FIFA Football Greatest Team (Xl) Of All Time

Let's switch from India's most popular sport Cricket to World's most popular sport FOOTBALL.This game is played by over 250 million players in over 200 countries and has highest television audience in sports.The game has seen lots of legends,some are still active and else retired.

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It's very difficult to make All Time Greatest Playing Xl when you have hundreds of legends of the game,it's like separating salt from flour in flour salt mixture. Although it is very interesting to pick the Greatest Xl of All Time because you have got lots of legends and you have to pick the best Xl and some of the legends can be picked as substitute players.

So let's start with bang............

But before picking up the team you have to be clear that what type of team you are planning??? what will be the formation of the team on pitch???? So that you can select the players according to the team formation.

So my team will be in 3-3-3-1 formation which is having right and left full backs and a centre back ahead of full backs making all 3 defenders,right and left defensive midfielder and a central midfielder ahead of defensive midfielders making all 3 midfielder,right and left wing-backs or wingers and a central attacking midfielder or second striker making all 3 attackers and a centre forward or the striker.This formation is very attacking formation and it's compact nature is best suited for midfield domination and ball possession.

3-3-3-1 Football formation

Now let's pick the FIFA Greatest Team (Xl) Of All Time with 3-3-3-1 formation........

3-3-3-1 Football formation with Squad

 1. Goal-Keeper  :- LEV  YASHIN  ( SOVIET UNION - currently RUSSIA 🇷🇺)

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  International Team :- SOVIET UNION

  Clubs :- Dynamo Moscow

  International Appearances :- 74

  Club Appearances :- 326

  Total Appearances :- 420

  Total Clean Sheets :- 270

  Penalty Saved :- 150

  World Cup Played :- 04 (1958,1962,1966,1970)

  HONOURS :

International Honours :- 

Olympic Games Gold Medal (1956)

 European Nation's Cup (1960)

Club Honours :-

5 Times Soviet Championship

3 Times Soviet Cup

Indivisual HONOURS :- 

9 Times European Goalkeeper Of The Year

3 Times USSR Goalkeeper Of The Year

3 Times World Soccer Xl Goalkeeper

Order Of Lenin (1967)

FIFA Xl Goalkeeper (1968)

FIFA World Cup All Time Team Goalkeeper (1994)

World Team Of The 20th Century Goalkeeper (1998)

Berlin-Britz Goalkeeper Of The Decade 1960s

FIFA Goalkeeper Of The Century (2000)

FIFA World Cup Dream Team Goalkeeper (2002)

Golden Player Of Russia (2003)

World Soccer Greatest Xl Of All Time Goalkeeper (2013)

• Aka "Black Spider" or "Black Panther" considered as Football's best goalkeeper of all time due to his athleticism, stature,boldness and his acrobatic saves.He revolutionarise the post of goalkeeper by shouting orders on the defenders,he usually came his to stop crosses and also ran to opposite team attackers for one to one action.He is the only goalkeeper to have won Ballon d'Or.

Later in 1994,FIFA started to give award on his name for the best goalkeeper at World Cup Finals.He also played Ice hockey as a goalkeeper and have won Soviet Cup in 1953.Later in 1954,he stopped playing ice hockey to concentrate on his Football career.Once he quoted that "The Joy of seeing Yuri Gagarin flying in space is only superseded by the joy of a good penalty saves".

2. Defender (Left Full Back) :- PAOLO MALDINI  (ITALY 🇮🇪)

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International Team :- ITALY

Clubs :- AC Milan

International Appearances :- 126

Club Appearances :- 902

Total Appearances :- 1028

International Goals :- 07

Club Goals :- 33

Total Goals :- 40

World Cup Played :- 04 (1990,1994,1998,2002)

HONOURS :

International Honours :-

FIFA World Cup Runner-Up 1994

UEFA European Championship Runner-Up 2000

Club Honours :-

7 Times Serie A Champions

1 Time Coppa Italia

5 Times Supercoppa Italiana

5 Times UEFA Champions League

4 Times UEFA Super Cup

2 Times Intercontinental Cup

1 Times FIFA Club World Cup (2007)

Indivisual HONOURS :-

3 Times UEFA European Championship Team Of The Tournament (1988,1996,2000)

Bravo Award 1989

2 Times FIFA World Cup All-Star Team (1990,1994)

World Soccer Player Of The Year (1994)

