famous british magazine FourFourTwo published his list of the top 100 football players of 2016. There are no Russian players in it, but this does not make the list less interesting.
Top 10 players of 2016
1. (Real Madrid, Portugal national team)
The intrigue of all football ratings in recent years actually comes down to which of the two names will be given the first place, and which - the second. And at the end of 2016 FourFourTwo gave gold to European champion and winner Cristiano Ronaldo. The publication emphasizes that despite the opinion of many fans that the Portuguese is gradually losing ground in world football, they are still quite strong.
2. (“Barcelona”, Argentina national team)
In the past year, Leo Messi got the second line of the rating. The Argentine was reminded of the failure in the Copa America final, but they still note the progress of the already star football player. The publication writes that his free-kick technique has improved, but more importantly, Messi has finally turned into a real strategist, able to correctly determine when it is better to try to score on his own, and when to assist his partners.
3. (Barcelona, Uruguay national team)
Following Messi is his loyal partner Luis Suarez, another member of the famed attacking trident. And, as noted FourFourTwo, it is thanks to him that we can assume that Cristiano and Leo no longer have a monopoly in big football. In addition, Suarez is very hardworking and not greedy, which makes him even more great.
Barcelona - Arsenal. 2:1. Luis Suarez
4. (Atletico, French team)
It would seem that Neymar should follow Messi and Suarez, but European vice-champion Antoine Griezmann wedged ahead of the Brazilian. FourFourTwo notes that in 2016 the Frenchman became a world-class star, and even though in 2016 Cristiano with both his teams snatched a victory from Griezmann, first in the Champions League, and then in, the year one of the leaders and top scorer of Euro 2016 still came out on - really outstanding.
Atlético - Barcelona. 1:0. Antoine Griezmann
5. (“Barcelona”, Brazil national team)
Giving Neymar 5th place in his ranking, FourFourTwo writes that in Barcelona the player had two tasks: to find his place among other superstars, and also to prepare for the role of Messi's heir, because sooner or later he will definitely be needed. The editors believe that the Brazilian coped with the first of the tasks and is on the way to solving the second. In addition, progress is noted for Last year and also the fact that Neymar really found and realized his place in the team. If necessary, he is able to help in defense and at the same time will not be greedy in attack. Well, and everything else in 2016, Neymar, as you know, still became the Olympic champion.
6. (Real Madrid, Wales)
There was a moment in Gareth Bale's career when it seemed that he was about to leave - it was a rather sad story of a serious conflict in the camp of Madrid. But it seems that all the troubles are behind, and the player continues to progress. The publication notes his outstanding physical data and the desire to control the game. And, of course, how much he did for, which became one of the brightest teams at Euro 2016. And if Neymar can replace Messi in the future, it is Bale who has been called a potential successor to Ronaldo.
Russia - Wales. 0:3. Gareth Bale
7. ("Bayern", Poland national team)
The most difficult thing for Robert Lewandowski in 2016 was to improve his performance in 2015, which became incredibly successful for the Pole. As a result, the magazine gave the player 7th place, and at the same time recalled the words, which believes that in the game Lewandowski should rely not so much on tactical literacy as on his killer instinct.
8. (Manchester City, Belgium)
The publication believes that Kevin de Bruyne has finally become a real star, and give him 8th place in the ranking. It is noted that he once did not give him the opportunity to prove himself in simply because the footballer was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Now the Belgian has really opened up, including because he finally ended up in the right place at the right time.
Manchester United - Manchester City. 0:1. Kevin de Bruyne
9. (Manchester City, Argentina national team)
FourFourTwo believes that for Sergio Aguero, the outgoing 2016 was a year of professional growth. The magazine writes that the football player has good statistics, and the combination of brilliant work of the mind and performance skills makes him more and more dangerous for his rivals.
10. ("Bayern", Germany national team)
Manuel Neuer became the only goalkeeper to be included in the top ten according to the publication. FourFourTwo recalls that the game of the German led to a great evolution of goalkeeping skills and forced all the goalkeepers of the world to look up to him. Also noteworthy is the crazy "superhuman" concentration that Neuer has, and of course his great contribution to the game, including at Euro 2016.
