The English publication The Guardian, with the help of experts, including SE, conducted a large-scale survey and identified the hundred best players of the world championships.

Three representatives were included in the top 100 Soviet football- Lev Yashin (No. 30), Igor Belanov (No. 82) and Rinat Dasaev (No. 94). The Brazilian Pele is recognized as the brightest football player in the history of world championships.

The list is compiled based on the opinions of 40 experts from three categories: leading authors of The Guardian, foreign journalists from around the world (including the editor-in-chief of the Internet portal "Sport Express" Arthur Petrosyan) and legends of the world championships, including Lothar Matthäus, Zico , Sunday Olise and John Barnes.

Each expert had to name the top 40 best players. First place brought 40 points, second - 39, and 40th, respectively, one. Then the total number of points for each of the three groups was displayed and multiplied by the coefficient assigned to each group. The opinion of the World Cup legends was the most significant.

Football player			Matches/goals
	Brazil	1958, 1962, 1966, 1970
2. Diego MARADONA	Argentina	1982, 1986, 1990, 1994
3. Franz BECKENBAUER		1966, 1970, 1974
4. RONALDO	Brazil	1994, 1998, 2002, 2006
5. Zinedine ZIDANE		1998, 2002, 2006
6. Johan Cruyff	Holland
7. Lothar MATTHEUS	FRG/Germany	1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998
8. Gerd MÜLLER
9. GARRINCHA	Brazil	1958, 1962, 1966
10. Michel Platini		1978, 1982, 1986
11. ESEBIO	Portugal
12. Paolo MALDINI		1990, 1994, 1998, 2002
13. JAIRZINHO	Brazil	1966, 1970, 1974
14. Bobby CHARLTON		1962, 1966, 1970
		2002, 2006, 2010
16. ROMARIO	Brazil
17. Just FONTAINE
18. Paolo ROSSI		1978, 1982, 1986
19. Dino ZOFF		1970, 1974, 1978, 1982
20. Bobby MOORE		1962, 1966, 1970
21. Ferenc PUSKASH
	Brazil	1978, 1982, 1986
23. RONALDINHO	Brazil
24. Roberto BAGGIO		1990, 1994, 1998
	Brazil	1994, 1998, 2002, 2006
26. Fabio CANNAVARO		1998, 2002, 2006, 2010
27. RIVALDO	Brazil
28. Mario ZAGALLO	Brazil
29. Johan NESKENS	Holland
30. Lev YASHIN		1958, 1962, 1966
31. Mario KEMPES	Argentina	1974, 1978, 1982
32. Roberto RIVELINO	Brazil	1970, 1974, 1978
33. CRISTIANO RONALDO	Portugal
34. CARLOS ALBERTO	Brazil
35. ROBERTO CARLOS	Brazil	1998, 2002, 2006
36. Roger MILLA		1982, 1990, 1994
37. Paul BREITNER
38. Lilian Thuram		1998, 2002, 2006
39. Karl-Heinz RUMMENIGGE		1978, 1982, 1986
40. Giuseppe MEAZZA
41. Gordon BANKS
42. Oliver KAHN	Germany	1994, 1998, 2002, 2006
43. Zbigniew BONEK		1978, 1982, 1986
44. Gianluigi BUFFON		1998, 2002, 2006, 2010
45. Daniel PASSARELLA	Argentina	1978, 1982, 1986
46. ​​Franco BARESI		1982, 1990, 1994
47. Gary LINEKER
48. Jalma SANTOS	Brazil	1954, 1958, 1962, 1966
49. Nilton SANTOS	Brazil	1950, 1954, 1958, 1962
50. Uwe SEELER		1958, 1962, 1966, 1970
51. Lionel MESSI	Argentina
52. TOASTAO	Brazil
53. Andreas BREHME	FRG/Germany	1986, 1990, 1994
54. Jeff HURST
55. Sepp MAYER		1970, 1974, 1978
56. Hristo STOICHKOV	Bulgaria
	Brazil
58. Sandor KOCIS
59. Luis FIGOO	Portugal
60. Marcel DESAILLY
61. Gheorghe HAGI		1990, 1994, 1998
62. Giuseppe BERGOMI		1982, 1986, 1990, 1998
63. Fritz WALTER
64. Carles PUYOL		2002, 2006, 2010
65. Andres INIESTA
66. Paul GASCOINE
67. Grzegorz LATO		1974, 1978, 1982
68. Obdulio VARELA
69. Juan SCHIAFFINO
70. Alcides GIJA
71. Helmut RAS	Germany
72. Frank DE BOER	Holland
73. Rud KROL	Holland
74. Elias FIGUEROA		1966, 1974, 1982
75. LEONIDAS	Brazil
76. Gheorghe POPESCU		1990, 1994, 1998
77. Teofilo CUBILLAS		1970, 1978, 1982
78. JJ OKOCHA		1994, 1998, 2002
	Brazil	1954, 1958, 1962
80. Gianni RIVERA		1962, 1966, 1970, 1974
81. Sergio BATISTA	Argentina
82. Igor BELANOV
83. Salvatore SCILLACHI
84. Wesley SNYDER	Holland
85. BELLINI	Brazil	1958, 1962, 1966
86. Alessandro DEL PIERO		1998, 2002, 2006
87. Louis MONTI	Argentina/Italy
88. Thomas N'KONO		1982, 1990, 1994
89. Claudio GENTILE
90. BEBETO	Brazil	1990, 1994, 1998
91. Héctor CHUMPITAS
92. Dragan STOJKOVIC	Yugoslavia
93. Matthias ZINDELAR
94. Rinat DASAEV		1982, 1986, 1990
95. Philip LAM	Germany
96. Jurgen KLINSMANN	Germany	1990, 1994, 1998
97. Antonio CABRINI		1978, 1982, 1986
98. LEONARDO	Brazil
99. Giacinto FACCHETTI		1966, 1970, 1974
100. Thomas BROLIN