UNICEF European Footballer Of The Season (1993-94)

FIFA World Cup Dream Team Member (2002)

UEFA President's Award (2003)

Serie A Defender Of The Year 2004

UEFA Champions League Best Defender Of The Year 2007

FIFA Order Of Merit (2008)

UEFA Champions League Achievement Award (2009)

ESPN World Team Of The Decade (2009)

World Soccer Greatest Xl Of All Time Member (2013)

UEFA Euro All Time Xl Member

AC Milan Hall Of Fame

Gazzetta Sports Awards Legend (2018)

• Aka "ll Capitano" which means "The Captain",is also regarded as one of the greatest defender ever to play this game.He was very calm and composed on the ground and he was very intelligent player as he raed the situation of the game very quickly.He was very disciplined player as he only got 3 Red Cards throughout his whole career.2 Times Ballon d'Or 2nd runner-up captained the both teams Italy as well as AC Milan,thus earning the nickname.He holds the record most appearances in European competitions (168) and played most UEFA Champions League Finals (08).He has played 2216 minutes in World Cup which is itself a record which nobody has touched till now.

3. Defender (Right Full Back) :- FRANCO BARESI  (ITALY 🇮🇪)

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International Team :- ITALY
Clubs :- AC Milan
International Appearances :- 81
Club Appearances :- 719
Total Appearances :- 800
International Goals :- 01
Club Goals :- 33
Total Goals :- 34
World Cup Played :- 04 (1982,1986,1990,1994)

HONOURS :

International Honours :-
FIFA World Cup Winner (1982)
FIFA World Cup Runner-Up (1994)

Club Honours :-
6 Times Serie A Champions
4 Times Supercoppa Italiana
3 Times UEFA Champions League
2 Times UEFA Super Cup
2 Times Intercontinental Cup

Indivisual HONOURS :-
Ballon d'Or Runner-Up (1989)
Serie A Footballer Of The Year 1989-90
FIFA World Cup All Star Team Member (1990)
2 Times European Defender Of The Year (1989,1993)
AC Milan Player Of The Century (1999)
AIC Serie A Player Of The Century (2000)
AC Milan Hall Of Fame
Golden Foot (Football Legend 2012)
Italian Football Hall Of Fame

• Aka "Piscinin" which means "Little one" in Milanese,is considered as one of the greatest defender of all time.He was full of pace, strength,stamina but he lack the notable height still he was very much effective to be called as one of the best defender ever.He have even played as a secondary playmaker due to his passing ability, technique and ball control.Being a defender,he was also an accurate penalty kick taker.

4. Defender (Centre Back) :- FRANZ BECKENBAUER (GERMANY 🇩🇪)

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International Team :- GERMANY
Clubs :- Bayern Munich (Main),New York Cosmos,Hamburger SV
International Appearances :- 103
Club Appearances :- 754
Total Appearances :- 857
International Goals :- 14
Club Goals :- 98
Total Goals :- 112
World Cup Played :- 03 (1966,1970,1974)


HONOURS :

International Honours :-
FIFA World Cup Winner (1974)
FIFA World Cup Runner-Up (1966)
UEFA European Championship Winner (1972)
UEFA European Championship Runner-Up (1976)

Club Honours :-
5 Times Bundesliga Champions ( 4 Times Bayern Munich & 1 Time Hamburger SV)
4 Times DFB-Pokal Winners
3 Times European Cup (Champions League)
UEFA Winners' Cup (1967)
Intercontinental Cup (1976)
3 Times North American Soccer League (New York Cosmos)

Indivisual HONOURS :-
4 Times German Footballer Of The Year (1966,1968,1974,1976)
FIFA World Cup Best Young Player (1966)
3 Times FIFA World Cup All Star Team Member (1966,1970,1974)
FIFA World Cup Silver Ball (1974)
NASL Most Valuable Player (1977)
FIFA Order Of Merit (1984)
FIFA World Cup All Time Team Member (1994)
2 Times UEFA Euro Team Of The Tournament Best Player (1972,1976)
World Team Of The 20th Century Member (1998)
FIFA World Cup Dream Team Member (2002)
FIFA Centennial Player & Football Personality Award (2004)
IFFHS Universal Genius Of World Football (2007)
Golden Foot (Football Legend 2010)
FIFA Presidential Award (2012)
UEFA President's Award (2012)
World Soccer Greatest Xl Of All Time Member (2013)
UEFA Euro All Time Xl Member (2016)
IFFHS Legends Member
Bayern Munich All Time Xl Member
Germany's Sports Hall Of Fame Member

