Jean-Marco van Basten