The Greatest XI

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The Greatest Manager

 

Alex Ferguson 49

 

Rinus Michels 46

 

Jose Mourinho 21

 

Helenio Herrera 19

 

Josep Guardiola 18

 

Arrigo Sacchi 15

 

Valery Lobanovskyi 14

 

Bob Paisley 12

 

Herbert Chapman 9

 

Bela Guttmann 9

 

Ernst Happel 9

 

Mario Zagallo 9

 

Vicente Del Bosque 8

 

Marcello Lippi 8

 

Vittorio Pozzo 8

 

Tele Santana 8

 

Brian Clough 7

 

Ottmar Hitzfeld 6

 

Sepp Herberger 5

 

Bill Shankly 5

 

Giovanni Trapattoni 5

 

César Luis Menotti 4

 

Enzo Bearzot 3

 

Fabio Capello 3

 

Jimmy Hogan 3

 

Helmur Schon 3

 

Hennes Weisweiler 3

 

Franz Beckenbauer 2

 

Carlos Bilardo 2

 

Johan Cruyff 2

 

Vicente Feola 2

 

Alf Ramsey 2

 

Luiz Felipe Scolari 2

 

Gustav Sebes 2

 

Jock Stein 2

 

Luis Aragones 1

 

Leo Beenhakker 1

 

Rafael Benitez 1

 

Marcelo Bielsa 1

 

Bob Bradley 1

 

Matt Busby 1

 

Jack Charlton 1

 

Kazimierz Gorski 1

 

Jupp Heynckes 1

 

Gérard Houllier 1

 

Tomislav Ivic 1

 

Stefan Kovacs 1

 

Udo Lattek 1

 

Hugo Meisl 1

 

Otto Rehhagel 1

 

Carlos Alberto Parreira 1

 

Antoni Piechniczek 1

 

Nereo Rocco 1

 

Arpad Weisz 1

 

Arsène Wenger 1

 

Walter Winterbottom 1

 

 

 

 

The Greatest XI:

 

Lev Yashin

 

Cafu

 

Paolo Maldini

 

Bobby Moore

 

Franz Beckenbauer

 

Johan Cruyff

 

Alfredo di Stefano

 

Zinedine Zidane

 

Diego Maradona

 

Pele

 

Lionel Messi

 

 

 

By position

 

Goalkeepers

 

Lev Yashin (Soviet Union) 31

 

Gordon Banks (England) 6

 

Dino Zoff (Italy) 6

 

Gianluigi Buffon (Italy) 5

 

Peter Schmeichel (Denmark) 5

 

Iker Casillas (Spain) 4

 

Sepp Maier (West Germany) 3

 

Pat Jennings (Northern Ireland) 2

 

Oliver Kahn (Germany) 2

 

Edwin Van der Sar (Holland) 2

 

Amadeo Carrizo (Argentina) 1

 

Petr Cech (Czech Republic) 1

 

Michel Preud’homme (Belgium) 1

 

Walter Zenga (Italy) 1

 

 

 

Full Backs

 

Paolo MaIdini (Italy) 48

 

Cafu (Brazil) 24

 

Carlos Alberto (Brazil) 18

 

Roberto Carlos (Brazil) 13

 

Djalma Santos (Brazil) 11

 

Giacinto Facchetti (Italy) 7

 

Nilton Santos (Brazil) 6

 

Berti Vogts (West Germany) 4

 

Lilian Thuram (France) 3

 

Ruud Krol (Holland) 2

 

Victor Rodriguez Andrade (Uruguay) 2

 

Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (West Germany) 2

 

Andreas Brehme (West Germany) 1

 

Paul Breitner (West Germany) 1

 

Dani Alves (Brazil) 1

 

Claudio Gentile (Italy) 1

 

Phillip Lahm (Germany) 1

 

Bixente Lizerazu (France) 1

 

Danny McGrain (Scotland) 1

 

Javier Zanetti (Argentina) 1

 

