Lionel Messi leads the ranking of the best players in history above Cristiano, Pelé and Maradona

The prestigious English magazine Four Four Two It has been causing a furor in the football environment 39 days before the start of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. It is a recent publication detailing who are the 100 best footballers in history.

In 2017, the same magazine named Maradona as the best in history, followed by Lionel Messoh Pele. Johan Cruyff occupied the fourth position and Cristiano Ronaldo He was relegated to fifth place.

Five years later, the modified list is once again causing a furore and divided opinions. This time Lionel Messi stands as the best; Cristiano Ronaldo and Maradona complete the top 3.

“In 20 years, young soccer fans will be reading about a messianic figure whose brilliance astonished the world, broke a litany of records, and ushered in an era of dominance…but until they see the videos they won’t have a clue what they’ve become. lost. The amount of his goals pales in comparison to his beauty, ”said the magazine about the choice of the Argentine star.

It should be noted that a Peruvian is within this luxurious top of soccer players. We refer to Teófilo Cubillas, who occupies position 72 above stars like Figo, Modric, Cafú, Hugo Sánchez and more.

The 10 best soccer players in history according to Four Four Two magazine

1-Lionel Messi

2-Diego Maradona

3- Cristiano Ronaldo

4-Pele

5-Zinedine Zidane

6-Johan Cruyff

7- George Best

8-Franz Beckenbauer

9-Ferenc Puskas

10-Ronaldo Nazario