Who else entered the top 100 players of the year
11. Thomas Müller (Bayern, Germany)
12. Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Croatia)
13. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia, Gabon national team)
14. Paul Pogba (Juventus/Manchester United, France)
15. Gonzalo Higuain (Napoli/Juventus, Argentina national team)
16. Jerome Boateng (Bavaria, Germany)
17. Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal, Chile)
18. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain/Manchester United, Sweden)
19. Andres Iniesta (Barcelona, Spain)
20. Mesut Ozil (Arsenal, Germany)
21. Diego Godin (Atletico Uruguay)
22. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona, Spain)
23. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid, Germany)
24. Philipp Lahm (Bayern)
25. Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus, Italy)
26. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona, Croatia)
27. Eden Hazard (Chelsea, Belgium)
28. David Alaba (Bavaria, Austria)
29. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona, Spain)
30. N'Golo Kante (Leicester/Chelsea, France)
31. David de Gea (Manchester United, Spain)
32. David Silva (Manchester City, Spain)
33. Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham, Belgium)
34. Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus, Italy)
35. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
36. Arturo Vidal (Bayern, Chile)
37. Riyad Mahrez (Leicester, Algeria)
38. Jan Oblak (Atletico, Slovenia)
39. Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus, Italy)
40. Dimitri Payet (" West Ham", the French team)
41. Diego Costa (Chelsea, Spain)
42. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, France)
43. Edinson Cavani (Paris Saint-Germain, Uruguay)
44. Douglas Costa (Bayern, Brazil)
45. Pepe (Real Madrid, Portugal)
46. Thiago Alcantara (Bayern, Spain)
47. Paulo Dybala (Juventus, Argentina national team)
48. Rafael Guerreiro (Lorient/Borussia Portugal)
49. Koke (Atletico Madrid)
50. Mats Hummels (Borussia/Bayern Germany)
51. Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool, Brazil)
52. Angel Di Maria (Paris Saint-Germain, Argentina national team)
53. Javier Mascherano (Barcelona, Argentina national team)
54. James Rodriguez (Real Madrid, Colombia)
55. Miralem Pjanic (Roma/Juventus, Bosnia and Herzegovina national team)
56. Alexandre Lacazette (Lyon, France)
57. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City, England)
58. Joshua Kimmich (Bayern, Germany)
59. Raphael Varane (Real Madrid, France)
60. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Borussia/Manchester United, Armenia national team)
61. Xabi Alonso (Bayern)
62. Tiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain, Brazil)
63. Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea, Belgium)
64. Marek Hamsik (Napoli, Slovakia)
65. Julian Weigl (Borussia, Germany)
66. Arjen Robben (Bayern, Netherlands)
67. Franck Ribery (Bayern)
68. Raja Nainggolan (Roma, Belgium)
69. Renato Sanches (Benfica/Bayern, Portugal)
70. Marco Reus (Borussia, Germany)
71. Mauro Icardi (Inter, Argentina national team)
72. Harry Kane (Tottenham, England)
73. Claudio Marchisio (Juventus, Italy)
74. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool, Brazil)
75. Bamidele Alli (Tottenham, England)
76. Marcelo (Real Madrid, Brazil)
77. Samuel Umtiti (Lyon/Barcelona, France)
78. Kevin Gameiro (Sevilla/Atletico, France)
79. Ilkay Gundogan (Borussia/Manchester City, Germany)
80. Carlos Bacca (Milan, Colombia)
81. Hugo Lloris (Tottenham, France)
82. Jamie Vardy (Leicester, England)
83. Keylor Navas (Real Madrid, Costa Rica)
84. Javier Hernandez (Bayer, Mexico)
85. Andrea Barzagli (Juventus, Italy)
86. Santi Cazorla (Arsenal, Spain)
87. Filipe Luis (Atletico, Brazil)
88. Adrien Rabiot (Paris Saint-Germain, France)
89. Calido Coulibaly (Napoli, Senegal)
90. Romelu Lukaku (Everton, Belgium)
91. Julian Brandt (Bayer Germany Under-21s)
92. Juan Mata (Manchester United, Spain)
93. Jonas (Benfica, Brazil)
94. Ever Banega (Sevilla/Inter, Argentina national team)
95. Mohammed Salah (Roma, Egypt)
96. Joao Mario (Sporting/Inter Portugal)
97. Hakim Ziyech (Twente/Ajax, Morocco)
98. Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain, France)
99. Petr Cech (Arsenal, Czech Republic)
100. Ousmane Dembele (Rennes/Borussia, France)
Top 10 Great Football Players in the World
Pele won three world championships, photo: sportskeeda.com
Ask in the Church of Maradona in Napoli who is the best football player in the world and you will get a definite answer. Ask the same question in Brazil and people different ages will be called by different names. It is hard for a modern football fan to believe that there has ever been a player capable of showing on the field the same thing as Messi with Cristiano Ronaldo.
