What is the best Best Soccer (Football) Player of All Time in 2026?

According to 53 community votes, Zinedine Zidane 🇫🇷 is the #1 Best Soccer (Football) Player of All Time in 2026. Rankings are updated live as new votes come in.

Is Zinedine Zidane 🇫🇷 better than Lionel Messi 🇦🇷?

Based on 53 head-to-head votes, Zinedine Zidane 🇫🇷 is ranked #1 and Lionel Messi 🇦🇷 is ranked #2 in the Best Soccer (Football) Player of All Time rankings. Vote to have your say.

What are the top 10 Best Soccer (Football) Player of All Time?

The top 10 Best Soccer (Football) Player of All Time ranked by 53 community votes: 1. Zinedine Zidane 🇫🇷, 2. Lionel Messi 🇦🇷, 3. George Best 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁮󠁩󠁲󠁿, 4. Gerd Müller 🇩🇪, 5. Bobby Charlton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, 6. Fabio Cannavaro 🇮🇹, 7. Romário 🇧🇷, 8. Francesco Totti 🇮🇹, 9. Gianluigi Buffon 🇮🇹, 10. Ronaldo Nazário 🇧🇷.

How are the Best Soccer (Football) Player of All Time rankings determined?

Rankings are determined by the Elo rating system — the same algorithm used to rank chess players. Each item starts at 1500 points and scores adjust after every head-to-head community vote. With 53 votes cast, these rankings reflect genuine community consensus rather than a simple popularity poll.

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Best Soccer (Football) Player of All Time

Ranked by the community. Based on 53 votes and counting.

Published Dec 4, 2025Last updated Jun 3, 2026Someone just votedDennis Bergkamp 🇳🇱 > George Best 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁮󠁩󠁲󠁿

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53 votes cast

TOP 3

Zinedine Zidane 🇫🇷

100% WR4 matches

1529

Lionel Messi 🇦🇷

1524

100% WR3 matches

George Best 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁮󠁩󠁲󠁿

1519

80% WR5 matches

Lionel Messi 🇦🇷

1524

ELO

100% WR|3 matches

Zinedine Zidane 🇫🇷

1529

ELO

100% WR|4 matches

George Best 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁮󠁩󠁲󠁿

1519

ELO

80% WR|5 matches

The Ranking

Gerd Müller 🇩🇪

Win Rate: 100%

|Samples: 2

1515

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Bobby Charlton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Win Rate: 100%

|Samples: 1

1510

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Fabio Cannavaro 🇮🇹

Win Rate: 50%

|Samples: 4

1510

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Romário 🇧🇷

Win Rate: 100%

|Samples: 1

1510

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Francesco Totti 🇮🇹

Win Rate: 100%

|Samples: 1

1510

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Gianluigi Buffon 🇮🇹

Win Rate: 100%

|Samples: 2

1510

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Ronaldo Nazário 🇧🇷

Win Rate: 100%

|Samples: 1

1509

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Pelé 🇧🇷

Win Rate: 100%

|Samples: 1

1508

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Ronaldinho 🇧🇷

Win Rate: 100%

|Samples: 1

1508

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Rivaldo 🇧🇷

Win Rate: 100%

|Samples: 1

1506

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Kaká 🇧🇷

Win Rate: 100%

|Samples: 1

1506

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Ferenc Puskás 🇭🇺

Win Rate: 100%

|Samples: 1

1506

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Andrés Iniesta 🇪🇸

Win Rate: 100%

|Samples: 2

1506

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Marco van Basten 🇳🇱

Win Rate: 67%

|Samples: 3

1505

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Robert Lewandowski 🇵🇱

Win Rate: 100%

|Samples: 1

1505

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Andrea Pirlo 🇮🇹

Win Rate: 50%

|Samples: 2

1505

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Franz Beckenbauer 🇩🇪

Win Rate: 50%

|Samples: 2

1504

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Ruud Gullit 🇳🇱

Win Rate: 100%

|Samples: 1

1503

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Diego Maradona 🇦🇷

Win Rate: 50%

|Samples: 2

1502

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Cristiano Ronaldo 🇵🇹

Win Rate: 67%

|Samples: 3

1502

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Garrincha 🇧🇷

Win Rate: 50%

|Samples: 2

1502

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Alfredo Di Stéfano 🇦🇷🇪🇸

Win Rate: 50%

|Samples: 2

1500

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Johan Cruyff 🇳🇱

Win Rate: 0%

|Samples: 0

1500

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Lev Yashin 🇷🇺

Win Rate: 0%

|Samples: 0

1500

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Lothar Matthäus 🇩🇪

Win Rate: 0%

|Samples: 0

1500

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Thierry Henry 🇫🇷

Win Rate: 0%

|Samples: 0

1500

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Manuel Neuer 🇩🇪

Win Rate: 0%

|Samples: 0

1500

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Luka Modrić 🇭🇷

Win Rate: 0%

|Samples: 0

1500

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Zlatan Ibrahimović 🇸🇪

Win Rate: 0%

|Samples: 0

1500

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Paolo Maldini 🇮🇹

Win Rate: 50%

|Samples: 2

1500

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Kylian Mbappé 🇫🇷

Win Rate: 50%

|Samples: 4

1499

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Sergio Ramos 🇪🇸

Win Rate: 50%

|Samples: 4

1496

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Eusébio 🇵🇹

Win Rate: 0%

|Samples: 1

1494

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Xavi Hernández 🇪🇸

Win Rate: 50%

|Samples: 2

1493

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Dennis Bergkamp 🇳🇱

Win Rate: 33%

|Samples: 9

1492

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Zico 🇧🇷

Win Rate: 0%

|Samples: 1

1491

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Roberto Carlos 🇧🇷

Win Rate: 0%

|Samples: 1

1490

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Cafu 🇧🇷

Win Rate: 0%

|Samples: 2

1490

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Luis Suárez 🇺🇾

Win Rate: 33%

|Samples: 3

1489

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Wayne Rooney 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Win Rate: 33%

|Samples: 3

1489

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Michel Platini 🇫🇷

Win Rate: 0%

|Samples: 2

1487

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Franco Baresi 🇮🇹

Win Rate: 33%

|Samples: 3

1485

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Roberto Baggio 🇮🇹

Win Rate: 0%

|Samples: 2

1485

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Gareth Bale 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Win Rate: 33%

|Samples: 3

1484

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Michael Laudrup 🇩🇰

Win Rate: 17%

|Samples: 6

1480

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Kenny Dalglish 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Win Rate: 0%

|Samples: 4

1474

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Neymar Jr 🇧🇷

Win Rate: 0%

|Samples: 5

1468

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