 

 

Central Defenders

 

Franz Beckenbauer (West Germany) 68

 

Bobby Moore (England) 23

 

Franco Baresi (Italy) 22

 

Daniel Passarella (Argentina) 4

 

Fabio Cannavaro (Italy) 3

 

John Charles (Wales) 3

 

Marcel Desailly (France) 3

 

Paul McGrath (Republic of Ireland) 3

 

Giuseppe Bergomi (Italy) 2

 

Jack Charlton (England) 1

 

Riccardo Ferri (Italy) 1

 

Elias Figueroa (Chile) 1

 

Fernando Hierro (Spain) 1

 

Alessandro Nesta (Italy) 1

 

Roberto Rosato (Italy) 1

 

Jose Santamaria (Uruguay/Spain) 1

 

Georg Schwarzenbeck (West Germany) 1

 

Gaetano Scirea (Italy) 1

 

John Terry (England) 1

 

Obdulio Varela (Uruguay) 1

 

Billy Wright (England) 1

 

 

 

Midfielders

 

Diego Maradona (Argentina) 64

 

Johan Cruyff (Holland) 58

 

Zinedine Zidane (France) 28

 

Alfredo Di Stefano (Argentina/Spain) 24

 

Michel Platini (France) 18

 

Garrincha (Brazil) 15

 

George Best (Northern Ireland) 12

 

Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) 7

 

Bobby Charlton (England) 5

 

Lothar Matthaus (West Germany) 5

 

Andres Iniesta (Spain) 4

 

Xavi (Spain) 4

 

Didi (Brazil) 3

 

Socrates (Brazil) 3

 

Roberto Baggio (Italy) 2

 

Toninho Cerezo (Brazil) 2

 

Francisco Gento (Spain) 2

 

Ryan Giggs (Wales) 2

 

Stanley Matthews (England) 2

 

Johan Neeskens (Holland) 2

 

Rivelino (Brazil) 2

 

Zico (Brazil) 2

 

Liam Brady (Republic of Ireland) 1

 

Zoltan Czibor (Hungary) 1

 

Roberto Donadoni (Italy) 1

 

Luis Figo (Portugal) 1

 

Jairzinho (Brazil) 1

 

Roy Keane (Republic of Ireland) 1

 

Grzegorz Lato (Poland) 1

 

Claude Makelele (France) 1

 

Luis Monti (Argentina/Italy) 1

 

Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic) 1

 

Gunter Netzer (West Germany) 1

 

Fernando Redondo (Argentina) 1

 

Rob Rensenbrink (Holland) 1

 

Frank Rijkaard (Holland) 1

 

Bryan Robson (England) 1

 

Ronaldinho (Brazil) 1

 

Juan Schiaffino (Uruguay/Italy) 1

 

 

 

Strikers

 

Pele (Brazil) 56

 

Lionel Messi (Argentina) 46

 

Ferenc Puskas (Hungary) 11

 

Ronaldo (Brazil) 9

 

Marco Van Basten (Holland) 5

 

Gerd Muller (West Germany) 4

 

Oleg Blokhin (Soviet Union) 2

 

Eusebio (Portugal) 2

 

Guiseppe Meazza (Italy) 1

 

Luigi Riva (Italy) 1

 

Romario (Brazil) 1

 

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (West Germany) 1

 

Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine) 1

 

 

 

 

 

Panel

 

Paddy Agnew, World Soccer, Italy

 

Team: Jennings, Thuram, Beckenbauer, Moore, Maldini, Cruyff, Neeskens, Zidane, Messi, Maradona, Van Basten

 

Manager: Mourinho, Lippi, Michels, Pozzo, Weisz

 

 

 

 

 

Marco Ansaldo, La Stampa, Italy

 

Team: Zoff, Vogts, Passerella, Beckenbauer, Maldini, Garrincha, Neeskens, Maradona, Rivelino, Van Basten, Pele

 