We tried to make an objective top 10 best players. To do this, we took the titles and records of football players as a basis, and also took into account the contribution to the popularization and development of football.
10. Zinedine Zidane
Club career: 1988–2006
Zidane won the World Cup in France in 1998, photo: sky.com Zidane received a football license at the age of 10, and at 14 he signed his first contract with the French club Caen. Played for all youth national teams of France from 17 years to 21 years. At 23, he won his first title with Bordeaux - the Intertoto Cup. In 1996, at the age of 24, Zinedine left the French championship and moved to Juventus. In 1998 he became the world champion with the French team and received the Golden Ball. Two years later, Zidane won the European Championship with the French team. In 2001, Zinedine moved to Real Madrid, with whom he won six trophies.
During his career, Zidane won six trophies with Juventus and Real Madrid, winning the championship and the Super Cup in both Italy and Spain. Zidane has won the UEFA Super Cup twice, the Intercontinental Cup and the Intertoto Cup.
Zidane won the Ballon d'Or once and was named FIFA World Player of the Year three times: in 1998, 2000 and 2003. Zinedine is included in the FIFA 100 list from 2004, and the symbolic team of the 21st century according to UEFA from 2012. Recognized as the best football player in France of all time according to France Football and L "Équipe in 2016 and 2018.
FIFA 100 is a list of the 125 best football players in the world from FIFA and Pelé.
9. Ronaldo
Club career: 1993–2011
Ronaldo at the World Cup in Korea and Japan in 2002, photo: sportbible.com Ronaldo started playing football at the age of six, and at 12 he became a regular player in the Valqueire children's futsal club. In 1993, Ronaldo moved to his first professional football club Brazilian Cruzeiro. After Cruzeiro, Ronaldo played for PSV, Barcelona, Inter, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Corinthians.
Ronaldo became the champion of Spain twice, won the Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup, the Spanish Super Cup and the Intercontinental Cup. Ronaldo has won the World Cup twice and won the Ballon d'Or twice.
Ronaldo is the youngest player (20 years old) to win the FIFA Player of the Year award and the first player to win it twice in a row. Ronaldo holds the record for the Brazilian national team in the number of goals in the World Cup - 15. "Nibbler" is also included in the FIFA 100 list.
8. Gianluigi Buffon
Club career: 1995–present
Buffon played for Juventus for 17 years, photo: telegraph.co.uk Buffon played for amateur Italian teams from the age of six. In 1995, at the age of 17, he signed a contract with the Italian side Parma, for which he played for six years. Buffon spent 17 years of his career at Juventus, and since 2018 he has been playing for PSG.
Buffon has won the Italian Championship 11 times, the Italian Cup and the Supercup - 5 times. Once he won the UEFA Cup with Parma. With PSG, he won the French Super Cup. Buffon is the World Champion and European Youth Champion.
Buffon 12 times became the goalkeeper of the year in Italy, three times - the best goalkeeper Champions League and once - the best goalkeeper of the World Cup. In the 2015/16 season, Buffon set a Serie A record for the most time without conceded goals - 974 minutes (11 matches). Buffon is the only goalkeeper to become the best player in the Champions League.
