Who is the greatest of all time in football?

Lionel Messi has been named the greatest footballer of all time following his World Cup win. The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner effectively completed football by leading Argentina
Argentina
Argentina is the most successful team in the CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions, having won it twice, in 1993 and 2022. Argentina is known for having rivalries with Brazil, Uruguay, England, Germany and the Netherlands. As of 2022, Argentina holds the record for most official titles won by a men's national team with 22.
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to the 2022 World Cup.
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Who is the No 1 player in football history?

Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nassr & Portugal) (Total Football Goals: 824) 17 Feb. 2023 Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 500 league goal, playing for his club Saudi Arabia club Al Nassr. Ronaldo has the highest football salary in history, worth €200 million per year and has contract till 2025.
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Who is the best of all time in football history?

Top 10 football players of all time
  • Ronaldo (Brazil)
  • Alfredo di Stefano (Argentina)
  • Franz Beckenbauer (West Germany)
  • Johan Cruyff (Netherlands)
  • Zinedine Zidane (France)
  • Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
  • Diego Maradona (Argentina)
  • Lionel Messi (Argentina)
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Who is No 1 Ronaldo or Messi?

At the club level, Messi holds the record for most goals in La Liga with 474. In total, including clubs and country, Messi has scored 793 goals in 1,003 appearances. He also has 350 assists to his name. On the other hand, Ronaldo has scored 819 goals in 1,145 appearances for both club and country.
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Who is the king of world football?

PELE IN FOOTBALL WORLD CUP

Pele has remained the only player to win the world cup thrice. He won the coveted trophy in 1958, 1962 and 1970 and scored 12 world cup goals.
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Greatest Footballers of All Time - Messi, Ronaldo, Maradona



Who is the legend of football?

Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, was the undisputed king of the beautiful game and the only player to have won three World Cups, in 1958, 1962 and 1970.
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Who is better cr7 or Messi?

Ronaldo has scored 701 goals at all club competitions while Messi has 695 – making them the leading goal scorers at club level in football history. But the Portuguese has played 100 more games than Messi, giving the latter a better game per goal average.
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Who is the top goal scorer ever?

There are other claims to the record; the Guinness World Records credits Pelé as the scorer of the "most career goals", with 1,279, and Brazilian striker Romário celebrated scoring what he claimed was his 1,000th goal in 2007 but later admitted his tally included friendly matches; they are reported to have scored 767 ...
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Who are the goat?

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. or GOAT.
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Which team is No 1 in football?

The FIFA Men's World Ranking is a ranking system for men's national teams in association football, led by Brazil as of 2022.
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Who is No 1 position in football?

1. Quarterback (Offense) The QB is the most important position on a football team because they are required to handle the ball and make decisions every single play. On passing plays, the quarterback has to deliver the ball perfectly to his receiver.
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Who is closest to 1000 goals?

The five players to crack 1000 goals were Tony Lockett (1360), Gordon Coventry (1299), Jason Dunstall (1254), Doug Wade (1057) and Gary Ablett senior (1031).
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Who is the 2 highest goal scorer?

Two-time Olympic gold medallist and World Cup winner Abby Wambach of the USA is second with 184 goals, followed by her compatriot Mia Hamm in third.
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Has any player 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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Who is the GOAT of football?

Lionel Messi is widely acknowledged as the GOAT of football in the modern era and is also considered by many to be the greatest player of all time or the GOAT in history.
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Who is the goat soccer player?

When it comes to men's soccer, every generation has its contenders for the best ever to play the game. Before, there was Pelé, then Diego Maradona.
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Who is goat Messi or Ronaldo?

Messi and Ronaldo have similar enough trophy hauls, but Messi edges things when it comes to league titles, having won La Liga 10 times with Barcelona and Ligue 1 once with PSG.
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Who is football skill king?

Leo Messi is definitely the king of football skills.
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Who is the god of football skills?

Argentine superstar Lionel Messi is regarded as the king of dribbling skills in football. Messi has won the Ballon d'Or for being the best footballer in the world over a calendar year seven times over the course of his career, which is the most in the history of world football.
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Who is the god of speed in football?

KYLIAN MBAPPE is the fastest footballer in the world. The Paris Saint-Germain speedster has helped the French giants to four Ligue 1 titles - plus a Champions League final. Of course his goals have been part of the reason, but his stunning speed with and without the ball has also helped split open defences everywhere.
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Who scored 50 goals the fastest?

Wayne Gretzky scored his 50th goal in his 39th game in 1981–82, the fastest any player has done so.
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Who are the top 5 goal scorers?

  • Ferenc Deak. ...
  • Gerd Muller. 734 goals in 793 games – 1962-1981. ...
  • Ferenc Puskas. Advertisement. ...
  • Pele. 757 goals in 831 games – 1957-1977. ...
  • Romario. Advertisement. ...
  • Lionel Messi. Advertisement. ...
  • Josef Bican. 805+ goals in 530+ games – 1931-1956. ...
  • Cristiano Ronaldo. 824 goals in 1,149 games – 2001-present.
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Who has the longest distance goal?

The record for the longest goal scored in football history belongs to goalkeeper Tom King after he scored from 105 yards (96.01m) for Newport County against Cheltenham Town. King scored direct from a goal kick during the match, which was played on January 19, 2021.
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