Manager: Kovacs, Happel, Sacchi, Guardiola, Michels

 

 

 

 

 

Philippe Auclair, France Football

 

Team: Yashin, Cafu, Beckenbauer, Moore, Fachetti, Garrincha, Di Stefano, Platini, Blokhin, Pele, Cruyff

 

Manager Chapman, Herrera, Hogan, Lobanovskyi, Ferguson

 

 

 

 

 

Patrick Barclay, London Evening Standard, England

 

Team: Buffon, Cafu, Beckenbauer, Moore, Maldini, Messi, Platini, Di Stefano, Cruyff, Pele, Maradona

 

Manager: Trappatoni, Lippi, Pozzo, Chapman, Mourinho

 

 

 

 

 

Colin Benjamin, Dominica

 

Team: Yashin, Carlos Alberto, Moore, Baresi, Maldini, Best, Beckenbauer, Di Stefano, Cruyff, Pele, Maradona

 

Manager: Ferguson, Michels, Clough, Paisley, Lippi

 

 

 

 

 

Nick Bidwell, World Soccer, Germany

 

Team: Banks, Djalma Santos, Beckenbauer, Baresi, Facchetti, Matthews, Didi, Platini, Maradona, Pele, Di Stefano

 

Manager: Zagallo, Sacchi, Michels, Busby, Happel

 

 

 

 

 

Fredi Bobic, former Germany international

 

Team: Zoff, Cafu, Beckenbauer, Maldini, Brehme, Figo, Maradona, Pele, Cruyff, Messi, Muller

 

Manager: Ferguson, Hitzfeld, Mourinho, Lattek, Wenger

 

 

 

 

 

Zbigniew Boniek, former Poland international

 

Team: Buffon, Carlos Alberto, Beckenbauer, Scirea, Facchetti, Lato, Platini, Zidane, Messi, Cruyff, Maradona

 

Manager Trapattoni, Lobanovskyi, Piechniczek, Guardiola, Mourinho

 

 

 

 

 

Packie Bonner, former Rep Ireland international

 

Team: Jennings, McGrain, Moore, McGrath, Maldini, Maradona, Keane, Cruyff, Messi, Pele, Best

 

Manager: Zagallo, Ferguson, Beckenbauer, Michels, J Charlton

 

 

 

 

 

Francois Colin, De Standaard, Belgium

 

Team: Preud’homme, Carlos Alberto, Beckenbauer, Moore, Maldini, Socrates, Di Stefano, Messi, Maradona, Pele, Cruyff

 

Manager: Ferguso, Paisley, Sacchi, Cruyff, Santana

 

 

 

 

 

Mike Collett, Reuters, England

 

Team: Jennings, Moore, Gentile, Beckenbauer, Maldini, Cruyff, Platini, Zidane, Messi, Pele, Maradona

 

Manager: Ferguson, Mourinho, Michels, Chapman, Guttmann

 

 

 

 

 

Sean Creedon, World Soccer, Rep Ireland

 

Team: Yashin, Cafu, Beckenbauer, McGrath, Maldini, Best, Messi, Maradona, Brady, Pele, Cruyff

 

Manager: Ferguson, Mourinho, Lippi, Michels, Clough

 

 

 

 

 

Peterjon Cresswell, World Soccer, Hungary

 

Team: Yashin, Vogts, Beckenbauer, Baresi, Maldini, Cruyff, Netzer, Platini, Puskas, Pele, Maradona

 

Manager: Santana, Weisweiler, Happel, Herberger, Sacchi

 

 

 

 

 

Steve Darby, coach, Vietnam

 

Team: Banks, Cafu, Baresi, Moore, Maldini, Cruyff, Robson, Di Stefano, Best, Maradona, Messi

 

Manager: Shankly, Paisley, Ferguson, Lobanovskyi, Sacchi

 

 

 

 

 

Jan-Hermen De Bruijn, Elf, Holland

 