PELE

Diego MARADONA

Franz BECKENBAUER

RONALDO

Zinedine ZIDANE

Johan Cruyff

Lothar MATTHEUS

Gerd MÜLLER

GARRINCHA

Michel Platini

Lev YASHIN

Igor BELANOV

For those who are interested in sports and interested in football life, they are of great interest soccer stars. Their sports and personal lives are always visible; they are a kind of integral part of the theater called “football”. Surely every fan who has loved the number one sport in the world since childhood has a favorite player whom he watched and experienced his ups and downs with. While playing football in the yard, many had the name of their favorite football player emblazoned on their backs. These little fans grew up, and with them from ordinary famous players, the football players gradually turned into real football legends. Francesco Totti, Ronaldo, Gabriel Batistuta, Raul, Alessandro Del Piero, Thierry Henry - this is far from full list legends whose careers ended a real football era. Some of them became a coach, some a businessman, all have different destinies, but one thing unites them - they forever wrote their names not only in the chronicle football life, but also into our hearts, the hearts of fans and connoisseurs of real football.

Football legends

Some famous football players They are reluctant to share stories from their biography, since not everyone’s life is bright and rosy. Someone's parents brought him to football school, providing everything necessary, and some went hungry to training, combining them with hard work, not intended for minors. But, as a rule, any history of the legend just starts with unpleasant memories. It is the difficult fate that prepares obstacles on the path to glory that fosters in people a strong spirit and incredible perseverance. Thanks to this, in the future, from an ordinary football player, a personality grows, whose name is “ Football star».

Having overcome all obstacles and achieved recognition, star football players they get almost everything they dreamed of. Expensive cars, beautiful wives, big salaries, but not always all this is beneficial. There are many cases in history when legendary football players, world stars stop being like that. After a stunning start to a career, an equally rapid and painful fall follows. And it turns out that the most famous football player not remembered by one's own sporting achievements, but scandals and public disgrace.

Famous football players

The most famous football players have most interesting biography, which we will introduce you to on our website in the “football stars” section. We will talk about many legendary football players. Let's show them best goals, matches, interviews. Let's tell you how their lives turned out and how they live without football. We'll show you photos of famous football players of the world, having fun and crying, sad and happy. Together with you we will see outstanding moments of glory of football players and farewell to fans. Many legends are still present and work in the football field, many are no longer with us... But the memory of them will live forever, and even if in the distant future football ceases to exist, the myths about legendary football players will not be erased from the memory of many generations, because football is Not just a sport, football is life with its own unique history!

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Top 10 best football players in the world for 2018-2019

Winner of one of the most prestigious awards in football world, the 2019 Ballon d'Or will be determined soon. Who it will be remains an intrigue for now. On the eve of this exciting event for football fans, we decided to remember the best players - candidates for the popular award. We present to the readers the top 10 best football players in the world in 2018-2019. When compiling the rating, data from the Football Observatory agency's report on the performance of participants in five prestigious football championships this year were taken into account.

10.

