Best in football history: Messi is the first, Ronaldo is fourth behind Old Horse
7:47pm, 22 May 2025Football
IFFHS (International Football History and Statistics Federation) released the best football history selection, including Messi ranked first, Pele, Old Horse 2 and 3, and Ronaldo ranked fourth.
IFFHS Vice Chairman Robert Ley talked about the selection criteria in an exclusive interview with the Ole newspaper: According to the votes of IFFHS experts, the selection will comprehensively consider the player's career, the importance of the team, the trophy he won and his personal performance.
As for Maradona ranks ahead of Ronaldo, it is because the importance of the team is more critical than the data.
IFFHS selects the top 10 best male soccer athletes in history
1. Messi (Argentina)
2. Bailey (Brazil)
3. Maradona (Argentina)
4. Ronaldo (Portugal)
5. Cruyff (Netherlands)
6. Daro (Brazil)
7. Zidane (France)
8. Beckenbauer (Germany)
9. Distefano (Spain, Argentina)
10. Ronaldo (Brazil)
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