• Aka "Der Kaiser" which means "The Emperor" is arguably the best defender of all time.He started as Midfielder but made his name as Central defender and he invented the role of modern sweeper.In 2014, FIFA Ethics Committee banned him for 3 months from any football activity as he allegedly refuse to cooperate with an inquiry into corruption with the allocation of World Cup 2018 to Russia and World Cup 2022 to Qatar.He is only one of the 3 men to have won World Cup both as a player in 1974 and as a manager in 1990.

5. Midfielder (Left Defensive Midfielder) :- RONALDINHO (BRAZIL 🇧🇷)

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International Team :- BRAZIL
Clubs :- Barcelona (Main),AC Milan,Paris Saint-Germain,Gremio,Atletico Mineiro,Flamengo,Queretaro,Fluminense
International Appearances :- 97
Club Appearances :- 719
Total Appearances :- 816
International Goals :- 33
Club Goals :- 280
Total Goals :- 313
World Cup Played :- 02 (2002,2006)


HONOURS :

International Honours :-
Copa America Winner (1999)
FIFA World Cup Winner (2002)
FIFA Confederations Cup (2005)
Olympic Bronze Medal (2008)

Club Honours :-
UEFA Intertoto Cup Winner 2001 (Paris Saint-Germain)
3 Times La Liga Champions (Barcelona)
2 Times Supercopa de Espana (Barcelona)
UEFA Champions League 2006 (Barcelona)
Serie A Champions 2011 (AC Milan)
Campeonato Carioca 2011 (Flamengo)
Taca Guanabara 2011 (Flamengo)
Taca Rio 2011 (Flamengo)
Compeonato Mineiro 2013 (Atletico Mineiro)
Copa Libertadores 2013 (Atletico Mineiro)
Recopa Sudamericana 2014 (Atletico Mineiro)

Indivisual HONOURS :-
FIFA Confederation Cup Golden Ball & Golden Shoe (1999)
South American Team Of The Year (1999)
FIFA World Cup All Star Team Member (2002)
2 Times La Liga Best Foreign Player (2004,2006)
2 Times FIFA World Player Of The Year (2004,2005)
3 Times UEFA Team Of The Year (2004,2005,2006)
2 Times World Soccer Magazine World Player Of The Year (2004,2005)
UEFA Club Forward Of The Year (2005)
Ballon d'Or Winner (2005)
Onze d'Or Winner (2005)
UEFA Club Footballer Of The Year (2006)
La Liga Top Assist Provider (2006)
UEFA Champions League Top Assist Provider (2006)
Golden Foot (2009)
Sports Illustrated Team Of The Decade Member (2009)
Serie A Top Assist Provider (2010)
South American Footballer Of The Year (2013)
UEFA Ultimate Team Of The Year (2015)
Brazilian Football Museum Hall Of Fame
AC Milan Hall Of Fame

• Aka "Gaucho" which means "Gleeful" or "Happy" due to his smiling face.He is considered as most skillful player and one of the best player of his generation and also one of the greatest of all time by many.He was known for his creativity and technique, pace,dribbling skills,use of tricks,overhead kicks,no-look passes and accurate free kicks.Despite of being creative player whose passing,vision and playmaking ability was great,he was also an excellent finisher with both feet,from inside or outside the penalty area,as well as he was a free kick and penalty kick specialist.Later in 2012,two Brazilian entomologist named a new species of bee on his jersey no. 49 at Atletico Mineiro honouring him.Ronaldinho chose the number 49 to pay homage to his mother,born in 1949.

