Without Ronaldinho Gaúcho, international portal updates the ranking of the 25 best players in history

By Wagner Oliveira

The website ’90min’ updated the ranking of the best players in football history. Without Ronaldinho Gaúcho, Messi is in first place in the ranking, which has five players in Brazilian football. Pelé is the best ranked Brazilian, in third position.

According to the portal, Messi and Maradona are the two best players in the history of world football. The Argentine duo occupies the first two places in the new ranking of the gringo portal, followed by Pelé, in 3rd, Beckenbauer, in 4th and, closing the top 5, Cruyff, idol of Barcelona and Ajax.

Ronaldinho Gaúcho, twice elected the best player in the world, is not present in the list. The Brazilian players, who are present in the list, are: Pelé, in 3rd, Ronaldo, in 6th, Garrincha, in 12th, Zico, in 17th, and Romário, in 21st.

Cristiano Ronaldo, player with the most goals in the entire history of football, is 8th in the ranking. Check it out below.

THE 25 BEST PLAYERS IN HISTORY

1. Messi
2. Maradona
3. Pelé
4. Beckenbauer
5. Cruyff
6. Ronaldo
7. Zidane
8. Cristiano Ronaldo
9. Platini
10. Baggio
11. Di Stefano
12. Garrincha
13. Müller
14. Maldini
15. Puskas
16. Baresi
17. Zico
18. Best
19. Van Basten
20. Eusébio
21. Romário
22. Kapa
23. G. Meazza
24. B. Charlton
25. R. Gullit

With information from Fanaticos

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