Football is counted among the most popular games in the world, and millions of fans across the world watch football matches. The world has seen numerous greatest football players who showed exceptional playing skills and led their sides towards victory. Here, we will explore some of the greatest and the most successful football players of all time.
Pele
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, also known as Pele, was born on October 23, 1940, in Brazil and is counted among the greatest football players of all time.
Pele was very passionate about the game, and he started playing football when he was just 15 years old and soon became part of the national team. He played a key role for the country in winning the FIFA World Cup three times in 1958, 1962, and 1970. He scored over 1,000 goals for both club and country during his career and remains the only player to reach this figure in official football contests.
He also became the global ambassador of the game and inspired the upcoming generation to set new records.
Diego Maradona
Another legend in the list of the most successful football players is Diego Maradona, who played for Argentina and won the FIFA World Cup in the year 1986 where he scored a controversial goal which is often categorised as the goal of the century.
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Maradonna during his illustrious career represented various clubs like Napoli and Barcelona, where he won several domestic titles. Maradona is counted among the greatest football players of all time and was very famous for his exceptional playing abilities.
He later became the coach and the mentor of Argentina, a country with 26.5 million online gaming and e-sports players who love to play popular games like Foosball, Minecraft, casino, Ludo multiplayer etc., and he kept playing a key role from the background in the success of the side.
Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi is another big name in the world of football, and an ultra-legendary player who is known for his exceptional goal-scoring abilities. Messi was born in Rosario, Argentina and was very determined for the game from a very early age due to which, he soon started playing the game at a professional level and established himself as one of the greatest players in the domestic leagues and tournaments.
Later, he broke existing records whilst setting new ones earning him a seat at the table as one the most successful football player of all time with an impressive record of over 700 goals.
Apart from the game, he is also known for his philanthropic activities and his efforts to bring support to the needy.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo is another legend of the game who holds many impressive records on the global stage. Ronaldo also has more than 800 goals and holds the record for the highest number of goals in the Champions League.
He is also the first player to score a goal in five different World Cups and is the all-time top international goal-scorer from Portugal. He also won the Ballon d’Or Footballer of the Year award five times and won the FIFA World Player of the Year Award in the year 2008.
Apart from this, Ronaldo also spends a lot on charitable activities and has helped in the surgeries of many children. Ronaldo and Messi are undoubtedly the best football players of the present generation, who played a very significant role in spreading football to maximum streets across the globe.
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