Lionel Messi is the best player in the world. And Ronaldo is in fourth place!

Lionel Messi, the striker of the Argentine national team, was recognized by FourFourTwo as the best player in the history of football. The publication announced the ranking of the 100 best players in the world.

The following players took place in the first 10 leagues of the rating:

1. Messi
2. Pele  
3. Diego Maradona  
4. Cristiano Ronaldo 
5. Johan Cruyff  
6. Ronaldo (Brazil)  
7. Zinedine Zidane  
8. Franz Beckenbauer  
9. Alfredo Di Stefano 
10. Marco van Basten