Messi is alongside Ronaldo in the best team of all time

France Football magazine recently announced the best team of all time with the presence of Messi and two superstars Ronaldo …

Lionel Messi and two Ronaldos were named in the best team of all time. Photo: Twitter

After a period of waiting for votes around the world, the best team of all time in men’s football ( Ballon d’Or Dream Team ) has been announced by France Football magazine.

Last October, France Football introduced a list of candidates for this squad based on the 3-4-3 diagram. As a result, after voting by 140 sports journalists around the world, 11 names for the best team of all time were determined, including: Lev Yashin; Cafu, Franz Beckenbauer, Paolo Maldini; Xavi Hernandez, Lothar Matthaus, Pele, Diego Maradona; Lionel Messi, Ronaldo Nazario, Cristiano Ronaldo.
The leaders’ defense. Photo: Twitter
In goal, from the perspective of sports journalists, Russian number 1 legend Yashin is the most worthy figure. He played 74 matches for the former Soviet team from 1954 to 1970. Until now, he is still the only goalkeeper to win the Golden Ball.

The trio in defense is a combination of German, Brazilian and Italian legends.

In the midfield, the legend of the Barcelona club and the Spanish team, Xavi Hernandez, is ranked as the best defensive midfielder, after his contributions, especially the two European championships. and the national team’s world championship, 4 Champions League titles with Barca. Also in the defensive midfielder position, Matthaus received lower votes than Xavi.

The middle line of inspirations. Photo: Twitter
Taking on the attacking role on the wings are Diego Maradona and Pele. The late Argentine legend led his team to the 1986 World Cup championship, while his biggest rival, Soccer King Pele, won the world championship three times with Brazil (1958, 1962, 1970).

The three forward positions are a combination of Messi and 2 Ronaldos. The “alien” Ronaldo Nazario is the most inspirational factor for many generations of world football fans. He won the world championship with Brazil in 1994 at a very young age and was the main character in the victory of Selecao in 2002.
The strikers of “Aliens”, geniuses and assassins. Photo: Twitter
Meanwhile, although Cris Ronaldo has not won the world championship, he has won the European Championship with Portugal, won the Champions League 5 times (with Real Madrid and Manchester United), won 5 Golden Balls and has excellent goal-scoring instincts. demonstrated through the ability to transform and adapt over time.

Finally, Messi – with 6 Golden Balls, 6 Golden Shoes, 4 Champions Leagues, many wonderful goals and a factor in changing the history of Barca as well as La Liga, Messi cannot be left out of this squad.

Fan-voted lineup

Of course, when there are so many candidates just to choose 11, there are inevitable controversies. The fans also participated in this election and according to the results, most of the selected positions were similar to the votes of 140 journalists. There are only 3 other positions: goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, Zinedine Zidane and Andrea Pirlo replace Yashin, Pele and Matthaus respectively. Cafu, Beckenbauer, Maldini, Xavi, Cris Ronaldo, Messi and Ronaldo Nazario are the accepted positions.
“Silver squad“. Photo: Twitter
This difference may also come from different generations, as football fans today have more access than in ancient times. Therefore, controversy is inevitable.

Silver squad and Bronze squad

It is worth noting that, after announcing the best team of all time, there were still many other great names not selected , France Football announced team 2 and team 3 (for players with 2nd and 3rd most votes in each position).
“Bronze squad“. Photo: Twitter
As a result, the “Silver Team” has Buffon, Carlos Alberto, Franco Baresi, Roberto Carlos, Pirlo, Frank Rijkaard, Zidane, Alfredo Di Stefano, Garrincha, Ronaldinho, Johan Cruyff.

The “Bronze Team” includes Manuel Neuer, Philipp Lahm, Sergio Ramos, Paul Breitner, Johan Neeskens, Didi, Michel Platini, Andres Iniesta, Thierry Henry, George Best, Marco van Basten.