Best Football Players Ever Top 10 Lists

Dribbling is one of the greatest joys of the football game, we have created this top 10 list with videos and info about the best dribblers ever.

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Best dribblers ever

1 Diego Maradona
2 Lionel Messi
3 Garrincha
4 Johan Cruyff
5 George Best
6 Pelé
7 Ronaldo
8 Zinedine Zidane
9 Ronaldinho
10 Stanley Matthews

It is often said that strikers win your games, but defenders win your championships. This might be true if you look at the trophies our top 10 defenders have won.

Top 10 defenders »

Best defenders ever

1 Franz Beckenbauer
2 Bobby Moore
3 Carlos Alberto Torres
4 Nílton Santos
5 Paolo Maldini
6 Roberto Carlos
7 Djalma Santos
8 Fabio Cannavaro
9 Franco Baresi
10 Giacinto Facchetti

Some of the greatest midfielders are also some of the greatest football players. This top 10 is about the architects of football.

Top 10 midfielders »

Best midfielders ever

1 Johan Cruyff
2 Alfredo Di Stéfano
3 Diego Maradona
4 Zinedine Zidane
5 Garrincha
6 Michel Platini
7 George Best
8 Zico
9 Francisco Gento
10 Bobby Charlton

Some strikers, like Pelé scored even more than 1000 goals. This top 10 is about the best strikers ever, they were the best in scoring goals.

Top 10 strikers »

Best strikers ever

1 Pelé
2 Ferenc Puskás
3 Ronaldo
4 Diego Maradona
5 Eusébio
6 Marco van Basten
7 Gerd Müller
8 Fernando Peyroteo
9 Arthur Friedenreich
10 Romario

Some goalkeepers just seem to be unable to score against. It are these goalkeepers that belong in our top 10.

Top 10 goalkeepers »

Best goalkeepers ever

1 Lev Yashin
2 Gordon Banks
3 Dino Zoff
4 Peter Schmeichel
5 Sepp Maier
6 Peter Shilton
7 Oliver Kahn
8 Iker Casillas
9 Gianluigi Buffon
10 Edwin van der Sar