The English magazine 'Four Four Two' has chosen to Lionel Messi like the best footballer of the history in a list that desvela the 100 better players of all time. The ranking, as it aims the own half, based in "the influence that had in his era in particular, those that more memories left and those that more amazed with his talent and his attainments".

The attacker surpasses to important names like Diego Armando Maradona, with the one who always has been in comparison because of the similarities that have in his game and in the impact that have had in the Argentinian society. The podium closes it Cristiano Ronaldo, his 'opponent' more important because of the rivalry between Barça and Madrid and also by the dispute of the last 13 Balloons of Gold.

The gazette specified with a paragraph why have declared to the rosarino like the best of the history. "Experts, writers and fans will try to express his greatness with words and metaphors. But all will fail. In 20 years, the young fans to the football will read on a figure mesiánica whose brilliance amazed to the world, broke a litany of records and began an era of command... But until they do not see the videos will not have an idea of what have lost ", sentenced.

The 'Top 20'

Like this the things, the ancient '10' of the Barcelona leads with amplitude to the other members of the list, leaving backwards to icons of the balompié world-wide as I Peeled, Johan Cruyff and Alfredo Gave Stefano, those who marked a before and an afterwards in his clubs and also in his selections. Here the members of the 'Top 20' of 'Four Four Two'.

 

  • 1. Leo Messi
  • 2. Diego Armando Maradona
  • 3. Cristiano Ronaldo
  • 4. I peeled
  • 5. Zinedine Zidane
  • 6. Johan Cruyff
  • 7. George Best
  • 8. Franz Beckenbauer
  • 9. Ferenc Puskas
  • 10. Ronaldo Nazario
  • 11. Gerd Müller
  • 12. Alfredo Gave Stefano
  • 13. Michel Platini
  • 14. Zico
  • 15. Garrincha
  • 16. Bobby Charlton
  • 17. Paolo Maldini
  • 18. Romario
  • 19. Giuseppe Meazza
  • 20. Andrés Iniesta