Buffon finished second in the 2006 Ballon d'Or poll, behind only Fabio Cannavaro. Gianluigi has the most caps for the national team of any European player. Behind national team Italy Buffon performed for 20 years. Included in the FIFA 100 list.
7. Maradona
Club career: 1976–1997
Diego Maradona with the FIFA World Cup after winning the 1986 World Cup final, photo: sportsnet.ca Maradona started playing at the age of nine with the Argentinos Juniors youth team. Everyone in the team was three years older than Maradona, but Maradona's level allowed him to play with the elders. From the age of 16, Maradona moved to the main team. Throughout his career, Maradona played for Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys.
Maradona won the Argentine Championship with Boca Juniors, the Cup, the Super Cup and the Spanish League Cup with Barcelona. He won the championship, the Italian Cup and the Super Cup, as well as the UEFA Cup with Napoli. Maradona is the 1986 world champion. He also won the World Cup with the under-20 team in 1979.
Maradona five times became the top scorer of the Argentine championship, and also became the top scorer of the championship and the Italian Cup.
Maradona is the FIFA Player of the Century, the best Argentinean footballer of all time according to the AFA from 1993 and best player the 1986 world championship.
Until 1995, only European football players could receive the Golden Ball. Therefore, only in 1996 Maradona was awarded the honorary Golden Ball for his contribution to the development of football. In 2014, Maradona was recognized as the second winner in 1986 and 1990, along with Igor Belanov and Lothar Matthäus.
6. Lionel Messi
Club career: 2003–present
Messi celebrating a goal in El Clasico at the Santiago Bernabéu, photo: Getty Images Messi started playing football at the age of five at the amateur club Grandoli. In 1995, at the age of eight, he began playing for the first professional club Newell's Old Boys. At the age of 13, Lionel signed a contract with Barcelona. For three years, Messi played for the second and third teams of the Catalans, and in 2003, at the age of 16, he played the first match for the main team.
In 19 years at Barcelona, Messi has won nine Spanish leagues, six Cups and eight Spanish Super Cups. Four Champions Leagues, three UEFA Super Cups, three Club World Cups. Messi won with Argentina Olympic Games in 2008 and Youth Championship world in 2005.
Messi is a five-time Golden Boot winner and a five-time Ballon d'Or winner. Lionel has been Argentina's Player of the Year 11 times and top scorer in the Champions League five times. Messi is Argentina's all-time leading scorer with 65 goals. Included in the list of the 50 best players in the UEFA Champions League over the past 20 years and in the symbolic national team of Argentina of all time.
5. Cristiano Ronaldo
Club career: 2002–present
Ronaldo has won the Champions League five times, photo: Getty Images At the age of eight, Ronaldo played for the amateur Andorinha team. In 1995, at the age of 10, Cristiano signed a contract with the local club Nacional. Throughout his career, Ronaldo also played for Sporting, Manchester United, Real Madrid (Madrid), since 2018 he has been playing for Juventus.
Cristiano won three titles with Manchester United English Premier League, two League Cups, the FA Cup and Super Cup, the Champions League and the Club World Cup. With Real Madrid, Ronaldo won the championship twice, the Cup and the Spanish Super Cup. He has won the Champions League four times, the UEFA Super Cup twice and the Club World Cup three times. With Juventus, Ronaldo won the Italian Super Cup. And with the Portuguese national team he became the European champion in 2016.
Ronaldo received the Golden Boot four times and the Golden Ball five times, seven times became the top scorer of the Champions League. Cristiano is the all-time leading scorer in European competition with 106 goals, the all-time top scorer in UEFA Champions League history with 104 goals and the all-time leading scorer club championship world with seven goals.
4. Johan Cruyff
Club career: 1964–1984
Johan Cruyff at the 1974 World Championships, photo: Getty Images At the age of 10, Cruyff began playing for the youth team of Ajax, and at 17 he moved to the first team. Johan Cruyff has played for Barcelona, Los Angeles Aztecs, Washington Diplomats, Levante and Feyenoord.
