100 Best St.

100 Best St.

Lionel Messi has won the fierce competition for Cristiano Ronaldo, Xavi and Ronaldinhos to announce the best player of the 20th century. Independent has published a list of the best players of the XXI century, assigning each fixed score player. Messy, who is valued as the best player [...]

Lionel Messi has won the fierce competition for Cristiano Ronaldo, Xavi and Ronaldinhos to announce the best player of the 20th century.

Independent has published a list of the best players of the XXI century, assigning each fixed score player.

Messy, who is valued as the best player in football history, has placed first.

His strongest contender, Cristiano Ronaldo, is ranked second, with the ranking continuing with Xavi Hernandez, Ronaldinho and Andres Inista.

100. Yaya Touru

99. Harry Kane

98. Daniele De Rossi

97. Bastian Schweinsteiniger

96. Vincent Company

95. Carim Benzema

94. Sol Campbell

93. Pepe

92. Edwin van der Sar

91. Arturo Vidal

90. Angel di Maria

89. Diego Forlan

88. Radamel Falcao

87. Pierre-Emerick Aubamyang

86. Robin van Persia

85. Carlos Tevez

84. Gaizka Mendita

83. Virgil van Dijk

82. Hernan Crespo

81. Rio Ferdinand

80. Tony Croos

79. Juan Roman Riquelme

78. Thomas Mueller

Seventy-seven. Muhammad Salah

76. Diego Godin

75. David Silva

74. Eden Hazard

73. Cesc Fabregas

72. Deco

71. Lilian Thuram

70. Nemanja Vidic

69. Marcelo

68. Ryan Giggs

67. Antoine Greezmann

66. Lawrence Seedorf

65. Wesley Snape

64. Gabriel Batistta

63. Fernando Torres

62. Ruud van Nistelroy

61. Claude Makefile

Sixty. Sergio Aguero

59. Cafu

58. Miroslav Klose

57. Kevin de Bruyne

56. Henryk Larsson

55. Xabi Alonso

54. Dennis Bergkamp

53. Gareth Bae

52. Gerard Pique

51. Robert Lewandowski

50. Javier Zanetti

49. Didier Drogba

48. Michael Ballack

47. Oliver Kahn

46. Ashley Cole

45. Pavel Nedved

44. NíGolo Kante

43. Keybuppe

Forty-two. Alessandro Del Piero

41. Alessandro Nesta

Forty. Patrick Vieira

39. Zlatan Ibrahimovic

38. Roberto Carlos

37. Rivaldo

36. Roy Keane

35. John Terry

34. Paul Scholes

33. David Villa

32. Iker Casillas

31. Francesco Totti

Thirty. Arjen Robben

29. Wayne Rooney

28. Raul Gonzalez

27. Manuel Neuer

26. Paolo Maldini

25. Danny Alves

24. Carles Puyol

23. Frank Lambard

22. Luca Modric

21. Samuel Etoão

20. Neymar

Nineteen. Andrei Shevchenko

18. Steven Gerard

17. Sergio Busquets

16. Louis Swarez

15. Luis Figo

14. Philip Lahm

13. Gianlujigi Buffon

Twelve. Sergio Ramos

11. Andrea Pirlo

10. Fabio Canavaro

9. Kaka

8. Zinedine Zidane

7. Thierry Henry

6. Ronaldo

5. Andrés Inista

4. Ronaldinho

3. Xavi Hernandez

2. Cristiano Ronaldo

1. Lionel Messy

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