Team: Yashin, Schnellinger, Beckenbauer, Moore, Roberto Carlos, Maradona, Pele, Cruyff, Best, Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo

 

Manager: Herrera, Lobanovskyi, Michels, Mourinho, Guadiola

 

 

 

 

 

Jaap de Groot, De Telegraaf, Holland

 

Team: Casillas, Carlos Alberto, Beckenbauer, Moore, Maldini, Zidane, Platini, Cruyff, Iniesta, Pele, Maradona

 

Manager: Michels, Santana, Beckenbauer, Ferguson, Del Bosque

 

 

 

 

 

Martin Del Palacio Langer, World Soccer, Mexico

 

Team: Yashin, Cafu, Beckenbauer, Desailly, Maldini, Platini, Iniesta, Maradona, Cruyff, Messi, Pele

 

Manager: Ferguson, Lobanovskyi, Sacchi, Guttman, Guardiola

 

 

 

 

 

Klaas-Jan Droppert, World Soccer, Holland

 

Team: Yashin, Djalma Santos, Beckenbauer, Schwarzenbeck, Maldini, Messi, Zidane, Maradona, Puskas, Cruyff, Pele

 

Manager: Michels, Herrera, Chapman, Guttmann, Shankly

 

 

 

 

 

Jerzy Dudek, TV pundit, Poland

 

Team: Casillas, Roberto Carlos, Gentile, Beckenbauer, Maldini, Ronaldinho, Platini, Zidane, Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, Maradona

 

Manager: Ferguson, Mourinho, Benitez, Houllier, Beenhakker

 

 

 

 

 

John Duerden, World Soccer, South Korea

 

Team: Buffon, Vogts, Beckenbauer, Baresi, Maldini, Garrincha, Cruyff, Maradona, Best, Pele, Messi

 

Manager: Ferguson, Clough, Michels, Guardiola, Herrera

 

 

 

 

 

Paul Gardner, World Soccer, United States

 

Team: Banks, Carlos Alberto, Moore, Figeroa, Nilton Santos, Cruyff, Maradona, Rivelino, Pele, Romario

 

Manager: Santana, Menotti, Del Bosque, Michels, Bearzot

 

 

 

 

 

Philippe Germain, World Soccer, Canada

 

Team: Casillas, Carlos Alberto, Beckenbauer, Baresi, Maldini, Garrincha, Maradona, Zidane, Gento, Pele, Puskas

 

Manager: Ferguson, Michels, Trapattoni, Herrera, Pozzo

 

 

 

 

 

Brian Glanville, World Soccer, England

 

Team: Banks, Rodriguez Andrade, Varela, Beckenbauer, Breitner, Garrincha, Cruyff, Maradona, Messi, Di Stefano, Pele

 

Manager: Michels, Bearzot, Pozzo, Chapman, Ferguson

 

 

 

 

 

Mark Gleeson, World Soccer, South Africa

 

Team: Schmeichel, Carlos Alberto, Krol, Beckenbauer, Maldini, Xavi, Cruyff, Zidane, Messi, Maradona, Pele

 

Manager: Michels, Guttmann, Mourinho, Schon, Shankly

 

 

 

 

 

Rex Gowar, Reuters, Argentina

 

Team: Carrizo, Carlos Alberto, Beckenbauer, Passarella, Maldini, Messi, Zidane, Cruyff, Maradona, Di Stefano, Pele

 

Manager: Michels, Zagallo, Feola, Bielsa, Menotti

 

 

 

 

 

Victor Gusev, World Soccer, Russia

 

Team: Yashin, Carlos Alberto, Beckenbauer, Terry, Maldini, Giggs, Cruyff, Zidane, Platini, Maradona, Pele

 

Manager: Michels, Herrera, Guttmann, Fergusonm Happel

 

 

 

 

 

Gavin Hamilton, World Soccer

 

Team: Yashin, Cafu, Moore, Charles, Facchetti, Garrincha, Cruyff, Di Stefano, Maradona, Pele, Van Basten