With Ajax, Cruyff won eight Dutch league titles, five Dutch Cups, three European Cups, a UEFA Super Cup and an Intercontinental Cup. With Barcelona he won the championship and the Spanish Cup. With "Feyenoord" - the championship and the Cup of the Netherlands.
Johan Cruyff received the Ballon d'Or three times. In 2010, he was awarded FIFA's highest award, the FIFA Order of Merit, for his significant contribution to the development of football. He is in first place in the list of the best football players in Europe of the 20th century according to the International Federation football history and statistics (MFFIIS). Included in the FIFA 100 list.
3. Franz Beckenbauer
Club career: 1964–1983
Franz Beckenbauer in 1977 played with Pele for the same club - New York Cosmos, photo: si.com Beckenbauer played for the Munich 1906 team from the age of nine. Throughout his career, Beckenbauer played for three more clubs: Bayern, New York Cosmos and Hamburg.
With Bayern, Beckenbauer won the championship and the German Cup four times. Three times in a row - the European Cup, once - the Cup Winners' Cup and the Intercontinental Cup. With the New York Cosmos, he won the US Championship three times. With "Hamburg" once won the championship of Germany. With the German national team, Beckenbauer won both the World Championship and the European Championship.
Franz Beckenbauer won the Ballon d'Or twice and was the German Footballer of the Year four times. Beckenbauer was included in the World Team of the 20th century in 1998 and in the symbolic teams of three world championships: 1966, 1970 and 1974. Included in the FIFA 100 list.
2. Marco Van Basten
Club career: 1981–1993
Ruud Gullit and Marco Van Basten with the European Cup, photo: twitter.com/championsleague Van Basten started playing football at the age of seven with the Dutch EDO team. At the age of 17, Marco moved to Ajax, where he spent six years, after which he moved to Milan.
With Ajax, Van Basten won the league and the Dutch Cup three times, as well as the Cup Winners' Cup. With Milan, Marco won the championship and the Super Cup of Italy four times, as well as two times - the European Cup, the European Super Cup and the Intercontinental Cup. Van Basten won the 1988 European Championship with the Dutch national team.
Van Basten has received the Ballon d'Or three times and the Golden Boot once. Four times became the top scorer of the championship of the Netherlands and two times - the championship of Italy. He became the best player and scorer of the 1988 European Championship. In 2012, he was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame, included in the FIFA 100 list.
1. Pele
Club career: 1956–1977
Pele kisses the Jules Rimet prize, photo: theguardian.com Pelé started playing football at the age of seven, playing for youth teams. professional career The player began at the age of 15, speaking for Santos. Pele changed clubs only once, moving to the New York Cosmos at the age of 35.
Pele won the Brazilian championship six times and the Brazilian Cup five times. He won the Paulista League 10 times and the Rio-São Paulo tournament four times. He won the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup twice each. Also won the Intercontinental Champions Super Bowl. With New York Cosmos, Pele won the North American football league. With the Brazilian national team, he won the World Cup three times.
Pele is the only footballer who has become a three-time world champion. Pelé is the IOC Athlete of the Century in 1999, FIFA's Player of the Century, and ranks first among the world's best footballers of the 20th century, according to an IFFIIS survey. Included in the World Cup team of all time from 2002 and included in the FIFA 100 list.
At 73, Pele was awarded the honorary Ballon d'Or for his contribution to the development of football. After the awards were revised in 2014, Pele became the second winner from 1958 to 1961 and in 1963, 1964 and 1970.
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Lev Ivanovich Yashin- Soviet football goalkeeper, who played for the Moscow Dynamo and the USSR national team. Olympic champion 1956 and European champion in 1960, 5-time champion of the USSR. The only goalkeeper in history to receive the Ballon d'Or. He is considered one of the first goalkeepers in world football to have mastered the game extensively on the exits and throughout the penalty area.
