Top 100 Greatest Players of All Time Named As Ronaldo, Messi Headline List

• FourFourTwo has revealed a list of 100 legendary footballers who can be regarded as the greatest of all time
• Only seven players among the 100 are still actively playing, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi included
• However, there was no place for PSG superstar Neymar, with Luka Modric, Manuel Neuer and Andres Iniesta all making the cut

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been included in a new list of the top 100 greatest footballers of all time.

The two football icons have dominated the football scenes for years thanks to their longevity and consistency.

Their illustrious careers have seen them win several titles with their respective clubs as well as individual awards.

The duo has won 12 Ballon d'Or awards between them, with Messi carting home the prestigious prize a record seven times.

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While many fans remain divided on who between two football legends is the greatest of all time, some have used the opportunity to introduce other names amidst the unending.

Some of the top names thrown into the conversation include Diego Maradona, Pele and Zinedine Zidane.

FourFourTwo has now revealed the top 100 greatest players, with Messi and Ronaldo headlining the list.

Incredibly, there was no place for Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar, who was entirely overlooked.

100 greatest players per FourFourTwo:

1. Lionel Messi
2. Diego Maradona
3. Cristiano Ronaldo
4. Pele
5. Zinedine Zidane
6. Johan Cruyff
7. George Best
8. Franz Beckenbauer
9. Ferenc Puskas
10. Ronaldo
11. Gerd Muller
12. Alfredo di Stefano
13. Michel Platini
14. Zico
15. Garrincha
16. Bobby Charlton
17. Paolo Maldini
18. Romario
19. Giuseppe Meazza
20. Andres Iniesta
21. Franco Baresi
22. Marco van Basten
23. Eusebio
24. Xavi
25. Carlos Alberto
26. Ronaldinho
27. Ruud Gullit
28. Manuel Neuer
29. Socrates
30. Raymond Kopa
31. Lev Yashin
32. Lothar Matthaus
33. Stanley Matthews
34. Valentino Mazzola
35. Matthias Sindelar
36. Luis Suarez (born 1935)
37. Francisco Gento
38. Bobby Moore
39. Michael Laudrup
40. Roberto Baggio
41. Kenny Dalglish
42. Paolo Rossi
43. Nandor Hidegkuti
44. Gunter Netzer
45. Gianluigi Buffon
46. Didi
47. Rivellino
48. Kevin Keegan
49. Thierry Henry
50. Nilton Santos
51. Jose Manuel Moreno
52. Oleg Blokhin
53. Jairzinho
54. Gaetano Scirea
55. Dino Zoff
56. Juan Alberto Schiaffino
57. Fritz Walter
58. Daniel Passarella
59. Gordon Banks
60. Gianni Rivera
61. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
62. John Charles
63. Dixie Dean
64. Gunnar Nordahl
65. Johan Neeskens
66. Denis Law
67. Sandro Mazzola
68. Dennis Bergkamp
69. Jimmy Johnstone
70. Ronald Koeman
71. Omar Sivori
72. Teofilo Cubillas
73. Dani Alves
74. Eric Cantona
75. Jose Andrade
76. Cafu
77. Frank Rijkaard
78. Florian Albert
79. Luka Modric
80. Just Fontaine
81. Josef Masopust
82. Jimmy Greaves
83. Hugo Sanchez
84. Wayne Rooney
85. Philipp Lahm
86. Alan Shearer
87. Allan Simonsen
88. Sergio Busquets
89. Hristo Stoichkov
90. Roberto Carlos
91. Giacinto Facchetti
92. Peter Schmeichel
93. Sandor Kocsis
94. Luis Figo
95. Djalma Santos
96. Javier Zanetti
97. George Weah
98. Kaka
99. Mario Kempes
100. Gheorghe Hagi

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