 

Manager: Michels, Hogan, Lobanovskyi, Sacchi, Santana

 

 

 

 

 

Simon Hill, Fox Sports, Australia

 

Team: Banks, Carlos Alberto, Beckenbauer, Baresi, Maldini, Cruyff, Platini, Messi, Best, Pele, Maradona

 

Manager: Ferguson, Hitzfeld, Herrera, Paisley, Michels

 

 

 

 

 

Jim Holden, World Soccer, England

 

Team: Yashin, Djalma Santos, Beckenbauer, Charles, Maldini, Schiaffino, Di Stefano, Maradona, Puskas, Pele, Cruyff

 

Manager: Michels, Lobanovskyi, Guttmann, Ferguson, Guardiola

 

 

 

 

 

Brian Homewood, World Soccer, Switzerland

 

Team: Yashin, Cafu, Beckenbauer, Moore, Nilton Santos, Zico, Socrates, Maradona, Cruyff, Pele, Ronaldo

 

Manager: Michels, Santana, Menotti, Del Bosque, Sacchi

 

 

 

 

 

Alexander Ischenko, TV pundit, Ukraine

 

Team: Yashin, Vogts, Beckenbauer, Baresi, Roberto Carlos, George Best, Baggio, Zidane, Cruyff, Messi, Pele

 

 

 

 

 

Dobrivoje Jankovic, Serbia

 

Team: Yashin, Schnellinger, Beckenbauer, Santamaria, Facchetti, Cruyff, Maradona, Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Puskas, Pele

 

Manager: Luis Aragones, Bearzot, Ferguson, Lobanovskyi, Schon

 

 

 

 

 

Howard Johnson, World Soccer, France

 

Team: Schmeichel, Cafu, Beckenbauer, Baresi, Maldini, Best, Zidane, Maradona, Cruyff, Pele, Muller

 

Manager: Clough, Shankly, Sacchi, MichelsDel Bosque

 

 

 

 

 

Brian Kerr, TV pundit, Rep Ireland

 

Team: Yashin, Cafu, Beckenbauer, Carlos Alberto, Maldini, Best, Cruyff, Zidane, Maradona, Pele, Messi

 

Manager: Ferguson, Hitzfeld, Mourinho, Michels, Paisley

 

 

 

 

 

Roy Kitson, World Soccer, Northern Ireland

 

Team: Yashin,: Djalma Santos, Beckenbauer, Charles, Facchetti, Best, Cruyff, Zico, Rivelino, Pele, Eusebio

 

Manager: Lobanovskyi, Hitzfeld, Happel, Guttmann, Ferguson

 

 

 

 

 

Dariusz Kurowski, World Soccer, Poland

 

Team: Maier, Carlos Alberto, Beckenbauer, Maldini, Facchetti, Messi, Cruyff, Maradona, Zidane, Pele, Di Stefano

 

Manager: Michels, Happel, Pozzo, Herrera, Mourinho

 

 

 

 

 

Erich Laaser, commentator Sat 1, Germany

 

Team: Kahn, Lahm, J Charlton, Nesta, Maldini, Cruyff, Beckenbauer, Pele, Messi, Muller, Ronaldo

 

Manager: Ferguson, Herrera, Sacchi

 

 

 

 

 

Javier Leira, Reuters, Chile

 

Yashin, Roberto Carlos, Baresi, Beckenbauer, Maldini, Maradona, Zidane, Cerezo, Messi, Muller, Pele

 

Manager: Michels, Bilardo, Ferguson, Herrera, Santana

 

 

 

 

 

Lasana Liburd, World Soccer, Trinidad & Tobago

 

Team: Van Der Sar, Zanetti, Beckenbauer, Desailly, Maldini, Garrincha, Matthaus, Maradona, Zidane, Pele, Messi

 

Manager: Zagallo, Guardiola, Michels, Ferguson, Sacchi

 

