Football
is one of the most popular sports in the world, and it's no surprise that some
of the best players to ever grace a pitch come from this beloved sport. From
iconic strikers like Ronaldo and Messi to midfield maestros such as Xavi and
Iniesta, football has seen its fair share of superstars over the years. But who
is truly considered to be among football’s greatest? Here we take a look at
some of history’s finest players:
Diego Maradona
The Argentinian legend was arguably one of the greatest
dribblers ever seen on a football field. He won two Serie A titles with Napoli
before leading Argentina to World Cup glory in 1986 with his infamous ‘Hand Of
God’ goal against England in Mexico City still remembered today as an all-time
classic moment.
Maradona's greatest moments with
clubs
• Boca
Juniors: Argentine Serie A in 1981.
•
Barcelona: Copa del Rey 1983, La Liga 1983, Spanish Super Cup 1983.
• Napoli: Serie A twice
in 1986-87 and 1989-90, Coppa Italia 1986-87, Europa League. 1988-89, Italian
Super Cup 1990.
Maradona's greatest moments with Argentina
• Under-20
World Cup: 1979.
• World Cup
version: 1986.
• Artimo
Frankie Cup year: 1993.
Pele
Widely
regarded as one if not THE best footballer ever, Pele scored an incredible
1,281 goals during his career for Santos FC between 1956-1974 including 77 hat
tricks! He also led Brazil onto three World Cup triumphs during this period
making him undoubtedly one of the most decorated players in the game's history.
Pele's greatest moments with clubs
Santos FC:
Pele spent
most of his career with Brazilian club Santos and his top achievement with
Santos:
Campeonato
Brasileiro Série A 1961-1965,1968.
Copa
Libertadores 1962 and 1963.
Pele's 's
greatest moments with Brazil
· World Cup version: 1958.
· World Cup version: 1962.
· World Cup version: 1970.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Another
modern day great is Portuguese superstar Ronaldo who currently plays for
Al-Nasar but made his name at Manchester United where he won three Premier
League titles amongst other honors before moving on Real Madrid where he became
their record scorer by netting 450 goals across nine seasons!
Cristiano Ronaldo's greatest moments with clubs
Sporting
CP:
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2002.
Manchester
United
· Premier League: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09.
· Football League Cup: 2005–06, 2008–09.
· UEFA Champions League: 2007–08.
Real
Madrid:
· Copa del Rey: 2010–11, 2013–14.
· Supercopa de España: 2012, 2017.
· UEFA Champions
League: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18.
· UEFA Super Cup: 2014, 2017.
· FIFA Club World
Cup: 2014, 2016, 2017.
Juventus:
· Coppa Italia: 2020–21.
· Supercoppa Italiana: 2018, 2020.
Al
Nassr
· Arab Club Champions Cup: 2023.
Ronaldo's 's greatest moments with Portugal
· UEFA European Championship: 2016.
· UEFA Nations League: 2018–19.
Lionel Messi
Few can argue that Barcelona talisman Leo Messi
isn't up there amongst those mentioned here after winning six La Liga titles
since 2005 along with four Champions Leagues whilst becoming Barca's all-time
top scorer too! His mesmerizing skills have been witnessed around Europe for
many years now which makes him undeniably one of the greatest ever to grace
soccer pitches worldwide...
Lionel
Messi's greatest moments with clubs
FC
Barcelona:
· La Liga: 2005, 2006, 2009,
2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019.
· Copa del Rey: 2009, 2012, 2015,
2016, 2017, 2018, 2021.
· Supercopa de España: 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018.
· UEFA Champions
League: 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015.
· UEFA Super Cup: 2009, 2011, 2015.
· FIFA Club World
Cup: 2009, 2011, 2015.
PSG
· French League : 2022,
2023.
· French Super Cup : 2022.
Lionel Messi's greatest moments with Argentina
· Under-20 World
Cup: 2005.
· Copa América.
· World Cup version:
2022.
Zinedine Zidane
The French midfielder lit up pitches everywhere throughout his playing
days thanks largely due to razor sharp passing ability coupled with sublime
technical skill which saw him win multiple trophies both domestically and
internationally culminating in
World Cup glory for France in 1998 alongside captaincy honors at the 2006
FIFA World Cup finals as well as Ballon d'Or recognition twice (1998 &
2000).
Zinedine Zidane greatest moments with clubs
Bordeaux:
· UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1995.
Juventus
· Serie A: 1996–97, 1997–98.
· Supercoppa Italiana: 1997.
· UEFA Super Cup: 1996.
· Intercontinental Cup: 1996.
· UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1999.
Real Madrid
· La Liga: 2002–03.
· Supercopa de España: 2001, 2003.
· UEFA Champions League: 2001–02.
· UEFA Super Cup: 2002.
· Intercontinental Cup: 2002.
Zinedine Zidane 's greatest moments with France
· World Cup version: 1998.
· UEFA
European Championship: 2000.