In 10th place in the top of the best football players of 2018-2019 is a Bosnian athlete. According to the Football Observatory, he became one of the outstanding central defenders of the past football championships. advocated such Russian clubs, like Shinnik, Moscow Lokomotiv and Torpedo. In 2007, he was among the best football players in Russia. Spahic currently plays for the German team Hamburg.

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The Russian goalkeeper is in ninth position among the best football players of the year. Holder large quantity awards, five-time champion Russia, he ranks 15th in the ranking of the most outstanding goalkeepers of the 21st century. The season started very successfully for Akinfeev - CSKA, for which he plays, won the Russian Super Cup. During an away match with the Montenegro national team, the athlete received burns to his neck and a head injury from a fire thrown onto the football field.

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In 8th place in our ranking is a Uruguayan. During his long sports career, he became a record holder many times. He is the first footballer to play 100 matches for the Uruguay national team. In 2010 it was recognized in South Africa best player World Championship.

Forlan comes from a sports dynasty. His father and grandfather were famous football players. Despite his good success in tennis, Diego still decided, following the example of his closest relatives, to become a football player. By moving to Spanish side Villarreal, Forlán helped the club qualify for the Champions League for the first time. Then he changed several teams, and even managed to spend a year and a half as part of the Japanese club Cerezo Osaka. In May 2015, the football player decided to continue his sports career in the Uruguayan club Penarol. Interestingly, Forlan, although not left-handed, plays equally well with both feet.

For his skill and extremely correct behavior on the field, the Uruguayan striker is deservedly included among the outstanding football players in the world.

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The seventh position is occupied by a Dutch athlete, who until recently played for Manchester United, and since 2015 has been playing for the Turkish Fenerbahce. The footballer is known as top scorer in the entire history of the Dutch national team. Van Persie played for Arsenal for eight years, from 2004 to 2012.

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He ranks sixth in the top 10 best football players of 2019. The outstanding midfielder is one of the most titled athletes of our time. In 2012 he became the best European player. In 2010 he was recognized as the second player in the world. Iniesta was included in the FIFA world team six times. For his virtuoso play on the field, Iniesta received the nickname “The Illusionist.” He never changed the club colors - having entered the Barcelona school at the age of 12, the football player subsequently continued his career in this club. In 2014, the football player became the owner of the “Golden Foot” - an award given for high sporting achievements.

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Midfielder of Bayern Munich, in fifth place in the top 10 best football players in the world in 2018-2019. His biography is the story of a man who achieved fame and respect through his work and determination. The French midfielder is one of the most famous football players in the world and his career is currently on the rise. In 2013, Ribéry was voted best footballer. At first he played as part of semi-amateur teams football clubs. The meeting with the Mets coach was a happy accident - the promising player was able to jump through several steps and ended up in the elite football division France. After this, Ribery's career took off - he became one of the leaders of the club. Having joined the Bayern Munich team, the eminent midfielder showed his talent even more clearly.

4.

The Dutch footballer now plays for Bayern Munich. He distinguished himself at the 2014 World Championships by setting a speed record (37 km/h). No wonder he goes by such nicknames as “Meteor” and “Rocket”.

In the 20 matches that the footballer ranked 4th in our rankings played in the Bundesliga, Robben scored 17 goals. As a result, he was Bayern's best on most occasions. This season he played four matches for which he can be highly praised for his skill and excellent play.

3.

Uruguayan and striker of the Barcelona team, in 3rd place in our rating. His career can be called rapid - only after starting to play for Nacional, Suarez became the champion of Uruguay in 2006. After moving to Ajax Amsterdam, he became the Dutch champion of the year and led the team for some time. Has many prestigious awards. In 2014 he won the Golden Boot for 31 goals scored in the season.

In 2014 he joined Barcelona. The player's transfer cost the club an astronomical figure - 81 million euros and became the most expensive in its history. Suarez turned out to be an extremely successful acquisition for Barcelona - in his first season, he helped the team achieve a “golden hat-trick” and entered the top 10 best football players in the world in 2018-2019. Suarez is considered the strongest striker in the world.

2.

Ronaldo has played 7 top-rated matches this season. The match with Granada was recognized as his best game. In it, the famous Portuguese football player scored 5 goals. He is one of the three most likely candidates to win the 2019 Ballon d'Or award. Let us remind you that one of the most expensive athletes in the world has already won the coveted award three times.

1.

