Five Barça cracks in the top-10 of the best in football history!

He FC Barcelona It is one of the referential clubs in the world. In addition to its titles, it has the most prestigious training academy on the planet, The Masiaas demonstrated by the 12 gold balls that have emerged from their school between Leo Messi, Alexia Putellas y Aitana Bonmatí. It is also, for a few years, the best universal showcase for women's football. And finally, no other club has enjoyed so much individual talent throughout its trajectory. According to a ranking elaborated by the IFFHS (International Federation of History and Soccer Statistics) A historical top-10 of the largest legends of the ball is established and up to five cracks that dressed the Barça Barça shirt break up. International media, such as Tuttosportdistinguish that added value of FC Barcelona as a team that has had more and better myths in its ranks, above the rest. MD reviews the names of the top-10, from the tenth to the first.

10

Ronaldinho Gaucho

The smile of Barça and the ball

Who occupies the tenth place among the best players of all time is the Brazilian wizard Ronaldinho Gaúcho (1980). Between 2003 and 2008, wearing Barca, was his best time, in which he won the Golden Ball in 2005. The ball of the ball also militated in Gremio, Psg, Milan, Flamengo, Querétaro, Atlético Mineiro and Fluminense.

9

Alfredo Di Stéfano

The biggest myth of Madrid that could be culé

The Argentine Alfredo Di Stéfano (1926-2014) could also be from Barça, but a controversial institutional maneuver of which a lot has been written during the last 75 years led him to Real Madrid, a club of which he is still his greatest legend for having won the first five European Cups for the White Club. 'La Saeta Rubia' received the super ball from France Football in 1989. River Plate, Hurricane, Millionaire and Espanyol completed their club cast.

8

Franz Beckenbauer

Bayern legend

Franz Beckenbauer, (1945-2024), the kaiser of the history of football with his elegance, was a before and after in the way of understanding the game from the defense. Captain and leader of the German national team who won the 1974 World Cup, the most grenade of his career was achieved with Bayern, conquering three European glasses among many other titles. He broke molds to win the Golden Ball twice as Libero, after starting his career as a medium. New York Cosmos and Hamburg completed their curriculum.

7

Zinedine Zidane

Juve and Madrid, in their zenith

Zinedine Zidane (1972), a French midfielder, gave the 'Bleu' team the first of his soccer World Cups with two goals in the final against Brazil. In his career as a referential footballer, Juventus and Real Madrid were his zenith, since Blanco managed to win the Champions League, among other merits for his goal in the final against Bayer Leverkusen. He won a Golden Ball. 'Zizou' also defended the shields of Cannes and Girondins from Bordeaux.

6

Ronaldo Nazario

The phenomenon was like never before of Barca

Ronaldo Nazario (1976) occupies the sixth position among the best of always. The Brazilian striker called 'the phenomenon' and was never so much as in his only season at FC Barcelona (1996-97), which made him number one with 47 goals. With two golden balls and two world titles with Brazil in his history (1994 and 2002), he lacked the Champions League. Cruzeiro, PSV Eindhoven, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Milan and Corinthians complete the list of clubs for which he played, never at the level he did in Barça.

5

Johan Cruyff

The goal prophet in Amsterdam and Barcelona

Johan Cruyjff (1947-2016) is one of the indisputable legends of football for his influence as a player and as a coach. The goal prophet signed the best of his career in Amsterdam, leading the Ajax of the three Europe First European Cup Culé (1992), three golden balls took the flying Dutch. Los Angeles Aztecas, Washington Diplomats, Levante and Feyenoord were their other teams.

4

Cristiano Ronaldo

Goals to Gogó in Old Trafford and Bernabéu

Cristiano Ronaldo (1985) is probably the player who has persecuted the records of the goal, after starting his career being a skilled extreme in the Sporting of Portugal. In Old Trafford, with Manchester United, and in the Bernabéu with Real Madrid, he signed the best of his long career. Five golden balls, five Champions League and a Eurocup with Portugal are his best successes. Juventus and Nassr have been their other shirts.
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3

Diego Armando Maradona

Barça, Boca, Naples and Argentina

Diego Armando Maradona (1960-2020) is one of the greatest legends in football history and for many, Ránkings apart, the most charismatic player of all time. Argentina icon won the 1986 World Cup marking England the most famous goal for its beauty in the history of the tournament. His left leg was a class and magic prodigy of which Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, FC Barcelona, ​​Naples, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys enjoyed. In the Camp Nou it was only between 1982 and 1984, in a phase in which personal problems, injury and disease played bad passes, but still left exhibitions in Barcelona that are still remembered. In Naples he ended up baptizing the stadium. He did not win the Golden Ball because the old standards prohibited him for non -European players.

2

Skin

Santos, Cosmos and three World Cups with Brazil

Edson Arantes do Nascimento (1940-2022) was, even for many Argentines such as César Luis Menotti or Hugo Gatti, number 1 of all time. 'O Rei', known as Pelé, conquered three World Cups for Brazil and completed almost his entire career in Santos before accepting, and being very veteran, a great offer of the New York Cosmos. Pelé had everything: plastic, goal, dribble, physicist, a prodigy for those who enjoyed it on a field.

1

Leo Messi

The best grew in the Masia

Leo Messi is the best footballer of all time according to the Ranking of the IFHHS. The Argentine genius (1987) bequeathed the brightest of his unmatched career to FC Barcelona, ​​a club he arrived with 13 years to and that abandoned in 2021 at 34 in tears after scoring 672 official goals and conquer 35 titles such as Culé, including 10 leagues and four Champions League. His eight golden balls speak for themselves in their category as a ball icon. On PSG and Inter Miami, he continued his career, which had as its great flourish the conquest of the 2022 World Cup for Argentina.