“Dedication, scoring ability and tireless efforts help Ronaldo rank second only to Lionel Messi in his generation. He is currently the top scorer in football history,” reported the Daily Mail (UK). Introducing the Portuguese superstar. However, in the ranking of the 10 greatest players in world football, this newspaper only ranked Ronaldo in last place.
Meanwhile, Lionel Messi stagnates at number one. Daily Mail uses beautiful words to praise the Argentinian superstar: “Lionel Messi destroyed the last doubts about his ability by leading Argentina to the 2022 world championship. There is nothing left to discuss, Messi is the greatest player in history, a rare person in football history who possesses both the ability to score goals, leadership qualities, and extraordinary technique, judgment, and vision.”
Messi is far ahead of Ronaldo in the Daily Mail rankings.© Provided by VTC News
Also according to the British newspaper, the second name is Pele, the only person known as the “King of Football”. During his career, the Brazilian legend won 3 World Cup championships, something no other colleague could do.
Ranked 3rd is Diego Maradona.
“A rebellious angel with incredible balance and strength. Maradona is the greatest player of Argentine football and Napoli Club,” said Daily Mail.
The names ranked 4th to 9th are Johan Cruyff – the founder of total football, creating the foundation for Barcelona’s future success, Zinedine Zidane, Alfredo di Stefano, Ronaldo de Lima, Garincha and Zico .
Top 10 greatest players in history according to Daily Mail
1. Lionel Messi (Argentina)
2. First (Brazil)
3. Diego Maradona (Argentina)
4. Johan Cruyff (Netherlands)
5. Zinedine Zidane (France)
6. Alfredo di Stefano (Spain)
7. Ronaldo de Lima (Brazil)
8. Garincha (Brazil)
9. Zico (Brazil)
10. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
