FULL LIST: 50 greatest footballers of all time ranked, Messi 3rd, Ronaldo 6th

 

A popular football site, 90min.com has released its ranking for the greatest players of all time (G.O.A.T).

 

The website named Diego Maradona as the greatest player of all time, with Brazilian legend, Pele in second spot, while Barcelona King, Lionel Messi completes the top three.

 

Brazilian Ronaldo Nazario, Johan Cruyff, Franz Beckenbauer all came before Juventus’ super star, Cristiano Ronaldo.

 

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are widely seen as the greatest individuals to have ever played the round leather game having shattered record-after-record in the past 15 years.

 

But 90min.com gave its own opinion on the 50 greatest players of all-time:

 

50. Luka Modric

 

49. John Charles

 

48. Robert Lewandowski

 

47. Jairzinho

 

46. Omar Sivori

 

45. Paulo Rossi

 

44. Paul Breitner

 

43. George Weah

 

42. Kaka

 

41. Lev Yashin

 

40. Gunnar Nordahl

 

39. Sandor Kocsis

 

38. Kevin Keegan

 

37. Hristo Stoichcov

 

36. Gianluigi Buffon

 

35. Johan Neeksens

 

34. Xavi

 

33. Luis Suarez [ESP]

 

32. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

 

31. Andres Iniesta

 

30. Rivelino

 

29. Bobby Moore

 

28. Socrates

 

27. Lothar Mattheus

 

26. Ronaldinho

 

25. Ruud Gullit

 

24. Bobby Charlton

 

23. Guiseppe Meazza

 

22. Raymond Kopa

 

21. Romario

 

20. Eusebio

 

19. Marco van Basten

 

18. George Best

 

17. Zico

 

16. Franco Baresi

 

15. Ferenc Puskas

 

14. Paolo Maldini

 

13. Gerd Muller

 

12. Mane Garrincha

 

11. Alfredo Di Stefano

 

10. Roberto Baggio

 

9. Michel Platini

 

8. Zinedine Zidane

 

7. Cristiano Ronaldo

 

6. Ronaldo Nazario

 

5. Johan Cruyff

 

4. Franz Beckenbauer

 

3. Lionel Messi

 

2. Pele

 

1. Diego Maradona