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Brazilian footballer, played as a striker. According to many football organizations, specialists and athletes, he is one of the best players in the history of football. Two-time world champion, world vice-champion, best field player of the 1998 and 2002 world championships, top scorer of the 2002 world championship, world championship record holder in the number of matches in which a football player scored at least one goal, record holder in the number of goals scored in all international tournaments, three times the best football player of the year according to FIFA and World Soccer magazine, two-time winner of the Golden Ball, winner of the Golden Boot.
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Hungarian football player, striker, recognized by the results of many polls as one of the greatest players in the history of football, a member of the Hungarian Golden Team. Ferenc Puskas during his lifetime was recognized as the best Hungarian football player of all time. He played 89 matches for the national teams of Hungary and Spain, scored 84 goals, in major leagues Hungary and Spain played 534 matches, scored 512 goals. The multi-sport stadium in Budapest bears the name of Ferenc Puskas. Prize best goal of the year according to FIFA is named after a football player.
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Argentine and spanish football player, attacker. After completing his playing career, he worked as a coach. As a footballer, he was twice the champion of Argentina, three times the champion of Colombia and eight times the winner of the championship of Spain. Di Stéfano has won the Copa Colombia, the Copa del Rey and the Intercontinental Cup each time. He won the Small World Cup twice and won the European Cup five times. As a coach, Alfredo won two Argentine Championships, one Spanish Championship, one Spanish Super Cup and one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
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Portuguese footballer who plays for the Spanish club Real Madrid and the Portuguese national team, in which he became the European champion in 2016. was the most dear footballer in the history of football until 2013 - for his transfer from the English "Manchester United" to "Real" was paid 80 million pounds. Top scorer in the history of the Portuguese national team, as well as the record holder for the number of matches played for it. Considered one of the best football players of our time. Winner of the Golden Boot 2008, 2011, 2014 and 2015. In 2008, he was recognized as the best football player of the year in European club football according to UEFA and the best player in the Champions League, received the Golden Ball as the best football player in Europe and the FIFA Player of the Year award as the best football player in the world. In January 2015, he won his third Golden Ball as the best football player in the world in 2014.
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German football player and coach who played as a central defender or midfielder. During his career, he was twice elected European Footballer of the Year, played on the fields of three world championships, and was called up to the ranks of the players of the German national team 103 times. As captain of the German team, he won the 1974 FIFA World Cup. With Bayern Munich, he won the European Cup three times in a row in 1974-1976 and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1967. The only football player who played as captain in three different teams. He played for Bayern Munich, Hamburg and New York Cosmos. As head coach, he won the 1990 World Cup with the German national team.
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Former French football player Main coach Spanish club Real Madrid. Considered one of the greatest football players in history. Zidane was named the best player in the world three times (1998, 2000, 2003), in 1998 he won the Golden Ball as the best player in Europe. In 2004, he was recognized by UEFA as the best player of the last 50 years. In 2016, Zidane was named the best French player in football history by France Football. In 2001, Zinedine moved to Real Madrid for a then-record €75 million. The Frenchman has won two Italian championships with Juventus and one Spanish championship with Real Madrid. From 1994 to 2006 he played for the French national team, in which he became the world champion (1998) and Europe (2000).
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Dutch footballer and coach of the Netherlands national team, Ajax and Barcelona. Cruyff became the personification not only of all Dutch football, but of the whole style - the so-called total football, which was first played by his Ajax teams and the Dutch national team of the early 1970s. In total, he played 752 matches during his career, scoring 425 goals. Three-time winner of the Golden Ball, won the European Cup three times as a player and once as a coach. Widely recognized as one of the best football players of the 20th century.
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The Argentine footballer, who ended his career, played in the positions of an attacking midfielder and striker. He played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys. He played 91 matches and scored 34 goals in the Argentina national team. World Champion 1986. Vice-champion of the world in 1990. Participant four championships peace. World Youth Champion 1979. The best player in the 1986 World Cup. Football Player of the Year South America 1979 and 1980. Twice member of the symbolic teams of the world championships. Champion of Argentina with Boca Juniors. Two-time champion of Italy in the club "Napoli". In 1999, Maradona was recognized the best athlete 20th century in Argentina. The author of a goal against the England team, called the "Goal of the Century", and recognized as the best goal in the history of the World Cup; in the same game scored the ball with his hand, this case is known as the "Hand of God".