The Argentinean heads the top 10 most outstanding football players of 2018-2019

This season he has 43 goals. In terms of the number of goals scored, he was inferior to his main rival Ronaldo, but in other respects he was better than the Portuguese footballer. Messi played 10 highly rated matches this season and became the top European footballer in terms of number of accurate passes, with 1,902.

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Football is by far the most popular view a sport played in almost every country in the world. And naturally, as in any other form, there are the most outstanding personalities in football. This article will identify the most famous football players who at the moment perform at the highest level. Of course, choosing the most outstanding players among thousands of players is not so easy, so you should understand that this ranking is subjective and may differ from the opinions of other people. So, who are the biggest names in football right now taking to the pitches around the world?

Lionel Messi

Famous football players appear in a wide variety of parts of the world, but most come from Europe or Latin America. And Lionel Messi is one of the most striking examples of star players who came to play in Europe from overseas. He was born in Argentina and plays for this national team, but from an early age he has been in the system of the Catalan Barcelona. It was there that he grew into one of the best football players of our time.

The numbers of famous football players are most often standard, that is, few people choose a T-shirt number that differs from the first eleven digits. Messi is no exception - he wears number ten on his T-shirt and is by far the best football player in the world. He won five Ballon d'Or and also led his club to victories in the Spanish Championship, the Spanish Cup and the Champions League more than once. He is 29 years old, which means that many more successful years await him, and he will be able to lead his team to more than one victory in major tournaments.

Cristiano Ronaldo

If we're talking about Lionel Messi, then famous football players don't end with his name. Whenever an Argentine genius is mentioned, it is worth putting the Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo next to him. Today, absolutely everyone agrees that these two athletes are the best among all, and the competition for the title of the best is waged between them.

Ronaldo began his career in Portugal, from where he moved to England, joining Manchester United, with whom he began to win his first trophies. But he reached the peak of his career in Real Madrid, where he still plays number seven. Ronaldo is older than Messi, turning 32 this year, but he continues to play incredible football and win trophies with Madrid.

There are other famous football players in the world who are still one step lower than these two geniuses, but are also incredible talents.

Robert Lewandowski

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski, who is Polish by nationality, deserves special attention. In most cases, the most famous football players are born into fairly strong football terms countries, but Poland has shown practically nothing at the highest level in its entire history. And that makes the achievements of Robert, who is now one of the best center forwards in the world, seem even more impressive. Being a classic center forward, he wears the corresponding number on his back - 9.

Antoine Griezmann

Photos of famous football players are usually pleasing to the eye, since in most cases they not only play well, but also look stunning. Take Antoine Griezmann - this young French talent has already shown the world what he is capable of, winning the Spanish Championship with Atlético Madrid, leaving behind Barcelona with Messi and Real Madrid with Ronaldo, reaching the final of the Champions League and the European Championship . He is currently only 25 years old, so he still has a full-fledged career ahead of him, but it is not a fact that the French striker will remain at Atlético, since almost all clubs in the world are interested in his services.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

As mentioned above, in most cases the most outstanding and famous football players are born either in Europe or in South America. But Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is an incredible exception. He was born in Gabon and plays for the national team of that country. But at the same time, he defends the colors of Borussia Dortmund, competing for the title of best striker in the Bundesliga with the aforementioned Robert Lewandowski. However, this will not last long, as this is not the first time Aubameyang has hinted that he would like to take it to the next level and join a Spanish club, preferably Real Madrid.

Eden Hazard

Once upon a time English Premier League was the strongest in the world, but now the situation has changed. However, this does not mean that there are no strong players there - for example, the Belgian Eden Hazard is one of the most impressive football players not only in this league, but in the whole world. He has incredible technique, a great shot and great vision. As a result, right now the game of Chelsea is being built around him, which went through a not very successful period and is now being revived. Moreover, Hazard is a key player in the Belgium national team, which everyone considers the most promising national team Europe, and at the last European Championship 2016 she showed that she is capable of much.

Thomas Müller

There's also room for a star on the list German football, Thomas Müller, who, like Robert Lewandowski, plays for Bayern Munich. However, unlike Robert, who came to the club from Borussia, Müller is a graduate of Munich. He is already 27 years old, but he is early childhood plays for Bayern. And during this time he grew into one of the strongest and most famous football players.

He is distinguished by his scoring instincts and unpredictable style of play, which is unlikely to be repeated by anyone. It was Müller who became the key player who helped Bayern win the Champions League, a series of victories in the German championship, as well as success at the 2014 World Cup. Today, after a change of coach at the club and a missed penalty at the European Championship, he is not going through the best period, but all experts are confident that he will soon be able to return to form and will begin to delight everyone with his unpredictability.