 

 

 

 

Sid Lowe, World Soccer, Spain

 

Team: Zoff, Dani Alves, Beckenbauer, Hierro, Roberto Carlos, Platini, Cruyff, Xavi, Di Stefano, Pele, Maradona

 

Manager: Michels, Ferguson, Paisley, Lobanovsky, Herrera

 

 

 

 

 

Abdul Rahman Magdy, Egypt

 

Team: Schmeichel, Cafu, Beckenbauer, Baresi, Maldini, Maradona, Zidane, B Charlton, Cruyff, Messi, Pele

 

Manager: Ferguson, Hitzfield, Mourinho, Del Bosque, Bradley

 

 

 

 

 

Jimmy Magee, RTE, Rep Ireland

 

Team: Schmeichel, Carlos Alberto, McGrath, Beckenbauer, Maldini, Cristiano Ronaldo, Pele, Maradona, Cruyff, Ronaldo, Messi

 

Manager: Ferguson, Zagallo, Michels, Mourinho, Menotti

 

 

 

 

 

Bhasi Malaparamba, India

 

Team: Yashin, Roberto Carlos, Maldini, Fachetti, Nilton Santos, Moore, Monti, Beckenbauer, Wright, Matthews, Pele

 

Manager: Pozzo, Winterbottom, Feola, Sebes, Ramsey

 

 

 

 

 

Bora Milutinovic, coach, Mexico

 

Team: Buffon, Cafu, Beckenbauer, Baresi, Maldini, Messi, Di Stefano, Cruyff, Maradona, Pele, Ronaldo

 

Manager: Ferguson, Lobanovskyi, Guardiola, Michels

 

 

 

 

 

Glenn Moore, Independent, England

 

Team: Banks, Djalma Santos, Beckenbauer, Baresi, Maldini, Messi, Cruyff, Di Stefano, Cristiano Ronaldo, Maradona, Pele

 

Manager: Ferguson, Lippi, Happel, Michels, Zagallo

 

 

 

 

 

Manfred Munchrath, Kicker, Germany

 

Team: Yashin, Djalma Santos, Beckenbauer, Desailly, Facchetti, Messi, Xavi, Maradona, Di Stefano, Muller, Pele

 

Manager: Chapman, Guttmann, Herrera, Michels, Weisweiler

 

 

 

 

 

Les Murray, SBS, Australia

 

Team: Yashin, Djalma Santos, Beckenbauer, Baresi, Maldini, Garrincha, Di Stefano, Maradona, Gento, Cruyff, Pele

 

Manager: Chapman, Pozzo, Sebes, Michels, Guardiola

 

 

 

 

 

Fred Musisi, journalist, ex pro, Uganda

 

Team: Zoff, Carlos Alberto, Beckenbauer, Moore, Maldini, Jairzinho, Zidane, Platini, Cruyff, Maradona, Pele

 

Manager: Ferguson, Zagallo, Guardiola, Schon, Paisley

 

 

 

 

 

Andres Must, World Soccer, Estonia

 

Team: Schmeichel, Thuram, Baresi, Beckenbauer, Maldini, Cruyff, Zidane, Maradona, Giggs, Pele, Messi

 

Manager: Bilardo, Ferguson, Herrera, Lobanovskyi, Rehhagel

 

 

 

 

 

Yoshiyuki Osumi, journalist, Japan

 

Team: Petr Cech, Djalma Santos, Figueroa, Beckenbauer, Roberto Carlos, Messi, Di Stefano, B Charlton, Maradona, Pele, Cruyff

 

Manager: Michels, Herberger, Chapman, Santana, Guardiola

 

 

 

 

 

Michael Oti Adjei, journalist and TV pundit, Ghana

 

Team: Yashin, Cafu, Beckenbauer, Baresi, Roberto Carlos, Garrincha, Matthaus, Zidane, Messi, Maradona, Pele

 