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Edson Arantes do Nascimento (better known as Pelé) - brazilian soccer player, attacker. He played for the Santos and New York Cosmos clubs. He played 92 matches and scored 77 goals in the Brazilian national team. The record holder for the number of world championships won as a player is three titles. The only footballer who has become world champion three times as a player. Member of four world championships. The secret of Pele's mastery lies in his phenomenal physical data and great diligence. It is known that at its peak sports career he ran the 100-meter distance in less than 11 seconds, thus not much behind the performance of professional sprinters. Unusually gifted by nature, Pele, however, devoted a lot of time to working out individual components football equipment, thanks to which he, for example, hit the ball equally well with both feet. Another undoubted advantage of him is his excellent dribbling and stroking. According to experts, Pele's technique was not weaknesses, his specific style of play has largely changed the idea of the possibilities and the very essence of football.
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FIFA 19 World's Top 20 Players - Part One
10. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)
The German midfielder is getting faster from game to game and he already has quite a playable card. On the plus side: excellent passes and five stars on the non-working leg.
9. David de Gea (Manchester United)
8. Luis Suarez (Barcelona)
The Uruguayan super-forward lost one point in the overall rankings and, more importantly, one star in feints during the year. This can significantly reduce his popularity in the game.
7. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
The best defender in the game, the Spaniard Sergio Ramos has not changed much over the year: he has become a little slower, but noticeably more reliable in defense.
6. Eden Hazard (Chelsea)
One of the two Belgians in the top ten, who spent a not very even season for Chelsea, but was good at the World Championship. The card hasn't changed much in a year.
5. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
Perhaps the best attacking midfielder in the world on merit is in the top five players in the world according to the version. And over the year, almost all indicators on his card have improved.
4. Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
Probably the best player in 2018 received a significant upgrade in a year - plus 2 points in the overall rating. Also, the virtual Modric has become better over the year in all respects, except for playing defense.
3. Neymar (PSG)
So far, always third in the confrontation with Ronaldo and Messi, both in the real world and in FIFA. At the same time, in the game, Neymar, the owner of 5 stars on feints and a weak leg, is a very rare combination that only a few other virtual football players have.
2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Messi had one of the most controversial seasons of his career, but still received an overall rating upgrade from EA Sports, equaling Ronaldo. Another dramatic change: Messi is a center forward, which will greatly increase his popularity in the game.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)
Still the best and most expensive (not counting the "legends") football player in FIFA is the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo. Moving to a new league for yourself and to a new position will in no way affect the status of this player. In, as in previous games, everyone will dream of Ronaldo.
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The International Football Federation, together with the International Federation of Professional Footballers Associations (FIFPro), has named the composition of the symbolic team for 2019.
The largest representation in it was received by the players of Madrid "Real" - four. The team also included two players from Liverpool, Barcelona and Juventus. One represents Paris Saint-Germain.
The composition of the symbolic team at the end of 2019:
goalkeeper Alison Becker("Liverpool")
defenders Virgil van Dijk("Liverpool"), Matthijs de Ligt(Juventus) Marcelo, Sergio Ramos(both - "Real")
midfielders Eden Hazard, Luka Modric(both - "Real"), Frankie de Jong("Barcelona")
forwards Kylian Mbappe(PSG), (Barcelona), (Juventus).
The Manchester United midfielder has acquired a guard dog, according to The Sun.
The French football player bought a Rottweiler from a company that breeds and educates animals for protection. Pogba spent almost € 18,000 on the dog. The reason for this decision was the aggressive attitude towards him from some of the club's fans, as well as the inscription "Pogba Out", which recently appeared near the entrance to the team's base.
Previously, Pogba's teammates defender Phil Jones and striker Marcus Rashford bought dogs from the same company. As noted in the company, the animals will not behave aggressively in normal life until they receive the appropriate command.
