Awesome list 👍🏻

the desire to make Messi what he is not is amusing. Messi is not even top 10, he is not better than Maradona, and by a long way. There are a few Brazilians better than him. Messi literally shone at one club, that's all. In the national team, he did not have a single international competition that he really dominated, not a single one (like Pelé, Maradona, Beckenbauer, Cruyff, Zidane, Matthaus, Platini...). I like him, but he can't be put side by side with the other legends. Sorry!

@@NdjayOne 🤣🤣🤣. The entire footballing world basically called him the greatest including past legends, pundits, current footballers, coaches etc. But I guess they should listen to you? He's been awarded player of the tournament in over 5 different international tournaments including the last world cup. Also most of the greatest players were 1 club legends. You don't NEED to move clubs. Pele, Maradona, Michael Jordan etc. Messi is by far the greatest player of all time. Even your statements are contradictory.

@@grinchoi1 I don't think you understand what I mean by playing for one club, I am going to clarify. it's mainly the fact that he never shone elsewhere (like the other legends), for example in the national team. (as another environment, a different club if you want) You tell me that he was named best player in some competitions... and, there is one for each of them. For example, Paolo Rossi earned the Golden Boot as the top scorer and the Golden Ball as the best player of the tournament in 1982. Great player! is he amongst the great, nope. There isn't a single competition he played in that people look at like Maradona's 1986, that's it. Am I wrong? And what people say about him doesn't take away the fact that before he finally won (as a team) a World Cup, people said about him everywhere: "Why did Messi never win a World Cup?" he is a great player who has neither the trajectory of the greatest nor the dimension. I don’t even know why you seem surprised by that if you follow closely football. Being dominant in one club doesn’t put him over the others that did it in two different settings (Club + National team). Simple!

Thats the point. Messi has performed for his club as well as his national team. He is Argentina's highest scorer of all time. Highest scorer in WC Qualifications history etc. The reason he never won tournaments before with Argentina is because he never got the help he should have gotten from his teammates. This is the 1st time other than 2013-2014 where Argentina actually look like a cohesive team. Also he was able to accomplish something Maradona never did. He won a World Cup AND a Copa America where he was by far the best player of the tournament in each. So he has performed equally brilliant for both club and country. Simple @@NdjayOne

Your ass

He was in a different generation to some of the players in our list but he was a legend and definitely deserves to be in the top 10 👍🏻

Must say he definitely was something to watch. he was awesome player if only more players was half as good as he was.

I'm confused because R9 was part of Milan in 2007. when they won the champions league

@@peterkelnerxd7009 I guess he could not be listed for playing because he arrived mid season, and had already played for Real Madrid in the group stage.

Ronaldo Nazario 2 time world cup champion that trumps your champions league World Cup champion in 94 and 2002 and might I say he won second place in 98 so he went to 3 straight World Cup finals 🔥🔥🔥

Everyone has their opinion and this is yours but numbers don’t lie my friend

Thank you for sharing this with us 👍🏻

Are you serious? Pele and Maradona played and shined in much harder times for forwards. Check how many times Maradona was fouled in 1982 or 1986 or 1990. With current football regulations Pele and Maradona could win much more than they did because great players are really secured nowadays. To sum up, current football would be much easier for Maradona and Pele because they would be untouchables by defenders. Football today is soft when you compare it with Pele and Maradona times.

Very good list. 👍🏻

not bad

Not bad of a list but in my opinion messi isn't a good skilled, Ronaldinho prolly number 1

I'll tell you what about 3 World Cups. In 1958 Pele was not first team player at the beggining. He became first team player during the this World Cup competitions. In 1962 he was not Brazil key player because in 2nd game he was injured and he could not play anymore, Garrincha was the key player in 1962. World Cup in 1970 is the frist WC he played in every game and he was great, however it was not Pele best year. To sum up, yes Pele had 3 World Cups but it's not like Pele had 3 great World Cups. He never had such a great World Cup Maradona had in 1986 in Mexico. Certainly Pele was briliant player, Top 3 players ever, but it's not like he is The GOAT because he won 3 World Cups. Gento won 6 European Cups and it not makes him best European Cup/Champions League player ever.

Great list 👍🏻

This is exactly why the order is the way it is

@@Whereintheworld2024 oh I agree just making a statement to everyone else who puts 3 or 4 guys in front of Messi.

before you attack me, messi and maradona are baso the same, but maradona did it in more countries, as an underdog and all while off his nut - pele goals first as he was the pioneer for the heights players can reach, born in today's day he will excel all numbers

Very good list 👍🏻

Sorry but he didn’t make the top 10 maybe top 15

Because he is old now but in his prime he dribbeld

awesome choices

your list is ok but which ronaldo , R9 or CR7?

That is a very good top 10 list

​@@samplingmastersxlr8660 R9, the second one is Cristiano

@@Whereintheworld2024 a list without Cr7 in isn't a good list

bro how much football have you watch 5 minutes if Laudrup is higher than Messi then universe doesnt exist 0 ball knowledge

cruyff was much more influencial and had left way bigger mark on the beautiful game than zizou

Sorry to hear you disagree with our list

Who would be your top 10?

Messi on stats and on everything else 1st

​@@MessitheKingandgoateverything else ? Like tax fraud like off shore accounts ? Like having FIFA the most corrupt soccer organization ever help him to several unfair trophies. Being a total hipocrite receiving hundreds of millions per year for all his career and when Barcelona needed him he just left rather than taking a pay cut ? Oh yeah hes the best , especially for gullible People who swallow propaganda like its going out of fashion.

In your dream.

Give it a couple of years and we will have players like mbappe and haaland on that list. 👍🏻

@@dufferesne8214 What do you mean in my dream? We are not talking about future here. This is done and dusted. Ronaldo retired, Maradona-Pele died, Messi-Ronaldo in their twilight years.

Cristiano is never infront of messi ronaldo nazario is also behind him messi is the goat @@jyotidas8874

​@@jyotidas8874 would still put Zidane above Messi and Cristiano, retired at 33 at full strength without anything more to prove

Never played in Europe or a top league … all his club goals were against nobody teams , he is just the poster boy for Brazil because he started so young , he isn’t even too 10

@@markwilson3414 3 WORLD CUPS HAS THAT BEEN REPLICATED GET OUTTA HERE U LAME

@@franciscoguzman2742 playing well in 3 tournaments over 12 years doesn’t make you the goat

@@markwilson3414 We can guess your age from this statement. For your information, the Brazilian clubs were the strongest in the world at the time of Pelé, the concentration towards Europe had not started yet. They were the strongest: clubs and national team. Unique Player and story.

@@NdjayOne I’m more than likely older and wiser in this realm than you