Who is the most respected football player?

RadioTimes.com brings you our definitive list of the 10 best football players in the world in 2022.
  • Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd) ...
  • Sadio Mane (Bayern Munich) ...
  • Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) ...
  • Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) ...
  • Harry Kane (Tottenham) ...
  • Erling Haaland (Man City) ...
  • Kylian Mbappe (PSG) ...
  • Kevin De Bruyne (Man City)
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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 No 1 Messi or Ronaldo?

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 goat in 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 best player of all time?

Brazilian legend Pele is widely regarded as the greatest footballer of all time. No player has won more World Cups than him, and that alone should be enough to justify the Brazilian's inclusion at the top of this list.
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Who is the king of football now?

Who is the king of football now 2022? Lionel Messi is the holder of the title 'King of football. ' He is best known for his dribbling skills, tricks on the field, impossible goals, and never-ending determination to win the game.
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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 than 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.
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Who is the top 10 highest goal scorer?

Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal has scored the most goals in men's international football with 118 goals in 191 games and counting.
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Daei is now retired and holds the second spot.
  • Lionel Messi.
  • Mokhtar Dahari.
  • Ferenc Puskas.
  • Sunil Chhetri.
  • Ali Mabkhout.
  • Godfrey Chitalu.
  • Hussain Saeed.
  • Robert Lewandowski.
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Who is Messi favorite football player?

Cristiano Ronaldo

Messi has a big rivalry with the Portuguese star, however, this has not stopped him from showing his admiration for him.
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Is Ronaldo faster than Messi?

Bringing the argument back to the Messi vs Ronaldo debate, Cristiano Ronaldo has been faster than Lionel Messi in the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Following is the match-to-match comparison of the top speeds of the two forwards in the tournament so far.
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Who is football god king?

With 1,279 goals in 1,363 games, Pele is undoubtedly the king of 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 have most goals in football?

Footballers with 500 or more goals
  • Lionel Messi has scored the most goals for one club.
  • Pelé held the world record for around 50 years.
  • Josef Bican is credited by FIFA with 805 goals.
  • Robert Lewandowski, the most recent to score 500.
  • Alfredo Di Stéfano, the first South American to score 500.
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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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Who is the top 10 best player?

Top 10 football players of all time
  1. Lionel Messi (Argentina) © Reuters.
  2. Pele (Brazil) © Reuters. ...
  3. Diego Maradona (Argentina) © Reuters. ...
  4. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) © Reuters. ...
  5. Zinedine Zidane (France) © Reuters. ...
  6. Johan Cruyff (Netherlands) © Reuters. ...
  7. Franz Beckenbauer (West Germany) © Reuters. ...
  8. Alfredo di Stefano (Argentina) ...
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Who is the richest player on earth?

Kylian Mbappe, who commands a salary said to be in excess of $110 million from Paris Saint-Germain, is the highest-paid football player in the world and is also the richest footballer in 2022.
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Who is the first football king?

Among the most successful and popular sports figures of the 20th century, Pelé is one of the most lauded players in the history of football and has been frequently ranked the best player ever. Following his emergence at the 1958 World Cup he was nicknamed O Rei ("The King").
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What is the oldest name of football?

In ancient Greece, too, a game similar to football existed which was called 'episkyros'. The name of the game means 'common ball' and it involved two teams of players (with numbers comparable to football) with one ball.
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Which country started football?

Modern football originated in Britain in the 19th century. Since before medieval times, “folk football” games had been played in towns and villages according to local customs and with a minimum of rules.
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Who is the fastest player in history?

1: Arjen Robben – 37 KM/H

During the World Cup 2014, this dutchman sprinted past Sergio Ramos against Spain with a speed of 37 KM/H making him the fastest player ever.
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Who is cr7 favorite player?

In an interview, Ronaldo was asked about his favorite teammate and he didn't hesitate to answer. “Wayne Rooney. He's a great player, a great friend. I wish him all the best in his career.”
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