Pogba got scared of the fans and bought a guard dog. Is he paranoid?
The pet cost Paul 15 thousand pounds.
Former Spartak defender Roman Shishkin, who currently plays for Torpedo Moscow, shared his opinion about the situation in his former club. Spartak in the RPL suffered three defeats in a row. In the 10th round, Muscovites lost away to Ufa with a score of 0:1. Before that, Muscovites lost to Ural (1:2) and Zenit (0:1).
“What is happening now in Spartak happened from year to year, even in my time. By now, everyone is probably used to it. You can win the derby - and they will forgive you everything, and then lose to the conditional "Ufa" - and the coach is asked to resign.
In "Spartacus" for a long time it was so, with the exception of the championship year with Carrera. What is the reason? If someone knew, the problem would have been fixed long ago, ”Match TV quoted Shishkin as saying.
Fiorentina midfielder Franck Ribery new record Italian Serie A. The 36-year-old Frenchman scored his first goal in the Italian championship in the fourth round match against Atalanta. Ribery became the oldest foreigner to score a debut goal in Serie A. The Frenchman scored at the age of 36 years and 168 days.
Ribéry scored Fiorentina's second goal in the 66th minute, but Atalanta managed to bounce back in the remaining time. As a result, the meeting ended with a score of 2:2.
The start of the season for Fiorentina is unsuccessful. Florentines scored only two points in four rounds, as a result of which they close the standings.
The French winger joined the Italian club in the summer of 2019 as a free agent. Before that, he played for Bayern for a long time.
Porto beat Santa Clara in the match of the 6th round of the Portuguese championship. The meeting was held at the Dragau Stadium in Porto. The final score of the match - 2:0. The first goal of the meeting was scored in the 15th minute. Its author was the forward Ze Luis. The former striker of the Moscow "Spartak" hit the gates of the guests after the transfer of Pereira to Danil. At the 41st minute, the hosts consolidated their advantage – the gates of his team hit the defender of the guests Cesar. This goal was the last in the game.
Porto caught up with the leading Benfica in terms of points scored - 15 each. The Lisbon team is ahead of the Dragons due to the better difference between goals scored and conceded.
Ze Luis has already scored his 6th goal in 6 matches in the championship. Together with Pizzi (Benfica), he leads the race of scorers in the Portuguese championship.
Moscow "Dynamo" on its official website published a statement about the future in the team of head coach Dmitry Khokhlov.
"In connection with big amount rumors, speculation and unconfirmed information around the club, we consider it necessary to officially declare that we will continue to work with the team until the winter break in the national championship.
In the summer, we began a global restructuring of the team and were well aware that the creation of a new, combat-ready team would take time, would be fraught with risks and the need to quickly cope with systemic tasks. We entrusted the leadership of the team to the coaching staff of Dmitry Khokhlov and we consider it right in the current circumstances to give an opportunity to correct the current situation, taking into account the significantly updated squad.
transfer window closed quite recently, some newcomers have been at Dynamo for less than a month. They were acquired under the vision of the current coaching staff. Time, patience and calmness are needed for the players to adapt to each other, coaching requirements, and new conditions for themselves. The club does not intend to go to extremes, nor does it intend to negotiate with other specialists, whose names are now being so actively discussed.
After the match against Sochi, everyone had a lot of negative emotions. Today, once again, we calmly and in detail discussed topical issues with Dmitry Valeryevich. Yes, at the moment neither the quality of the game, nor the place in standings neither the fans, nor the coaching staff, nor the leadership of Dynamo can satisfy. It is obvious. We admit that mistakes were made during the preparation of the team, which, among other things, led to poor intermediate results. The work of the sports staff also needs to be strengthened.
It is possible to correct the situation, there are all possibilities for this. But only by common efforts. With trust in each other and faith in their own strengths. Ahead of us is a difficult series of away matches in the championship and the Cup of the country. We are convinced that Dynamo loyal fans will continue to support the team at a difficult time and will be there. The immediate results will be in many ways indicative and decisive for the choice of the direction vector further development club," the White and Blues said in a statement.