6. Midfielder (Right Defensive Midfielder):-

DIEGO MARADONA  (ARGENTINA 🇦🇷)

International Team :- ARGENTINA
Clubs :- Napoli (Main),Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors,Barcelona,Sevilla,Newell's Old Boys
International Appearances :- 91
Club Appearances :- 590
Total Appearances :- 681
International Goals :- 34
Club Goals :- 310
Total Goals :- 344
World Cup Played :- 03 (1982,1986,1990)


HONOURS :

International Honours :-
FIFA World Cup Winner (1986)
FIFA World Cup Runner-Up (1990)

Club Honours :-
Argentine Primera Division Winner 1981 (Boca Juniors)
Copa del Rey 1983 (Baecelona)
Copa de La Liga 1983 (Barcelona)
Supercopa de Espana 1983 (Barcelona)
2 Times Serie A Champions (Napoli)
Coppa Italia 1987 (Napoli)
UEFA Cup 1989 (Napoli)
Supercoppa Italiana 1990 (Napoli)

Indivisual HONOURS :-
3 Times Argentine Primera Division Top Scorer (1978,1979,1980)
4 Times Argentine Football Writers' Footballer Of The Year (1979,1980,1981,1986)
2 Times South American Footballer Of The Year (1979,1980)
Serie A Footballer Of The Year (1985)
UNICEF European Footballer Of The Season (1989-90)
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball & Golden Shoe (1986)
2 Times FIFA World Cup All Star Team Member (1986,1990)
LEquipe Champion Of Champions (1986)
United Press International Athlete Of The Year (1986)
World Soccer Magazine's Player Of The Year (1986)
Serie A Top Scorer (1987-88)
FIFA World Cup All Time Team Member (1994)
South American Team Of The Year Member (1995)
Ballon d'Or for Services to Football (1996)
World Team Of The 20th Century Member (1998)
Argentine Sports Writers' Sportsman Of The Century (1999)
No.10 Jersey retired by Napoli Football Team (2000)
FIFA Player Of The Century (2000)
FIFA Goal Of The Century (for his 2nd goal against England in 1986 Quarter-Final of  World Cup)
FIFA World Cup Dream Team Member (2002)
Golden Foot (Football Legend 2003)
No.1 Footballer in World Cup History by The Times (2010)
World Soccer Magazine's Greatest Xl Of All Time (2013)
Napoli All Time Top Scorer
Italian Football Hall Of Fame (2014)
AFA Team Of All Time Member (2015)

• Aka "El Pine de Oro" which means "The Golden Boy" is widely regarded as one of the greatest football player ever.His passing, dribbling skills and ball control with his shot stature height gave him low center of gravity allowing him to dribble past multiple opposing player during his run.With his creativity,vision and leadership,he was even more deadly when combined with his free kick speciality.He was the 1st player to set record transfer fee twice.He was known for his dribbling ability, passing,close ball control,vision and creativity with his strong legs ,low center of gravity resulting in his acceleration, quick feet,change direction quickly which makes it difficult for opposing team members to tackle him.

7. Midfielder (Central Midfielder) :- ZINEDINE ZIDANE (FRANCE 🇫🇷)

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International Team :- FRANCE
Clubs :- Real Madrid (Main),Juventus, Bordeaux,Cannes
International Appearances :- 108
Club Appearances :- 684
Total Appearances :- 792
International Goals :- 31
Club Goals :- 125
Total Goals :- 156
World Cup Played :- 03 (1998,2002,2006)


HONOURS :

International Honours :-
FIFA World Cup Winners (1998)
FIFA World Cup Runner-Up (2006)
UEFA European Championship (2000)

Club Honours :-
UEFA Intertoto Cup 1995 (Bordeaux)
2 Times Serie A Champions (Juventus)
Supercoppa Italiana 1997 (Juventus)
UEFA Super Cup 1996 (Juventus)
Intercontinental Cup 1996 (Juventus)
UEFA Intertoto Cup 1999 (Juventus)
La Liga Champions 2002-03 (Real Madrid)
2 Times Supercopa de Espana (Real Madrid)
UEFA Champions League 2001-02 (Real Madrid)
Intercontinental Cup 2002 (Real Madrid)