Manager: Paisley, Ferguson, Michels, Sacchi, Del Bosque

 

 

 

 

 

Diego Daniel PAZ, Diario Diez, Honduras

 

Team: Casillas, Cafu, Beckenbauer, Maldini, Roberto Carlos, Cruyff, Xavi, Zidane, Maradona, Ronaldo, Messi

 

Manager: Mourinho, Ferguson, Del Bosque, Parriera, Scolari

 

 

 

 

 

Pedro Pinto, CNN, Portugal

 

Team: Yashin, Cafu, Beckenbauer, Cannavaro, Maldini, Cruyff, Zinedine Zidane, Platini, Maradona, Eusebio, Pele

 

Manager: Capello, Mourinho, Ferguson, Clough, Happel

 

 

 

 

 

Maurizio Pizzoferrato, Area Agenzia, Rome

 

Team: Yashin, Djalma Santos, Rosato, Scirea, Fachetti, Garrincha, Di Stefano, Pele, Maradona, Meazza, Riva

 

Manager: Herrera, Ferguson, Mourinho, Lobanovskyi, Shankly

 

 

 

 

 

Mike Plastow, World Soccer, Japan

 

Team: Maier, Cafu, Beckenbauer, Paolo Maldini, Roberto Carlos, Garrincha, Matthaus, Maradona, Cruyff, Messi, Pele

 

Manager: Capello, Michels, Guardiola, Hitzfeld, Ferguson

 

 

 

 

 

Keir Radnedge, World Soccer, England

 

Team: Yashin, Rodriguez Andrade, Beckenbauer, Moore, Fachetti, Garrincha, Cruyff, Pele, Maradona, Di Stefano, Puskas

 

Manager: Pozzo, Ferguson, Trappatoni, Michels, Herberger

 

 

 

 

 

Carlos Ramirez, Mexico

 

Team: Yashin, Baresi, Beckenbauer, Paserella, Roberto Carlos, Didi, Puskas, Cruyff, B Charlton, Pele, Di Stefano

 

Manager: Herberger, Zagallo, Gorski, Michels, Meisl

 

 

 

 

 

Zdravko Reic, World Soccer, Croatia

 

Team: Yashin, Djalma Santos, Cannavaro, Beckenbauer, Facchetti, Cruyff, Maradona, Pele, Iniesta, Di Stefano, Messi

 

Manager: Michels, Zagallo, Ferguson, Weisweiler, Guardiola

 

 

 

 

 

Tom Saintfiet, national coach, Yemen

 

Team: Van der Saar, Cafu, Baresi, Bergomi, Maldini, Cristiano Ronaldo, Matthaus, Maradona, Blokhin, Messi, Van Basten

 

Manager: Herrera, Mourinho, Trappatoni, Heynckes, Ivic

 

 

 

Paolo Jorge Santos, A Bola, Portugal

 

Team: Yashin, Carlos Alberto, Beckenbauer, Bobby Moore, Nilton Santos, Cruyff, Di Stefano, Maradona, Messi, Pele, Eusébio

 

Manager: Ferguson, Mourinho, Herberger, Happel, Stein

 

 

 

 

 

Manos Staramopoulos, Greece

 

Team: Yashin, Cafu, Beckenbauer, Moore, Maldini, Zidane, Didi, Rijkaard, Maradona, Pele, Di Stefano

 

Manager: Vicente Del Bosque, Ferguson, Paisley, Lippi, Hitzfeld

 

 

 

 

 

Milorad Stojmanovski, World Soccer, Macedonia

 

Team: Yashin, Thuram, Beckenbauer, Moore, Roberto Carlos, Cruyff, Zidane, Maradona, Pele, Messi, Puskas

 

Manager: Ferguson, Herrera, Michels, Mourinho, Capello

 

 

 

 

 

Masahiko Tejima, World Soccer Digest, Japan

 

Goalkeeper: Buffon, Maldini, Cruyff, Beckenbauer, Roberto Carlos, Messi, Platini, Iniesta, Zidane, Pele, Maradona

