The soccer world witnesses many talented players from different countries. These football players play well and have made this sport much more exciting for the audience. In our article today, we will name some of the most famous ones in the world. So, continue reading and find out whether there is your idol or not. For avid fans, you can view football news and football odds daily for free at https://sieukeo.com.
Pele
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, often called Pele, is a professional Brazilian football player. Before his retirement, he played as a forward in his national team. He started playing for Santos when he was 15, and 1 year later, he moved to Brazil's national one. During his career, he was the only player who won 3 FIFA World Cups. He scored 650 goals in a total of 694 League matches. He connected the phrase “The beautiful game” with soccer, which made him famous. Then, his team made many tours worldwide to exploit his popularity. When he retired in 1977, he became a global football ambassador and has remained in this position until now.
Zinedine Zidane
Zinedine Yazid Zidane is a French former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Now, he is the manager of La Liga club Real Madrid. When he was young, he was noted for his vision, ball control, elegance, technique, and passing. In 1996, he was the Ligue 1 Player of the Year. In 1998, 2000, and 2003, he was awarded FIFA World Player of the Year. In 2002, he was voted La Liga's Best Foreign Player.Zidane received many compliments from authoritative voices. The Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira called Zidane “a monster” because of his abilities and performance. The German coach Franz Beckenbauer said that Zidane was truly magnificent, among the greatest footballers in history. The Italy manager, Marcello Lippi, stated that Zidane was the most incredible football talent they had ever seen. Even his peers, such as Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Xavi, and David Beckham, also showed respect for his talent.
Lionel Messi
Lionel Andres Messi Cuccittini is an Argentine professional football player who plays captain and forward for the Argentina national team and the Spanish club Barcelona. He won the FIFA Ballon d’Or 6 times and 34 trophies for Barcelona, including 6 Copas del Rey, 4 UEFA Champions Leagues titles, and 10 La Liga. He is known as a creative player and a prolific goalscorer. Because of his talent, from 2009 to 2014, he was the world's highest-paid footballer; in 2011 and 2012, he was on the list of the world’s 100 most influential people, according to Forbes. Recently, he has been awarded as the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year.Despite not being tall as other footballers, Messi has a low centre of gravity so he is super agile and can change direction super fast. The former manager of Barcelona Pep Guardiola said that Messi was the only footballer who could run much faster with the ball than without it. Messi is also noted for his eye for goal as he can strike accurately, react quickly and make attacking runs well to beat the defensive line of the rival.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo, dos Santos Aveiro, is a Portuguese professional football player who is the captain of Portugal's national team and a forward for Serie A club Juventus. He has now won four European Golden Shoes and five Ballons d’Or. In addition, he has won 29 trophies, including one UEFA Nations League, one UEFA European Championship, and five UEFA Champions Leagues. He is among the top players who have scored more than 700 senior goals for his club and nation.Ronaldo has strength in both feet, so he can play well at different positions. He is fast both with and without the ball. Of course, to achieve these skills, he had to train a lot throughout his career. When he played for Manchester United, he was trained to deliver the ball cross into the area of a penalty. Therefore, he learned how to use acceleration, pace, technical skills, and agility to play well on the right side of the midfield. When he got matured with a muscular body, he was able to jump high. This ability along with his elevation, height and heading accuracy, therefore, helped him a lot in winning aerial challenges for controlling balls.
Johan Cruyff
Hendrik Johannes Cruijff was a famous Dutch professional footballer and coach. As a football player, he won the Ballon d’Or 3 times. He was renowned for his “Total Football” playing style, a system where a player moves out his position to let the team retain the intended organizational structure. With him, a beautiful game is equal to the good results. He once said that quality without results was pointless and results without quality was boring. So, it can be said that Cruyff and his devout followers always chose to play a “right” style to win rather than winning itself as they considered it was more important. |
| Johan Cruyff was renowned for his playing style of “Total Football”/ Ph: soi kèo |
David Beckham
David Robert Joseph Beckham is an English former professional football player who played for so many clubs including the England national team, Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid. During his international career, he won the FA Cup twice and the Premier League title 6 times.David Beckham was among the greatest free kick takers of his generation. He could also score goals or create opportunities for teammates. Although he lacked significant pace and preferred using the right foot, David was still an excellent right winger for the team.
In short, they are 6 out of the best footballers in the world. Some got retired, some are still playing but gained a lot of reputation for their talent.
