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Xavi Hernández, Diego Maradona, Pelé, Leo Messi and Ronaldo Nazario, among those chosen. Johan Cruyff and Alfredo Di Stéfano were not taken into account.
Xavi Hernández, Diego Maradona, Pelé, Leo Messi and Ronaldo Nazario joined this Monday the France Football Ballon d’Or for the best team in the history of football, with which the French magazine chose the eleven players of that ideal formation.
The former Barça footballer and current coach of Qatar’s Al-Sadd is the only Spaniard from that “Dream Team”, in which Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo and Brazilian Pelé also stand out.
The votes of 140 journalists from around the world also favored the recently deceased Diego Maradona, Russian Lev Yashin as goalkeeper or Italian defender Paolo Maldini.
However, several were struck by the absence of two of the five best footballers in history: Johan Cruyff and Alfredo Di Stéfano. It is also an unbalanced team with many attackers and few defenders.
Johan Cruyff and Alfredo Di Stefano outside? 🧐 I adore Xavi and respect Matthäus but, in my opinion, they cannot put off two of the five best footballers of all time. As the team does not have any tactical rigor and is governed only by the names, the objection is worth. https://t.co/1AkZ5fYzBP
– VarskySports (@VarskySports) December 14, 2020
Composition of that first ideal team:– Goalkeeper: Lev Yashin (URS) – Right back: Cafu (BRA) – Left back: Paolo Maldini (ITA) – Center back: Franz Beckenbauer (GER) – Midfielders: Lothar Matthäus (GER) and Xavi (ESP) – Offensive midfielders : Pelé (BRA) and Diego Maradona (ARG) – Right forward: Leo Messi (ARG) – Left forward: Cristiano Ronaldo (POR) – Center forward: Ronaldo (BRA).
In a year in which it was decided not to award the Ballon d’Or for the first time in history due to the exceptional circumstances caused by the pandemic, the magazine chose to develop a team of all-time stars. The selection of that historical eleven unveiled on Monday passed the Brazilian right-back Cafu, the German midfielder Lothar Matthäus and his compatriot Franz Beckenbauer, defender nicknamed the “Kaiser”.
The Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas, his compatriot the central defender Sergio Ramos, the Italian attacking midfielder Francesco Totti and the British David Beckham in the position of right-forward were part of the long list of candidates for that same award.
Those chosen for the second best team were: Buffon; Carlos Alberto, Baresi, Roberto Carlos; Zidane, Pirlo, Rijkaard, Di Stéfano; Garrincha, Cruyff and Ronaldinho. And the members of the third best squad in history are Neuer; Lahm; Sergio Ramos, Breitner; Platini, Neskeens, Didi, Andrés Iniesta; George Best, Van Basten and Henry.
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