Football fans have always argued about who is the greatest player of all time and artificial intelligence (AI) has now attempted to end the debate once and for all. Cristiano Ronaldo , Lionel Messi , Pele, Maradona,… anyone is on the list of the best players of all time voted by fans.
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But voting for just one greatest person is extremely difficult, if not impossible. Whether the superstars of the past can adapt to today’s modern style of play is an unanswerable question. Likewise, whether today’s stars can play football well on the bad grass fields of the past is something that will never be known.
Now, ChatGPT has given the answer about who is the greatest player in football history. In the Top 10 are Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo , but both are not the best players in history according to AI’s selection. Notably, Ronaldo and Messi are the only two players in the Top 10 who are still playing. The two leading legends in ChatGPT’s rankings have both passed away.
10. Ferenc Puskas
As an icon of Hungarian football, Ferenc Puskas is known for his superb scoring ability. Puskas scored 625 goals at the club level, and he also had 84 goals at the team level.
Starting his career in his homeland, Puskas moved to Spanish football giants Real Madrid in 1958 and won five national championships and three European Cups. Puskas ranks sixth on the list of all-time top scorers at club level.
9. George Best
George Best is considered one of the best wingers in football history after great performances for Manchester United and the Northern Ireland team. George Best is famous for his eye-catching and sophisticated dribbling ability. Best was sculpted by Manchester United and his statue is located outside Old Trafford.
8. Zinedine Zidane
The French midfielder is famous for his graceful dribbles and spectacular scoring ability. Another of Real Madrid’s legendary players, Zidane also played for Cannes, Bordeaux and Juventus.
The highlights of Zidane’s career are the spectacular volley that scored the decisive goal to help Real Madrid win 2-1 against Bayer Leverkusen in the 2002 Champions League final, and the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 championships with France.
7. Franz Beckenbauer
As the only defender in the Top 10 list, the German football legend is considered one of the best defenders of all time in his position. Beckenbauer redefined the meaning of a centre-back when the term libero was born.
Beckenbauer played an extremely important role at Bayern Munich and West Germany throughout his extremely successful career. Beckenbauer won 4 Bundesliga championships, 3 European Cups and 1 World Cup as a player. He also led Germany to win the 1990 World Cup as head coach. Fans gave Beckenbauer the nickname “Football Emperor”.
6. Alfredo Di Stefano
Teammates of the great Ferenc Puskas, the pair created the best attacking duo in football at that time. Di Stefano is a versatile striker who helped Real Madrid establish a period of dominance in the 1950s and 1960s.
Di Stefano’s scoring record is equally impressive with 480 goals in his club career. Los Blancos named a stadium after Alfredo Di Stefano. It is the stadium used by the Real Madrid women’s team and the Real Madrid Castilla men’s team (B team) at the present time.
5. Johan Cruyff
Dutch player Johan Cruyff has an indelible position in football history as both a player and a coach. The philosophy of total football is the greatest legacy left by the late legend Cruyff. He is the representative of total attack as a player and elevates it as a coach.
Johan Cruyff achieved great success with Barcelona and Ajax, winning no less than 10 national championships and 3 European Cups during his career. Johan Cruyff also won three Golden Balls. Unfortunately, Johan Cruyff never won the World Cup when he and the Dutch team lost two finals.
4. Cristiano Ronaldo
The Portuguese striker is the number 1 star at Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus clubs. Ronaldo currently has 5 world golden balls, along with countless club and national team titles. Ronaldo is the player with the most goals in Real Madrid history with 450 goals.
3. Lionel Messi
As Ronaldo’s biggest rivals throughout his career, Messi and Ronaldo are the only two players still playing in the Top 10. Messi is considered by many to be the greatest player of his generation after Argentina won the title. World Cup 2022 champion.
Lionel Messi has skillful dribbling ability, scoring instincts and unbelievable tactical vision. Messi achieved significant success with Barcelona, before moving to Paris Saint-Germain, and ended Argentina’s title drought by winning the 2022 World Cup, 2021 Copa America and World Super Cup. Messi is the player who has won the most world golden balls in history with 7 crowns.
2. Diego Maradona
The late Argentine player almost single-handedly led Argentina to win the 1986 World Cup, something that Lionel Messi recreated at the 2022 World Cup. Diego Maradona is a figure almost honored by Argentina and Napoli Club as a god. Maradona’s unlimited creativity and dribbling skills were powerful weapons throughout his playing career.
1. Pele
Despite all the famous names on the list, football king Pele is still considered the greatest player in football history. The late Pele is the only player in history to win the World Cup three times. Pele scored more than 1,000 goals in his career, although this number is controversial until now.
Notably, Pele never played football in Europe, as most of his football career was at Santos Club and the Brazilian team, before he went to the US to play football at the end of his career. Regardless, football king Pele still affirms his leading position in the Top 10 greatest players in history selected by AI.
