{"id":43966,"date":"2024-07-24T09:51:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T07:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/fcbarcelona-real-madrid-and-leo-messi-kings-of-the-top-20-best-players-of-the-21st-century_305753_102\/"},"modified":"2024-07-24T09:51:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T07:51:00","slug":"fcbarcelona-real-madrid-and-leo-messi-kings-of-the-top-20-best-players-of-the-21st-century_305753_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/international-football\/fcbarcelona-real-madrid-and-leo-messi-kings-of-the-top-20-best-players-of-the-21st-century_305753_102.html","title":{"rendered":"FC Barcelona, \u200b\u200bReal Madrid and Leo Messi, &#8216;kings&#8217; of the &#8216;Top 20&#8217; of best players of the 21st centu"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leo Messi, as it could not be otherwise, leads a new ranking published on the best players of the 24 years that have passed in the 21st century, a list in which Bar\u00e7a and Madrid have a lot of presence<\/h2>  \r\n<div class=\"article-addons\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/calendar-fc-barcelona.html\"\r\n       target=\"_self\"\r\n       title=\"Calendar of FC Barcelona\"\r\n       class=\"blue-gredient-btn\">\r\n       \r\n        Calendar of FC Barcelona    <\/a>\r\n<\/div>   <p>Although always it will treat of subjective assessments,<strong> this week has been published a new ranking of the best footballers, in this case taking the new century like starting point. <\/strong>There, <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/players\/lionel-messi\/absolute-record-leo-messi-much-more-bigger-and-winner-that-real-madrid-since-his-debut_305720_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/jugadores\/lionel-messi\/record-absoluto-leo-messi-mucho-mas-grande-ganador-real-madrid-desde-su-debut_305720_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/players\/lionel-messi\/absolute-record-leo-messi-much-more-bigger-and-winner-that-real-madrid-since-his-debut_305720_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"\u00a1R\u00e9cord absoluto! Leo Messi, mucho m\u00e1s 'grande' y ganador que el Real Madrid&nbsp;desde&nbsp;su&nbsp;debut\">Lionel Messi<\/a> has been valued like the best footballer of these last 24 years, a point that further of opinions, always finishes imposing in front of his superiority inside the field since it debuted <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/the-three-discards-that-flick-has-indicated-to-leave-fcbarcelona_305721_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fichajes\/tres-descartes-ha-senalado-flick-abandonar-el-fc-barcelona_305721_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/the-three-discards-that-flick-has-indicated-to-leave-fcbarcelona_305721_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Los tres descartes que ha se\u00f1alado Flick para abandonar el&nbsp;FC&nbsp;Barcelona\">in the first team of the FC Barcelona<\/a>.<\/p>  <p>The list of 25 players has been elaborated by &#8216;ESPN&#8217;, half that has left some surprise inside the ranking, especially in the podium, and where the Bar\u00e7a, and the Real Madrid, dominate widely with the presence of players that contested all or almost all his career with his T-shirts. <strong>To continuation review the complete listing made by the half American, highlighting the names formed or that went through the Bar\u00e7a.<\/strong><\/p>  <table border=\"0\" class=\"tv_int\"> <thead><tr> <th scope=\"col\">Position<\/th> \t\t\t<th scope=\"col\">Player<\/th> \t\t\t<th scope=\"col\">Country<\/th> \t\t<\/tr><\/thead> <tbody> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1 <\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Leo Messi <\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Argentina <\/strong><\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">2<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Cristiano Ronaldo<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Portugal<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>3 <\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Thierry Henry <\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>France <\/strong><\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">4<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Zinedine Zidane<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">France<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">5<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Luka Modric<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Croatia<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">6<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">France<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>7 <\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Andr\u00e9s Iniesta <\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Spain <\/strong><\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>8 <\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Xavi Hern\u00e1ndez <\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Spain <\/strong><\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>9 <\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Ronaldo <\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Brazil <\/strong><\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>10 <\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Ronaldinho <\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Brazil <\/strong><\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">11<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Zlatan Ibrahimovic<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Sweden<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">12<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Kevin of Bruyne<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Belgium<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">13<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Toni Kroos<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Germany<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">14<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Sergio Bouquets<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Spain<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>15 <\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Carles Puyol <\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Spain <\/strong><\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">16<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Karim Benzema<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">France<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>17 <\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sergio Busquets <\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Spain <\/strong><\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>18 <\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Robert Lewandowski <\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Poland <\/strong><\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">19<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Kak\u00e1<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Brazil<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>20 <\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Neymar <\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Brazil <\/strong><\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">21<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Andrea Pirlo<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Italy<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">22<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Wayne Rooney<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">England<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">23<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Patrick Scallop<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">France<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>24 <\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Luis Su\u00e1rez <\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Uruguay <\/strong><\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">25<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Gianluigi Buffon<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Italy<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <h2>A list with some controversies, a lot of presence cul\u00e9 and a Mbapp\u00e9 that has won a lot in little time<\/h2>  <p>It remains clear that the greater surprise of the ranking can be who closes the podium, with Thierry Henry in this position. Although anybody can doubt of the talent and the impact of the French forward, the one who lived his last stage in the elite like player of the Bar\u00e7a, the information signals that his place is due to that that the French &#8220;revolutionised the position of the centrodelantero&#8221;,<strong> something that allows him advance, for example, to his compatriot Zinedine Zidane, the one who is considered like the best player Frenchman of the history.<\/strong><\/p>  <p>Another of the controversies surely was the quotation of Neymar Jr. In the position 20, remaining by behind players like Kak\u00e1, Puyol, Sergio Bouquets or Karim Benzema. Kylian Mbapp\u00e9, by his part, surprises when appearing in the sixth stair, being a player that has much less path that any another name mentioned in the list. <strong>It is worthwhile also highlight the &#8216;command&#8217; of Spain, France and Brazil in the list, as well as the 11 players that went through the Bar\u00e7a, already went formed or fichados.<\/strong><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leo Messi, as it could not be otherwise, leads a new ranking published on the best players of the 24 years that have passed in the 21st century, a list in which Bar\u00e7a and Madrid have a lot of presence Although always it will treat of subjective assessments, this week has been published a new [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":345,"featured_media":43968,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_nextfly_llmd_date_locked":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[451,115],"tags":[168,304,171,151,313,166,48,306],"class_list":["post-43966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lionel-messi-2","category-lionel-messi","tag-andres-iniesta","tag-carles-puyol","tag-mbappe","tag-ronaldinho","tag-sergio-bouquets","tag-sergio-busquets","tag-xavi-hernandez","tag-zinedine-zidane"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>FC Barcelona, \u200b\u200bReal Madrid and Leo Messi, &#039;kings&#039; 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