Who was the best player before Messi?

Pelé, Brazil

He also would've had seven Ballon d'Ors to his name, France Football acknowledged, but the esteemed award was only given to European players until 1994. He and Messi then would have been tied with the most all time.

Who is the best football player before Messi?

Although so many great players will have their own champions, in reality Pele has only four footballing gods challenging his status: Diego Maradona, Johan Cruyff, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Who is the best player better than Messi?

Ronaldo has scored more goals and won two 'Best FIFA Men's Player' awards, but Messi has won more Ballon d'Or awards (7).

Who was the goat before Messi?

Messi, on the other hand, was competing with figures from the past. The previous GOAT was, as I have argued, his fellow Argentine, Diego Maradona. Before that was the Brazilian legend Pelé. Both had brilliant professional careers, but only won the title when they had lifted the World Cup.

Who were the best players before Ronaldo and Messi?

Before Messi and Ronaldo There Was Ronaldinho!

Who is best player of football history?

Who did Pele think was the goat?

"If I had to decide, for my team, I'd start Messi," Pelé said. Along with Messi, Pelé named the players he believed were in the ranks of greats of all time including Ronaldo, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Diego Maradona, Ronaldinho, Johan Cruyff, Franz Beckenbauer, Zinedine Zidane, Zico, and more.

Is Mbappe better than Messi?

Mbappe tops the league scoring charts with 13 goals and Messi is tied with PSG teammate Neymar for the most assists (10). Mbappe is co-top scorer in the Champions League with seven goals, while Messi again heads the assists chart with four.

Is Pele better than Messi?

The Argentine has scored more World Cup goals - 13 - than his two rivals, though he's played more games. Pele hit 12 goals at the World Cup and Ronaldo has notched eight times. Pele's ratio, though, sees him come out on top again; 0.86 compared to Messi on 0.5 and Ronaldo on 0.36.

Who is real goat in football history?

An analysis of the players' statistics reveals that Ronaldo was labelled the undisputed GOAT of soccer with the most overall goals, Champions League goals, club goals and assists, and international caps and goals.

Who is king of football now?

Sunil Chhetri is regarded as the God of football in India. As of 24 March 2023, he has scored 85 goals in 133 international appearances.

Who is better Xavi or Messi?

And yet, the man simply known as Xavi is the finest player on the planet right now and the most accomplished performer at this World Cup. Ahead of Messi. Ahead of Ronaldo. Even ahead of his Spain team-mate David Villa, who has scored five goals to Xavi's none in South Africa.

Is Maradona better than Pele?

They both played a similar number of games with their national team, with Maradona scoring 34 goals in 91 games with Argentina, while Pele scored 77 in 90 games with Brazil. Maradona won the 1986 FIFA World Cup and reached the 1990's FIFA World Cup final against Germany, but unfortunately lost.

Who is more popular than Messi?

Lionel Messi was more popular than Cristiano Ronaldo in several countries in 2022, with the Argentinian icon having a net popularity of 76 percent in Brazil. Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo had a higher favorability rating in the United States and Australia.

Is Maradona better than Messi?

Jan 17 (Reuters) - Lionel Messi has surpassed Diego Maradona as the greatest player of all time, Argentina's World Cup winning coach Lionel Scaloni has said.

Who is better Ronaldo or Maradona?

Everything that we've gone over so far points us in this direction – Cristiano Ronaldo is the greatest footballer from these three, and perhaps in the history of the game.

Did Pele score a hat trick?

Pelé holds the record for the most hat-tricks scored by a Brazilian player, with 7. One of those hat-tricks was scored in the World Cup finals.

Is Messi the greatest of all time?

So has the one whether or not Messi is the best of all time. The answer to that question is simple: Yes. Lionel Messi is the best men's soccer player of all time. Winning the World Cup cemented that part of his legacy but he never really needed it.

Did Pele actually score?

In official matches, Pele scored 680 goals in club football. A whopping 643 of these goals were scored for Santos in domestic level tournaments (both national and state levels), the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup (the precursor to the FIFA Club World Cup).

Has any footballer scored 1,000 goals?

On November 19, 1969, Pelé scored his 1,000th goal on a penalty kick against Vasco da Gama. Eighty thousand adoring fans in Maracana stadium cheered him wildly, even though Santos was the opposing team. Pelé announced his retirement in 1974 but in 1975 accepted a $7 million contract to play with the New York Cosmos.

What is greatest of all time?

Greatest of All Time is a term used to describe something or someone who is considered the best in a certain category and frequently used in popular lists of superlatives. It is typically abbreviated as G.O.A.T.