 

Manager: Ferguson, Michels, Sacchi, Chapman, Cruyff

 

 

 

 

 

Troels Bager Thogersen, TIPSbladet, Denmark

 

Team: Yashin, Cafu, Beckenbauer, Passarella, Nilton Santos, Garrincha, Di Stefano, Cruyff, Czibor, Pele, Maradona

 

Manager: Ferguson, Clough, Sacchi, Guttmann, Lobanovskyi

 

 

 

 

 

Robbie Thomson, Ligue1.com, France

 

Team: Schmeichel, Carlos Alberto, Cannavaro, Beckenbauer, Maldini, Cruyff, Redondo, Maradona, Zidane, Puskas, Ronaldo

 

Manager: Michels, Herrera, Guardiola, Sacchi, Szebes

 

 

 

 

 

Darren Tullet, BeIN Sport, France

 

Team: Zoff, Cafu, Beckenbauer, Baresi, Lizarazu, Cristiano Ronaldo, Makelele, Messi, Zidane, Ronaldo, Maradona

 

Manager: Mourinho, Ferguson, Paisley, Clough, Lippi

 

 

 

 

 

Martin Tyler, Sky Sports, England

 

Team: Banks, Cafu, Beckenbauer, Moore, Maldini, Di Stefano, Maradona, Puskas, Messi, Pele, Van Basten

 

Manager: Ramsey, Ferguson, Michels, Paisley, Guardiola

 

 

 

 

 

Colin Udoh, journalist and TV pundit, Nigeria

 

Team: Zoff, Cafu, Franz Beckenbauer, Moore, Maldini, Cruyff, Zidane, Maradona, Garrincha, Ronaldo, Pele

 

Manager: Ferguson, Michels, Herrera, Stein, Lippi

 

 

 

 

 

Cees Van CuilenbOrg, European Sports Media, Holland

 

Team: Banks, Carlos Alberto, Beckenbauer, Baresi, Maldini, Socrates, Platini, Cruyff, Puskas, Maradona, Messi

 

Manager: Ferguson, Michels, Lobanovskyi, Herrera

 

 

 

 

 

Tim Vickery, World Soccer, Brazil

 

Team: Banks, Krol, Baresi Passarella, Roberto Carlos, Garrincha, Di Stefano,.Cerezo, Cruyff, Pele, Maradona

 

 

 

 

 

Henry Winter, Telegraph, England

 

Team: Yashin, Cafu, Moore, Beckenbauer, Maldini, Messi, Platini, Cruyff, Best, Pele, Maradona

 

Manager: Ferguson, Paisley, Michels, Trapattoni, Mourinho

 

 

 

 

 

Mike Woitala, Soccer America, United States

 

Team: Maier, Djalma Santos, Beckenbauer, Carlos Alberto, Nilton Santos, Platini, Maradona, Cruyff, Messi, Pele, Muller

 

Manager: Ferguson, Guardiola, Michels, Scolari, Schon

 

 

 

 

 

Oleg Zadernovsky, World Soccer, Ukraine

 

Team: Kahn, Cafu, Beckenbauer, Moore, Maldini, Matthaus, Baggio, Platini, Nedved, Shevchenko, Messi

 

 

 

In total, 102 players were nominated by our panel. In terms of their nationality, Brazil and Italy, with 17 players each, were the best represented countries.

Brazil – 17

Italy – 17

Germany (inc. West Germany) – 13

Argentina – 8

England 8

 

Holland – 7

 

France – 6

 

Uruguay – 4

 

Portugal – 3

 

Russia/Soviet Union – 3

 

Spain – 3

 

Ireland 3

 

Northern Ireland – 2

 

Czech Republic – 2

 

Wales – 2

 

Chile 1

 

Scotland – 1

 

Denmark – 1

 

Belgium – 1

 

Hungary – 1

 

Ukraine – 1