Top 5 soccer players of all time

There is no date that does not come and no deadline that is not met and here at El Futbolero, it is time to perform a titanic task: to list the 5 best soccer players of all time. 

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Why 5? Because the achievements of these 5 separate them from the rest of the rest, and their feats are so many, describing each of them would take up the entirety of this article.

So after painstaking research, reviewing the facts and figures of each, and learning about their contributions to soccer, the list is closed. 

These are the top 5 soccer players of all time

5. Johan Cruyff

The creator of Total Football, later inherited by Josep Guardiola for FC Barcelona, was a machine of triumphs and achievements, which to this day are an inspiration for younger players.

His achievements include five Cups, eight Leagues, three European Cups, one Intercontinental Cup and one European Super Cup with Ajax, one League and one Cup with Feyenoord, and one League and one Cup with FC Barcelona.

In addition, it was his time as a coach at Barcelona that led the club to adopt his Total Football, in which the important thing was that everyone touched the ball so that the best-positioned player could shoot at goal. 

4. Diego Armando Maradona

The “Pelusa'' is not only an idol for his talent, but also for his feat of giving Napoli the status of one of the best clubs in the world, and he did it by winning 2 Scudetto for them. 

Not only that, but he also won the Italian Cup, the Italian Super Cup, and 1 UEFA Cup for this team. But this club was not the only one to benefit from the legendary footballer's career. 

For Barcelona, Baradona won the Copa del Rey, and for Boca Juniors he won a Metropolitano. But we all remember him and will continue to remember him for the Mexico 86 FIFA World Cup. 

Not only because he won that championship, but also because along the way he scored what is considered the most beautiful goal in history, leaving the players of the English national soccer team scattered in the way.

3. Pelé

Edson Arantes do Nascimento is not human: in the national teams alone, Pelé has 3 World Cups, 2 Libertadores Cups, 2 Intercontinental Cups, 10 Paulista Championships, and 6 Brazilian Championships.

In addition, he has 1 Intercontinental Super Cup and even had the luxury of winning 1 North American League. Among all his achievements, he is the fourth-highest goal scorer in history, with 767 goals. 

Although he did not triumph in Europe, because in his time there were not so many South American players playing in the old continent, the Brazilian is a symbol of world soccer and will always be in the discussion about whether he is the best in the world or not.

2. Cristiano Ronaldo

Just one week ago, the Portuguese became the player who has played the most games in the UEFA Champions League: with 183 games in this tournament, the Portuguese has set a record that is very difficult to break. 

And if that mark doesn't look impressive, he still holds the record of being the player who has won the most prestigious tournament in Europe, since he has won the "Orejona" 5 times: 1 with Manchester United and 4 with Real Madrid. 

Although his record at the national team level is not as impressive, CR7 has already won the UEFA European Championship, better known as the European Championship, and he still wants to play in the FIFA World Cup in Qatar 2022.

To this list of honors should be added his 3 Club World Cups, 3 European Super Cups, 2 Leagues, 2 King's Cups and 2 Spanish Super Cups, 4 Golden Balls, 3 Golden Boots, 2 The Best Awards, 3 UEFA Best Player Awards and 3 Pichichi Trophies.

And if that wasn't enough, last week he also became the highest goal scorer in history with 807 goals, surpassing Josef Bican's previous record of 805 goals.

1. Lionel Messi

The other members of this list are human, but the Rosario-born Argentine seems to have arrived from another world, and his record is so brutal and impressive as to fill this entire article on its own.

Messi has 4 UEFA Champions League titles, 10 La Liga trophies, 10 Copa del Rey trophies, 3 Club World Cups, 3 European Super Cups, 8 Spanish Super Cups, as well as having given us the best Barcelona of all time.

At the national team level, he has not won a FIFA World Cup either, but he gave one of the greatest joys to his country, having won 1 Copa America with his national team. 

And at the individual level, his achievements put him in another galaxy: he has won the Golden Ball 7 times, the Golden Shoe 6 times, the Pichichi of La Liga 8 times, and 6 times he has been the top scorer of the Champions League.

For these achievements, and many, many more, the Argentine is simply the best soccer player of all time. 

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