Spectators remember the amazing and unforgettable moments of everyone’s favorite game thanks to the players. These heroes of the green field are a wonderful example of courage and perseverance. Having shown themselves to be excellent, they will forever remain in the history of world football. Who is on the list of the most famous football players in the world? You may be familiar with their names and stories of climbing to the podium.

10 David Beckham

Many young men imitated him and, adapting to him, asked hairdressers to create exactly the same hairstyle as the hero’s. football field. But, of course, he achieved success thanks to his athletic ability. Six league titles, Champions League winner. In 2004, Beckham was recognized as the highest paid football player. He holds the championship in the number of matches played. In 2003, Queen Elizabeth II awarded David the Order of Merit for his services to his sporting career.

9 Alfredo di Stefano

With Real Madrid, he won 8 championships and 5 European Cups. For sports life scored 706 goals and also won two golden balls. He is called the white king and lord of Real Madrid. Thanks to his masterly run with the ball, he was remembered by everyone for his assertiveness and irrepressible energy. The stadium was named after him and a monument was erected.

8 Johan Cruyff

The Dutch footballer scored 425 goals. His three golden balls clearly highlight the quality and effectiveness of each game played. He had absolutely no plans to become a football player. Heart problems, which were inherited, were an obstacle. But it so happened that the family, due to financial difficulties, was forced to settle in a house located near the stadium. This proximity and meeting with a wonderful coach played a certain role in my sports career.

7 Michel Platini

He is the only football player to have been awarded the Ballon d'Or award three years in a row. His rapid career began with Juventus. The title "Best Sniper" was awarded to Michel for good results. Two-time champion of Italy, winner of the European Cup, but the World Championship remained unconquered. In 1997, Platini ended his career as a football player and began coaching work. The position of UEFA President is a great final step.

6 Franz Beckenbauer

Legendary German defender. 850 matches, 111 goals, two Ballon d'Ors, a three-time Champions Cup winner and the discovery of a new tactic called the "Free Defender" - this is the result sports career. These ordinary numbers cannot always tell about perseverance and patience, about courage and perseverance. Hours of training and difficult matches are familiar only to those who take part in them. Football fans only analyze victories, while simple everyday life remains behind the curtain.

5 Ronaldinho

Already in childhood he showed himself to be an excellent football player. He received his nickname due to his young age in the Gremio team. The Brazilian athlete was applauded by the fans. The crowded Madrid Santiago Bernabeu (stadium in the capital of Spain) enthusiastically welcomed the famous Ronaldinho. 765 matches, 297 goals - this is the effort, and the awards are the Golden Ball, the title of Spanish Champion (twice winner), winner of the Champions League and recognition from football fans.

4 Zinedine Zidane

French football player and a wonderful coach. His name is firmly on the list greatest football players peace. Three titles best football player, Golden Ball, World Champion, European Champion, best coach Real Madrid club - these achievements speak volumes. But perhaps the most enthusiastic words come from fans who love this talented man, called “Zizi” for short.

3 Diego Armando Maradona

There is probably not a single person on planet Earth who has not heard this name. Coming from a simple family, an Argentine boy at the age of six received a ball as a gift. This momentous event determined the future. He is called both God and the Devil. To play like that on the field, you need to have a certain gift. Champion of Italy, Best Player, World Champion, Champion of Argentina. These titles are enough for the love and recognition of football fans.

2 Pele

The Brazilian athlete is called the “King of Football”. A remarkable 1,228 goals, three league titles. When Pele scored his thousandth goal in November 1969, Santos decided to celebrate this day as Pele Day. The play of the outstanding striker was able to stop hostilities for some time. Two opposing sides came to watch the famous football player play and forgot about their desire to fight. He is considered the second football player of the 20th century.

1 Lionel Messi

This Argentine footballer is the best player of all time. Having competed since the age of 17, he has already won the title of champion of Spain (8 times), winner of the Champions League (4 times). The list of victories can be continued endlessly - the Spanish Cup (5 times), the Spanish Super Cup (7 times), the European Super Cup (3 times) and others. Five golden balls and three golden boots. Young and energetic Lionel never ceases to amaze. Football fans will hear about it more than once.

Success comes only when a person knows his goals. Gradually, step by step, he is sure to achieve the desired results. Of course, for this you need to make every effort and certainly believe in own talent. Famous football players achieved triumph thanks to intensive training and a responsible attitude to their favorite work.