Mark White has been at on FourFourTwo since joining in January 2020, first as a staff writer before becoming content editor in 2023. An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge – both past and present – Mark has also represented FFT at both FA Cup and League Cup finals [though didn't receive a winners' medal on either occasion] and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. He has written cover features for the mag on Mikel Arteta and Martin Odegaard, and is assisted by his cat, Rosie, who has interned for the brand since lockdown.
Name the Top 100 Footballers According to FourFourTwo Each Year. Club and number of appearances thru that year shown. 2021 and 2020 only had a top 50.
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Mark White has been at on FourFourTwo since joining in January 2020, first as a staff writer before becoming content editor in 2023. An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge – both past and present – Mark has also represented FFT at both FA Cup and League Cup finals [though didn't receive a winners' medal on either occasion] and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. He has written cover features for the mag on Mikel Arteta and Martin Odegaard, and is assisted by his cat, Rosie, who has interned for the brand since lockdown.
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It's difficult to choose only 10, 20, or 25 great players of this beautiful game. Picking only 26 greatest players means omitting so many others who have had a huge impact on the game. But any way you look at it, these players are undeniably some of the most influential in the world...
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NATION
NAME OF THE FOOTBALLER
Argentina
Lionel Messi
Brazil
Pele
Argentina
Diego Maradona
Netherlands
Johan Cruyff
Argentina/Spain/Colombia
Alfredo Di Stefano
Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo
Germany
Franz Beckenbauer
Brazil
Ronaldo
France
Zinedine Zidane
Italy
Paolo Maldini
France
Michel Platini
Hungary/Spain
Ferenc Puskas
Netherlands
Marco Van Basten
Brazil
Garrincha
Germany
Gerd Müller
Spain
Xavi
Brazil
Zico
Northern Ireland
George Best
Italy
Giuseppe Meazza
England
Bobby Charlton
Uruguay
Jose Schiaffino
Italy
Gianluigi Buffon
Italy
Franco Baresi
Austria
Mathias Sindelar
Hungary
József Bozsik
Portugal
Eusebio
Argentina
"Charro" Moreno
Brazil
Romario
Brazil
Ronaldinho
Spain
Andrés Iniesta
Croatia
Luka Modric
Spain
Luis Suarez
URSS
Lev Yashin
Germany
Lothar Matthaus
Hungary
Sandor Kocsis
France
Raymond Kopa
Italy
Valentino Mazzola
Netherlands
Johan Neeskens
Brazil
Jairzinho
Uruguay
Luis Suarez
Brazil
Cafu
Brazil
Nilton Santos
England
Bobby Moore
Brazil
Rivelino
Spain
Iker Casillas
England
Stanley Matthews
Germany
Fritz Walter
Brazil
Carlos Alberto
Netherlands
Frank Rijkaard
Brazil
Neymar
NATION
NAME OF THE FOOTBALLER
Italy
Roberto Baggio
Argentina
Daniel Passarella
Brazil
Socrates
Brazil
Didi
Italy
Gianni Rivera
Hungary
Nandor Hidegkuti
England
Gordon Banks
Italy
Sandro Mazzola
Wales
John Charles
Poland
Robert Lewandowski
Netherlands
Dennis Bergkamp
Spain
Paco Gento
Netherlands
Ruud Krol
Italy
Giacinto Facchetti
Germany
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Spain
Sergio Ramos
France
Thierry Henry
Italy
Giuseppe Bergomi
Sweden
Gunnar Nordahl
Brazil
Dani Alves
Sweden
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Brazil
Leonidas
Denmark
Michael Laudrup
Czech Republic
Josef Masopust
Serbia
Dragan Džajić
France
Lillian Thuram
Germany
Manuel Neuer
Germany
Uwe Seeler
Argentina
Omar Sivori
Italy
Andrea Pirlo
Mexico
Hugo Sanchez
Uruguay
Jose Andrade
Spain
Sergio Busquets
Italy
Dino Zoff
Scotland
Kenny Dalglish
England
Dixie Dean
Netherlands
Ruud Gullit
Germany
Toni Kroos
Italy
Alessandro Del Piero
Wales
Ryan Giggs
Romania
Gheorghe Hagi
Brazil
Roberto Carlos
Chile
Elias Figueroa
Germany
Gunter Netzer
Sweden
Nils Liedholm
Belgium
Kevin De Bruyne
Germany
Thomas Müller
France
Kylian Mbappe
Argentina
Juan Roman Riquelme
Brazil
Djalma Santos
Who is No 1 football player in the history?
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Who is the most famous man in football?
Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo was born on 5 February 1985. He is a forward for Premier League club Manchester United and is the captain of the Portugal national team. He is a professional footballer from Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo is the most famous in football history and is a notable goal scorer.
Who is the best football player in human history?
Pele – FIFA Player of the Century Not only does he have the most goals in the history of Brazilian soccer — an amazing feat all to itself — but he has recorded the most goals on planet Earth [1279]. He also has logged the most assists in FIFA World Cup history and helped lead his country to four World Cup titles.
Who has the most achievement in football history?
1 Lionel Messi. 52 Awards. ... .
2 Cristiano Ronaldo. 32 Awards. ... .
3 Marco van Basten. 20 Awards. ... .
4 Ronaldo. 18 Awards. ... .
5 Gerd Muller. 18 Awards. ... .
6 Eusebio. 17 Awards. ... .
7 Zinedine Zidane. 13 Awards. ... .
8 Michel Platini. 12 Awards..