Indivisual HONOURS :-
French Division 1 Player Of The Year (1995-96)
2 Times Serie A Foreign Footballer Of The Year (1997,2001)
3 Times Onze d'Argent (1997,2002,2003)
4 Times FIFA Xl Member (1997,1998,2000,2002)
UEFA Club Midfielder Of The Year (1998)
LEquipe International Champion Of The Champions (1998)
LEquipe France Champion Of The Champions (1998)
2 Times World Cup All Star Team Member (1998,2006)
World Soccer Player Of The Year (1998)
2 Times French Player Of The Year (1998,2002)
3 Times Onze d'Or Winner (1998,2000,2001)
Ballon d'Or Winner (1998)
3 Times FIFA World Player Of The Year (1998,2000,2003)
4 Times El Pais European Player Of The Year (1998,2001,2002,2003)
UEFA Championship Player Of The Tournament (2000)
Serie A Top Assist Provider (2000-01)
Serie A Footballer Of The Year (2000-01)
La Liga Best Foreign Player (2001)
UEFA Club Footballer Of The Year (2002)
FIFA World Cup Dream Team Member (2002)
UEFA Best European Player Of The Last 50 Years (2004)
IFFHS World's Best Playmaker (2006)
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball (2006)
Golden Foot Legend Award (2008)
ESPN Player Of The Decade (2009)
Fox Sports Player Of The Decade (2009)
Don Balon Player Of The Decade (2010)
Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award (2011)
UEFA Champions League Best Player Of The Past 20 Years (2011)
World Soccer Greatest Xl Of All Time Member (2013)
Real Madrid Hall Of Fame (2014)
IFFHS Legends (2016)
UEFA European Championship All Time Xl Member (2016)
Juventus Greatest Xl Of All Time Member (2017)
LEquipe Best French Player Of All Time (2018)

• Aka "Zizou" was an elite playmaking player and also widely regarded as one of the greatest player in the history of the game.He was known for his technique, vision,elegance,ball control and passing. Brazilian Coach Alberto Parreira called ZIDANE "a Monster" for his performance, abilities and skills.Once Zlatan Ibrahimovic stated that "ZIDANE is from another planet.When ZIDANE stepped into the pitch,the 10 other guys just got suddenly better".Zidane possessed an exceptional first touch and was also renowned for his use of feints, dribbling skills, creativity and elegance on the ball, using both feet.His coordination and technique allowed him to execute volleys and shots with extreme power, accuracy and precision specially from outside the penalty area and was also a free kick and penalty kick specialist.

8. Left Winger (Left Wing-Back) :- RONALDO NAZARIO (BRAZIL 🇧🇷)

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International Team :- BRAZIL
Clubs :- Real Madrid (Main),Inter Milan, PSV,Barcelona,Corinthians,AC Milan, Cruzeiro
International Appearances :- 98
Club Appearances :- 518
Total Appearances :- 616
International Goals :- 62
Club Goals :- 352
Total Goals :- 414
World Cup Played :- 04 (1994,1998,2002,2006)


HONOURS :

International Honours :-
2 Times FIFA World Cup Winners (1994,2002)
FIFA World Cup Runner-Up (1998)
2 Times Copa America Champions (1997,1999)
FIFA Federation Cup (1997)

Club Honours :-
Campeonato Mineiro 1994 (Cruzeiro)
Copa do Brasil 1993 (Cruzeiro)
KNVB Cup 1996 (PSV)
Johan Cruyff Shield 1996 (PSV)
Copa del Rey 1996-97 (Barcelona)
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 196-97 (Barcelona)
Supercopa de Espana 1996 (Barcelona)
UEFA Cup 1997-98 (Inter Milan)
La Liga Winners 2002-03 (Real Madrid)
Intercontinental Cup 2002 (Real Madrid)
Supercopa de Espana 2003 (Real Madrid)
Campeonato Paulista 2009 (Corinthians)
Copa de Brasil 2009 (Corinthians)

