The “Talksport” poll features five Brazilians on the list.
The English radio station “TalkSport” has chosen the 25 best players of the century in a list revealed on Thursday, 21st, and five Brazilians made the cut. Ronaldinho Gaúcho was ranked third, behind only Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, with Messi taking the top spot. Get all the best football updates at ai live score.
In addition to Ronaldinho, the other four Brazilians on the list are Neymar, Ronaldo Fenômeno, Dani Alves, and Kaká.
“Like Zidane, there is no question about Ronaldinho being the best at his peak. The Brazilian superstar could do anything on the field, leaving iconic defenders in his wake with moments of pure magic,” said the radio station about the Brazilian midfielder.
To justify Messi being ranked first over Cristiano Ronaldo, the radio station highlighted Argentina’s victory in the 2022 World Cup.
“There could only be one winner. Many believed Messi needed to win a World Cup to be considered the greatest player in history, and he finally did in 2022,” they argued. Stay in the know with ToSport.
Here is the full list:
- Lionel Messi
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Ronaldinho Gaúcho
- Zinedine Zidane
- Andrés Iniesta
- Xavi
- Thierry Henry
- Kaká
- Luís Suárez
- Dani Alves
- Andrea Pirlo
- Philipp Lahm
- Sergio Ramos
- Luka Modric
- Fabio Cannavaro
- Gianluigi Buffon
- Ronaldo Fenômeno
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic
- Mohamed Salah
- Wayne Rooney
- Luís Figo
- Neymar
- Kyllian Mbappé
- John Terry
- Karim Benzema
