There have been so many great players in the history of football.
Pele won three World Cups with Brazil and scored hundreds of goals in his career.
Diego Maradona also has a case when it comes to crowning the greatest player of all time, having done some extraordinary things on the football pitch.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have also cemented themselves as two of the greatest players of all time having shattered record-after-record in the past 15 years.
But who is the best of them all?
90min.com has given their opinion on the 50 greatest players of all time. Follow this link to view the thought process behind their decisions.
You can view their rankings below...
50. Luka Modric
49. John Charles
48. Robert Lewandowski
47. Jairzinho
46. Omar Sivori
45. Paulo Rossi
44. Paul Breitner
43. George Weah
42. Kaka
41. Lev Yashin
Modric and Lewandowski haven't hung up their boots yet but have both made the list.
Weah, one of the greatest African players of all time, makes the list just below Kaka and Russian legend Yashin.
40. Gunnar Nordahl
39. Sandor Kocsis
38. Kevin Keegan
37. Hristo Stoichcov
36. Gianluigi Buffon
35. Johan Neeksens
34. Xavi
33. Luis Suarez [ESP]
32. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
31. Andres Iniesta
Buffon, now 43, is still going strong at Juventus. He is relatively the best goalkeeper ever.
Barcelona's incredible midfield duo, Xavi and Iniesta, are separated by just three places in 34th and 31st respectively.
30. Rivelino
29. Bobby Moore
28. Socrates
27. Lothar Mattheus
26. Ronaldinho
25. Ruud Gullit
24. Bobby Charlton
23. Guiseppe Meazza
22. Raymond Kopa
21. Romario
Moore and Charlton, legends at West Ham and Man United respectively, both make the top 30. They were both inspirational as England won the World Cup in 1966.
Ronaldinho, one of the most entertaining players ever, just misses out on a spot in the top 25.
That seems a bit low, it must be said. Ronaldinho had his flaws and his time at the top was not long but he was a special, special player.
20. Eusebio
19. Marco van Basten
18. George Best
17. Zico
16. Franco Baresi
15. Ferenc Puskas
14. Paolo Maldini
13. Gerd Muller
12. Mane Garrincha
11. Alfredo Di Stefano
Man United legend Best makes the top 20, just ahead of Van Basten.
Maldini is the highest-ranked defender on the list, coming in at 14th.
10. Roberto Baggio
9. Michel Platini
8. Zinedine Zidane
7. Cristiano Ronaldo
6. Ronaldo Nazario
5. Johan Cruyff
4. Franz Beckenbauer
3. Lionel Messi
2. Pele
1. Diego Maradona
There is so much to dissect here.
How is Cristiano Ronaldo down in seventh? Of course, all those above him are incredible players.
But the Portuguese legend deserves to be rated higher given his brilliance in the past two decades. He's scored the most goals in the history of the game and he's still going strong at the age of 36.
Source: givemesport
