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The highest-scoring XI in football history

The highest-scoring XI in football history
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Cristiano Ronaldo, Pele, and Michel Platini all feature in this legendary highest-scoring XI in football history.

Scoring is something every player dreams of as a child, no matter the position they’re assigned to. The thrill of finding the back of the net, bagging the match-winning goal, and beating the best is second to none.

The benchmark for every aspiring and current goal machine is Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese recently made headlines for surpassing Pele as the highest goalscorer in football history on 770 career goals.

So in light of this achievement, here’s an XI of the players with the most goals in history by position.

In short, a team of legends!

Credit: Ace Football

GK: Rogerio Ceni – 131 goals
RB: Graham Alexander – 130 goals
CB: Ronald Koeman – 253 goals
CB: Daniel Passarella – 175 goals
LB: Roberto Carlos – 113 goals
CM: Zico – 476 goals
CM: Michel Platini – 353 goals
CM: Teofilo Cubillas – 340 goals
RW: Josef Bican – 762 goals (as per Marca)
CF: Pele – 767 goals
LW: Cristiano Ronaldo – 770 goals

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