Who is the best football player in the world all time?

1. Diego Maradona, Argentina. Diego Maradona's talent was without a doubt the greatest ever seen in football. His dribbling ability was mesmerizing, his goal-scoring was unique and clinical, and his passing and crossing were precise—earning him many assists in his career.
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Who is the greatest player of all time in football?

#1 Lionel Messi (Argentina) - seven-time Ballon d'Or winner. The Copa America triumph cemented Lionel Messi's place as the greatest player of all time.
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Who is the No 1 footballer in the world?

Cristiano Ronaldo, Juventus

Cristiano Ronaldo leads Serie A with 29 goals in 33 games this season. His career numbers are astounding. He is the owner of the Ballon d'Or five times. He has scored 777 times for club and county during his career and is only the second male player to break into the international top 100.
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Who is the king of football all time?

Pelé "The king of football" Pelé was a Brazilian football player who scored more than 1000 goals in his career and became 3 times winner of the World Cup with Brazil.
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Who is God of the football?

Pele is considered the god of football. There's not a single player who has won more world cups than him. Pele was a goal-scoring machine who also served as the major point of attack for both club and country. His goal-scoring stats are simply jaw-dropping.
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Who is better Messi or Ronaldo?

While Ronaldo currently has more goals overall, Messi has the edge in the scoring department, with a higher season average (37.9 to 35), having hit a high of 73 goals in 2011-12, though his average dropped after a disappointing maiden campaign at PSG in 2021-22.
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Who is the legend of football?

Since 1996, legends such as John Charles, Sir Stanley Matthews, Brian Clough, Sir Bobby Robson, Sir Alex Ferguson, Kenny Dalglish, Alan Shearer and Eric Cantona, to name a few, have received this prestigious award.
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Who is better Pele or Messi?

Pele is one of the best players in history. Meanwhile, Lionel Messi, who won a seventh Ballon D'or, has superior agility and a diverse repertoire of skills. They are well-known for creating many hat trick records in world cups.
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Who is the god of football skill?

Lionel Messi has a total of 302 assists, with 69 of them coming from other players. As a result, both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are considered to be the God of Football in the year 2021.
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Is Messi the best player of all time?

Lionel Messi has been among the top two players in the world for the last decade and a half. His displays on the football field have led many to believe that he is not only the best player of his generation but the greatest of all time.
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Who is faster Messi or Ronaldo?

Ronaldo is a very fast footballer- but Messi is faster and more agile than him. Messi's body structure is what that helps him to change his pace so quickly and it helps him to change his direction of dribbling without having to bleed away momentum- unlike Ronaldo.
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Why is Messi better than cr7?

In the 9 seasons that they played in the same league, Messi won La Liga 6 times and Ronaldo only 2. Messi was also top scorer 5 times in La liga in comparison to Ronaldo's 3. In total, Messi has won La Liga an astonishing 10 times.
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Who holds more records Messi or Ronaldo?

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 804 goals in 1106 games in his entire career (0.72 goals per game). Meanwhile, Lionel Messi has scored 759 goals in 957 games (0.79 goals per game).
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Who is the soccer goat?

Diego Maradona is the GOAT of soccer. He dominated the game for years at the highest level of soccer, won multiple trophies, including the world cup in 1986, and was one of the most skillful players ever to play the game.
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Who is faster than Ronaldo?

Former Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt is one of the fastest athletes in the world. But he believes a different star athlete is currently faster than him.
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Who's better Neymar or Ronaldo?

For all his ability, Neymar has never won the coveted Ballon d'Or, while Ronaldo has won it five times and Messi a record six. Indeed, Messi himself has made no secret of his admiration for Neymar and his huge disappointment when the Brazilian swapped Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain.
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Has any footballer scored 1000 goals?

Brazilian soccer great Pelé scores his 1,000th professional goal in a game, against Vasco da Gama in Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium. It was a major milestone in an illustrious career that included three World Cup championships.
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What is the best goal in football history?

Perhaps the most famous goal in the history of the beautiful game, Diego Maradona's 1986 World Cup strike against England was a moment of pure genius. He picked up the ball in his own half and beat four players and the goalkeeper before poking the ball into the net.
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Who has the most records in football history?

Lionel Messi

117 goals in 187 games. 101 free-kick goals. 62 for Flamengo, 17 for Udinese, 15 for Kashima Antlers, and 7 for Brazil. On 6 November 2000, Aung Kyaw Tun scored for Myanmar in the 2000 AFF Championship match against Thailand (3–1 defeat) at the age of 14 years and 93 days.
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Who is better at free kicks Messi or Ronaldo?

At club level, Messi has bagged 50 free-kicks, averaging one every 16.1 games, while Ronaldo has 48 to his name,finding the net every 19 games. In league matches, Messi has 39 to CR7's 33.
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Who won more Golden Boot?

Cristiano Ronaldo remains the most successful player in this category having won the award a record seven times. His rival Lionel Messi comes second in the list, having won the boot on six occasions.
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