Indivisual HONOURS :-
Supercopa Libertadores Top Scorer (1993-94)
Campeonato Mineiro Top Scorer (1993-94)
3 Times FIFA World Plaayer Of The Year (1996,1997,2002)
European Golden Shoe (1997)
3 Times World Soccer Magazine World Player Of The Year (1996,1997,2002)
Copa America Most Valuable Player (1997)
FIFA Confederation Cup All Star Team Member (1997)
2 Times Copa America All Star Team Member (1997,1999)
IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer Of The Year (1997)
2 Times Bravo Awards (1997,1998)
2 Times Onze d'Or Winner (1997,2002)
2 Times Ballon d'Or Winner (1997,2002)
UNICEF European Footballer Of The Season (1996-97)
2 Times FIFA Xl Member (1997,1998)
Serie A Footballer Of The Year (1998)
Serie A Foreign Footballer Of The Year (1998)
UEFA Club Footballer Of The Year (1998)
UEFA Club Best Forward (1998)
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball (1998)
2 Times FIFA World Cup All Star Team Member (1998,2002)
FIFA World Cup Top Assist Provider (1998)
Inter Milan Player Of The Year (1998)
FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe (2002)
Intercontinental Cup Most Valuable Player (2002)
BBC Overseas Personality Of The Year (2002)
Laureus World Sports Awards Comeback Of The Year (2003)
Brazilian Football Museum Hall Of Fame (2006)
Sports Illustrated Team Of The Decade Member (2009)
Italian Football Hall Of Fame (2015)
IFFHS Legend
Inter Milan Hall Of Fame (2018)

• Aka "O Fenomeno" which means "The Phenomenon" in Portuguese is widely one of the best player of all time and most complete forward of all time.He was a great goal scorer,a individualistic attacker and was also capable of providing assists for his teammates due to his vision, crossing ability and passing.He was extremely powerful,fast, technical player with great movement as well as complete finisher,he used both feet and is regarded as most skillful dribbler in the game ever.At his peak,he use to beat several players when dribbling at speed and was excellent in one on one situation due to his balance,ball control, agility, acceleration and nimble footwork.Once Rob Smyth of "The Gaurdian" stated that "There was 2 Ronaldos : the one that returned after long-term injury in 2002 was a great goal scorer but the 1990s version was a great everything.At his fearsome peak for PSV, Barcelona and Inter Milan,he was arguably the most dangerous striker the world has ever seen".

9. Right Winger (Right Wing-Back) :- LIONEL MESSI (ARGENTINA 🇦🇷)

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International Team :- ARGENTINA
Clubs :- Barcelona
International Appearances :- 138
Club Appearances :- 718
Total Appearances :- 856
International Goals :- 70
Clubs Goals :- 627
Total Goals :- 697
World Cup Played:- 04 (2006,2010,2014,2018)


HONOURS :

International Honours :-
Olympic Games Gold Medal (2008)
FIFA World Cup Runner-Up (2014)

Club Honours :-
10 Times La Liga Champions
6 Times Copa del Rey Champions
8 Times Supercopa de Espana
4 Times UEFA Champions League Winner
3 Times UEFA Super Cup Winner
3 Times FIFA Club World Cup

Indivisual HONOURS :-
6 Times FIFA Ballon d'Or Winner (2009,2010,2011,2012,2015,2019)
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball (2014)
FIFA World Player Of The Year (2009)
Best FIFA Men's Player (2019)
6 Times European Golden Shoe (2010,2012,2013,2017,2018,2019)
Copa America Golden Ball (2015)
2 Times UEFA Men's Player Of The Year (2011,2015)
UEFA Club Footballer Of The Year (2009)
2 Times UEFA Club Forward Of The Year (2009,2019)
6 Times La Liga Best Player (2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2015)
7 Times La Liga Best Forward (2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2015,2016)
2 Times FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball (2009,2011)
4 Times IFFHS World's Best Playmaker (2015,2016,2017,2019)
11 Times Argentine Footballer Of The Year (2005,2007-2013,2015,2016,2017)
UEFA Ultimate Team Of The Year Member
FIFA World Cup Dream Team Member (2014)
Laureus World Sportsman Of The Year (2020)

• Aka "La Pulga" which means "The Flea" in Spanish, is usually considered as the best player in the world and widely regarded as one of the greatest player of all time.He is an amazing goal scorer and creative playmaker holding 6 Ballon d'Or and scoring over 700 goals for club and country.He is Argentina's all time leading goal scorer and one of the famous athlete in the world.He has nearly achieved everything in the club side but not a trophy for his country which acts as a black patch in his prolific career.As he is short statured,his center of gravity is low, allowing him greater agility, change the direction quickly.His short legs provide him short bursts of acceleration and his quickly moving feet allow him to retain control of ball when he dribbles at high speed.He is one of the greatest goal scorer and a clinical finisher of all time with accurate and powerful striking ability from both inside and out side the penalty area.He is also well known for his playmaking ability,eye for goal,vision and precise passing of ball.In addition,he is an amazing free kick and penalty kick taker, although his ability on penalties has somewhat diminished.

