In anticipation of many fans, the British media Daily Mail has finally updated the ranking of the greatest players in history. After analysing and comparing all the current and historical superstars in football, the rankings are as follows. In first place is Argentine star Lionel Messi, who is highly rated by the Post as a talented striker. They believe that Messi is the greatest player the sport has ever seen, that he is the savior of football, the man that millions of fans are looking forward to.
Especially after he led Argentina to win the World Cup, Messi dispelled the last trace of doubt about him, so he has undoubtedly become the greatest player of all time. Both the ranking and comments given to Messi by the Post are extremely praised. Coupled with the fact that they are still a British media, such an evaluation is even more difficult. In second place is Pele, in fact there is no problem for the old king to appear here. The Post's comment to him was only a three-time World Cup victory, and the weight of this sentence does not need to be said at all.
In third place is Maradona, who the Daily Mail believes is the creator of the greatest individual ability goal in the World Cup, and no player can stop him. He has had success with both Argentina and Napoli, which is why he is in the top three. In fourth place is Cruyff, who the Daily Mail considers the smartest player of all time. He plays like an orchestral conductor and is one of the best players in European football. Cruyff was also a top superstar who was able to beat half a team by himself as a player, and he has never fallen out of the top five in the all-time football rankings in recent years. The Post has no problem ranking him here.
In fifth place is Zinedine Zidane, who the Daily Mail believes is like a ballet dancer in sneakers, and his gesture of paddling across the court has made countless fans feel enjoyable. Objectively speaking, this is a huge improvement in Zidane's historical status in recent years. Because he was outside of the 6th place before, and this time the Post ranked him 5th. In sixth place is Andy Di Stefano, who the Mail considers Real Madrid's greatest player in history, having won five consecutive Champions League games and scored in the final, which no one can match.
In seventh place is Ronaldo, where the Post's comments are quite controversial. Because they wrote: He is the original Ronaldo and the greatest Ronaldo, which caused dissatisfaction among many Ronaldo fans. The three most famous Ronaldo in football are Ronaldo, Ronaldo and Cristiano Ronaldo. The Daily Mail also directly singled out this statement, they think Ronaldo is better than Ronaldo. In eighth place was Birdie Garrincha, who the Post said was an outstanding dribbler. And he, like Pele, has a lot of support in Brazil and deserves to be in eighth.
In 9th place is Zico, a great player in Brazilian history. Although he has not won the World Cup, his status in the hearts of Brazilian fans is even no less than Pele, and it has to be said that this is very exaggerated. In 10th place is the grape ball star Cristiano Ronaldo, and the Post gave Ronaldo a good review: an outstanding athlete, a goalscorer, and a supreme individualist. He has an impressive header and is an excellent free-kick specialist. However, the last sentence of the Post's comment to Ronaldo is equally intriguing. Because they wrote: his dedication and love for football has made him the second player in this era after Messi.
Objectively speaking, many fans didn't expect Ronaldo's ranking to fall to tenth. You know, in the past, Ronaldo's ranking was probably sixth or seventh, or even higher. But with him and Messi separating the winners and losers in the Qatar World Cup. The latter became the greatest player in football history, while Cristiano Ronaldo began to slip in the rankings due to the lack of national team honours. Many media have predicted that Ronaldo's ranking may continue to fall after he retires, and there is still some truth to it at present. It is worth mentioning that Mbappe ranks 16th all-time in this list. It seems that the Post is quite endorsing him.