Messi is the best player in the world for the last 25 years, according to FourFourTwo
The British magazine FourFourTwo has made a rating of the best players in the world over the past 25 years (1995-2020 years). First place was given to Lionel Messi.
Top-25 ranking:
1. Lionel Messi
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
3. Zinedine Zidane
4. Ronaldo
5. Ronaldinho
6. Thierry Henry
7. Javi
8. Andres Iniesta
9. Paolo Maldini
10. Roberto Baggio
11. Rivaldo
12. Fabio Cannavaro
13. Ryan Giggs
14. Kaka
15. Wayne Rooney
16. Luis Figo
17. Gabriel Batistuta
18. Eric Cantona
19. Luka Modric
20. Sergio Busquets
21. Raul Gonzalez Blanco
22. Paul Scholes
23. Romario
24. Sergio Ramos
25. Gianluigi Buffon
Note the absence in the rating of Ukrainian Andriy Shevchenko and 18-th place Eric Cantona, who retired in 1997.
Earlier Jerzy Dudek called Messi great provocateur.