10. Central Attacking Midfielder (Second Striker) :- PELE (BRAZIL 🇧🇷)

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International Team :- BRAZIL
Clubs :- Santos (Main) , New York Cosmos
International Appearances :- 92
Club Appearances :- 694
Total Appearances :- 786
International Goals :- 77
Club Goals :- 650
Total Goals :- 727
World Cup Played :- 04 (1958,1962,1966,1970)

HONOURS :

International Honours :-
3 Times FIFA World Cup Winner (1958,1962,1970)

Club Honours :-
6 Times Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A (Santos)
2 Times Copa Libertadores (Santos)
2 Times Intercontinental Cup (Santos)
Intercontinental Supercup 1968 (Santos)
10 Times Campeonato Paulista (Santos)
4 Times Torneio Rio-Sao Paulo (Santos)

Indivisual HONOURS :-
Copa Libertadores Top Scorer (1965)
2 Times Intercontinental Cup Top Scorer (1962,1963)
3 Times Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A Top Scorer (1961,1962,1963)
11 Times Campeonato Paulista Top Scorer (1957-1965,1969,1973)
Torneio Rio-Sao Paulo Top Scorer (1963)
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball (1970)
South American Championship Best Player (1959)
South American Championship Top Scorer (1959)
FIFA Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur (2013)
IFFHS World Player Of The Century (1999)
IFFHS Best Brazilian Player Of The Century (2006)
7 Times France Football's Ballon d'Or (1958-1961,1963,1964,1970)
FIFA Player Of The Century (2000)
FIFA Order Of Merit (1984)
FIFA Centennial Award (2004)
BBC Oversaes Sports Personality Of The Year (1970)
Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award (2000)
Greatest Footballer To Have Ever Played The Game by Golden Foot (2012)
Athlete Of The Century by Reuters News Agency (1999)
Athlete Of The Century by International Olympic Committee (1999)
South American Footballer Of The Year (1973)
American National Soccer Hall Of Fame (1992)
World Team Of The 20th Century Member (1998)
World Soccer Greatest Xl Of All Time (2013)
No.10 Jersey Retired by New York Cosmos (1977)
Elected Citizen Of The World by United Nations (1977)
Elected Goodwill Ambassador by UNESCO (1993)

•Aka "Dico" by his family, although Pele itself is a nickname,however his name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento.He is arguably the greatest footballer of all time and most successful and popular sports figure in 20th century.He was the most athlete in the world in his playing days.He also holds Guinness World Record of 1281 goals in 1363 matches including unofficial friendly matches.Pele's electrifying play and scoring magical goals made him star around the globe.He averages almost a goal per game throughout his whole career.He was awesome at striking the ball with both feet , playmaking aand giving assists to his teammates.Once his contemporary,Dutch star Johan Cruyff stated that "Pele is the only footballer who surpassed the boundaries of logic".He still holds the Guiness World Record for 92 hat-tricks and youngest FIFA World Cup winner (17 years and 249 days).

11. Centre - Forward (Striker) :- CRISTIANO RONALDO ( PORTUGAL 🇵🇹)

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International Team :- PORTUGAL
Clubs :- Real Madrid (Main),Manchester United,Juventus,Sporting CP
International Appearances :- 164
Club Appearances :- 836
Total Appearances :- 1000
International Goals :- 99
Club Goals :- 626
Total Goals :- 725
World Cup Played :- 04 (2006,2010,2014,2018)

HONOURS :

International Honours :-
UEFA European Championship (2016)
UEFA European Championship Runner-Up (2004)
UEFA Nations League Winner (2018-19)

Club Honours :-
Supertaca Candido de Oliveira 2002 (Sporting FC)
3 Times Premier League Champions (Manchester United)
FA Cup Winner 2003-04 (Manchester United)
2 Times Football League Cup Winners (Manchester United)
FA Community Shield 2007 (Manchester United)
5 Times UEFA Champions League Winner (1 Time Manchester United & 4 Times Real Madrid)
4 Times FIFA Club World Cup Winner (1 Time Manchester United & 3 Times Real Madrid)
2 Times La Liga Champions (Real Madrid)
2 Times Copa del Rey Winners (Real Madrid)
2 Times Supercopa de Espana (Real Madrid)
2 Times UEFA Supercup (RealMadrid)
Serie A champions 2018-19 (Juventus)
Supercopa Italiana 2018 (Juventus)

