The 50 greatest footballers of all-time have been ranked

Ronaldo, Messi, Maradona, Pele, Zidane, and more legends made this surprising list of the greatest footballers of all-time.

The late Diego Maradona has been ranked as the greatest footballer of all-time, with Pele and Lionel Messi completing the top-three.

The legendary Maradona, who sadly died in 2020 aged 60, is widely regarded as one of the finest talents ever seen in football and played a pivotal role in Argentina’s famous 1986 World Cup triumph.

So, in a list made by 90Min, Maradona was recognized as the best player in football history.

Ranking the 5⃣0⃣ greatest footballers of all time.

You might disagree, you might not. 😉 pic.twitter.com/Xc18WRha54

— 90min (@90min_Football) April 22, 2021

Fellow legends Franz Beckenbauer and Johan Cruyff, meanwhile, joined Pele and Messi to complete the top-five.

Cristiano Ronaldo was voted as the seventh-best player in football history and behind Ronaldo Nazario, who took sixth-place.

Other active players to make 90min’s list are Andres Iniesta (31st), Robert Lewandowski (48th) and 2018 Ballon d’Or winner Luka Modric (50th).

The 50 greatest players in history

* Luis Suarez in 34th-place is the Spanish 1960 Ballon d’Or winner, not the Uruguayan Suarez that currently plays for Atletico Madrid.

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