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In April 2022, FourFourTwo magazine ranked the best footballers of the 21st century. Lionel Messi was ranked as number 1. [ 17 ] In September 2023, the magazine also ranked the 100 best football players of all time, with Messi once again ranking first.
The FIFA 100 is a list compiled by Brazilian professional footballer Pelé featuring his choices of the "greatest living footballers" at the time of its release. The list was unveiled on 4 March 2004 during a gala ceremony at the Natural History Museum in London, England, as part of the celebrations commemorating the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Fédération Internationale de ...
Nordahl is considered to be one of the greatest Swedish players [4] [5] and one of the best strikers of all-time. [6] [7] In 2017, he was included in FourFourTwo magazine's list of the 100 greatest players of all time, at the 54th position. [8] He is the father of former footballer Thomas Nordahl. [9] [10]
In total, 627 men's footballers from 114 nationalities have officially played in 100 or more international matches. The record for the most official men's international appearances is currently held by Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal with 217 caps, surpassing Bader Al-Mutawa of Kuwait 's previous record total of 196 caps in March 2023.
In September 2023, FourFourTwo magazine ranked Bergkamp 68th in their list of the "100 best football players of all time." [153] Bergkamp has been described by Jan Mulder as having "the finest technique" of any Dutch international [9] and as a "dream for a striker" by former Arsenal teammate Thierry Henry. [10]
IFFHS All-time Men's Dream Team: 2021 [168] ESPN Deportes Player of the Year: 2010 [169] FourFourTwo - The 50 greatest Barcelona players of all time: 2022 [170] FourFourTwo - The 100 best football players of all time: 2022 [171] Ballon d'Or: 3rd Place 2009, 3rd Place 2010, 3rd Place 2011
In 2009, FourFourTwo magazine named Dalglish the greatest striker in post-war British football, and he has been inducted into both the Scottish and English Football Halls of Fame. He is very highly regarded by Liverpool fans, who still affectionately refer to him as King Kenny , and in 2006 voted him top of the fans' poll " 100 Players Who ...
He is universally considered one of the greatest Brazilian players of all time and one of the greatest defensive midfielders in football history, [2] [3] and one of the best players in the world in his position at his peak in the 1980s. [4] Falcão is widely considered one of the best players in Internacional and Roma history, playing also for ...