Indivisual HONOURS :-
5 Times FIFA Ballon d'Or Winner (2008,2013,2014,2016,2017)
FIFA World Player Of The Year (2008)
2 Times Best FIFA Men's Player (2016,2017)
3 Times UEFA Best Player In Europe (2014,2016,2017)
UEFA Club Footballer Of The Year (2007-08)
UEFA Club Forward Of The Year (2007-08)
4 Times PFA Portuguese Player Of The Year (2016-19)
4 Times European Golden Shoe Winner (2008,2011,2014,2015)
FIFA Puskas Award (2009)
UEFA Ultimate Team Of The Year (2017)
UEFA Nations League Team Of The Tournament Member (2019)
FIFA World Cup Dream Team Member (2018)
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball (2018)
2 Times PFA Player Of The Year (2007,2008)
2 Times Premier League Player Of The Season (2006-07,2007-08)
2 Times FWA Footballer Of The Year (2007,2008)
Premier League Golden Boot (2007-08)
La Liga Best Player (2013-14)
La Liga Best Forward (2013-14)
La Liga Most Valuable Player (2012-13)
BBC Oversaes Sports Personality Of The Year (2014)
Serie A Most Valuable Player (2018-19)
Serie A Footballer Of The Year (2019)
Serie A Team Of The Year Member (2018-19)

• Aka "Rocket Ronaldo" or " The Sultan of the Stepover" but is famous amongs the fan as "CR7".He is often regarded as the best player in the world and widely considered as one of the greatest player the game has ever seen.5 times Ballon d'Or winner is a prolific goal scorer and holds the record for most goal in UEFA Champions League (128),most hat-tricks (56) in recorded history of football.He is the only player to score more than 60 goals in all competitions in 4 consecutive seasons.He is versatile attacker and can play on both wing and also through the centre and ranks among the world's fastest footballers both with or without ball.He is very strong with both feet,pace acceleration, agility and technique to take one on one situations.He is renowned for his dribbling and flair , displaying array of tricks and feints such as Stepover and so called 'chops' that is his trademark,he also uses flip-flap.His body transformation, developing muscular body and strong legs make up for his impeccable jumping ability.He is most complete goal scorer who can score goal through left foot, right foot,and also through header.He can score from inside and outside of the penalty area and also from long distances.He is an outstanding penalty kick taker and free kick take who is known to use knuckle ball technique in free kick although his ability to score on free kick has diminished since last sometime.He is arguably the best striker of all time with impacable goal scoring rate.In June 2020 CR7 became the 1st Billionaire from the most popular game of Football leaving his all contemporaries behind.

Now let's talk about the substitute players which can carry the legacy of our greatest playing Xl.All of the substitutes are also legends of this great game,we will select substitutes on basis of the playing positions.So the substitutes are.........

Goalkeeper :- 

GIANLUIGI BUFFON (ITALY🇮🇪)

 Defenders  :-

CARLES PUYOL (SPAIN 🇪🇦)

ROBERTO CARLOS (BRAZIL 🇧🇷)

SERGIO RAMOS (SPAIN 🇪🇦)

Midfielders :-

ZICO (BRAZIL 🇧🇷)

XAVI HERNANDEZ ( SPAIN 🇪🇦)

STEVEN GERRARD (ENGLAND 🇬🇧)

Attackers :-

JOHAN CRUYFF (NETHERLANDS 🇱🇺)

FERENC PUSKAS (HUNGARY 🇭🇺)

RIVALDO (BRAZIL 🇧🇷)

Striker  :-

GERD MULLER (GERMANY 🇩🇪)


• People may get surprised to see Cristiano Ronaldo as the centre forward or main striker despite of having players like Pele,Ronaldo (Brazil) which are considered as better striker than CR7.But infact I have never seen any players stat averaging more than 1 goal per game for 438 matches playing in a top level football.As he has score 450 goals in 438 matches averaging more than 1 goal per match for Real Madrid which is better than everyone else.That's why he is my main striker.

                                     SOURCES :- wikipedia