Imo Dani Alves deserves to be there somewhere.
Official Ballon D'Or Dream Team (best team of all time)
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Yes wrong on so many levels
I always laugh at the formation of these Superstar 11's. 
Henry is competing against Rivaldo, Giggs, Rummenigge etc.
Van Basten was competing against G. Muller
You’re nuts then
Just FYI.. This was the list against which Sir Bobby was competing.
| Nationality | Player | Years | Club with most appearances | Best result at Ballon d'Or |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Baggio | 1983–2004 | Juventus (200) | Winner in 1993 | |
| Bobby Charlton | 1956–1976 | Manchester United (758) | Winner in 1966 | |
| Alfredo Di Stéfano | 1945–1966 | Real Madrid (396) | ||
| Enzo Francescoli | 1980–1997 | River Plate (233) | Not eligible[note 1] | |
| Ruud Gullit | 1979–1998 | Milan (171) | Winner in 1987 | |
| Gheorghe Hagi | 1982–2001 | Galatasaray (192) | 4th in 1994 | |
| Andrés Iniesta | 2002–present | Barcelona (674) | 2nd in 2010 | |
| Raymond Kopa | 1949–1968 | Reims (463) | 1958 | |
| László Kubala | 1945–1967 | Barcelona (256) | 5th in 1957 | |
| Diego Maradona | 1976–1997 | Napoli (259) | Not eligible[note 1] | |
| Sandro Mazzola | 1961–1977 | Inter Milan (570) | 2nd in 1971 | |
| Pelé | 1957–1977 | Santos (656) | Not eligible[note 1] | |
| Michel Platini | 1973–1987 | Juventus (224) | ||
| Ferenc Puskás | 1943–1966 | Budapest Honvéd (358) | 2nd in 1960 | |
| Gianni Rivera | 1959–1979 | Milan (658) | Winner in 1969 | |
| Juan Alberto Schiaffino | 1945–1962 | Peñarol (227) | Not eligible[note 1] | |
| Sócrates | 1974–1989 | Corinthians (269) | Not eligible[note 1] | |
| Francesco Totti | 1993–2017 | Roma (786) | 5th in 2001 | |
| Zico | 1971–1994 | Flamengo (505) | Not eligible[note 1] | |
| Zinedine Zidane | 1989–2006 | Real Madrid (231) | Winner in 1998 |
Cafu would be a shit left sided centre back.
This post is so stupid I have to go outside and scream to the ocean. Recency bias?!? If anything, recency bias leaves out players like Ronaldo because of exactly that... the fear of it.... and hipster mentality that older players have to join the party. Football wasn’t even professional back in the day, but of course Pele is added to the list, every single list - from a time all defenders looked like they just stumbled out from the pub. Don’t you dare compare Gerd Müller to Ronaldo, it’s highly ignorant. Ronaldo has been active in developing the sport, everything from his early technique, to how players now shoot the ball, the heel flicks, you name it. On top of that, five ballon d’ors in the same era as the best player in history, records here there and everywhere, longevity, all trophies (even one with a smaller footballing nation), still scoring goals for fun at 35.... he checks every single box. You say your thing, I wager he would be on every single list fifty years from now.
My high school friends and I used to draft a lot of dream teams, until we got sick of it. That was in the 90's. Then the internet arrived in my country, and people got better hobbies.
Not too sure about Pele as an outside midfielder, but to play along and answer the question FW ? surely it has to be Lionel Messi.
There were 3 spots up for grabs in forwards.
LW, CF and RW
Sigh, grow up.
No slot for Gerd Müller down to the third selection? That's a bit ridiculous.Tactically it's obviously complete lunacy, but it's hard to argue with any of the 11 selections who are all fully credible at the apex of the game.
Here are the second and third choice sides where the are a couple more eyebrow-raising selections.
He’s just not for me it’s the Europe’s thing the palette remains bitter.You’re nuts then
As a CM he had no peer. Some of those in that list are hugely overrated and one or two standout seasons. He did it for years, survived a plane crash and went on being great.
You can tell I’m biased
Sorry but I dont see any on that list who were hugely over rated, they were all amazing players.
Cafu over Baresi as a centre half is just bloody stupid.
Surprised at no Puskas anywhere too.
Maybe a littleAs a CM he had no peer. Some of those in that list are hugely overrated and one or two standout seasons. He did it for years, survived a plane crash and went on being great.
You can tell I’m biased
first team is undisputable
but zepp mayer deserves a place in one of the other teams
i rate him better than neuer
but zepp mayer deserves a place in one of the other teams
i rate him better than neuer
I don’t think Zidane or Carlos belong in the second XI either
Might get shit for this but I think R9 being declared the greatest #9 of all time is overrating him.
Any award based on votes will always be faulty
I'm laughing at this post, at the same time posts like these are sickening. One of the greatest LWF and striker the world has ever seen?. The greatest European player, the greatest Portuguese, the best player in EPL history, someone who along with Messi have dominated Football for 15 freaking years, "recency bias"?. You must have been watching a different sport the past 10 years.Considering the tactical nightmare fitting this lot in one team, does anyone reckon they could pick an XI to beat this (not including the players listed above)?
Not really looking at his achievements. Van Basten doesn’t even get close to this guy and he’s what? 35? Utterly ridiculous
George Best has never been rated by any other countries apart from the UK.
Can never understand that.
The fact that Gerd Muller is no where to be seen is ridiculous, he is the best goal scoring striker there ever has been, and he doesnt even make the 2nd team?
Not sure how the voting system worked, but looking at those first, second and third string teams... Iniesta was a better midfielder (and player) than Xavi, Pirlo and Zidane in my book (probably Matthaus and Rijkaard too but never seen them play).
It's down to peoples own opinion but I think he's the most complete no 9 imo.
Had insane levels of pace, power, skill, finishing, the lot.
I get it's more like a commemorative thing to be in those fictional dream team sides but I still do have a problem on calling them best team of all time with so many attackers making it to be something very unbalanced and quite possibly not a very good team if you could assemble such team in practice. For instance I think the third XI is more balanced and would win against the likes of Messi, Ronaldo, Maradonna, Pele and fat Ronaldo as I think their midfield would get overrun with ease.
But imagine the counter
do you need a midfield at that point?How many have played in England?
Good grief......... Im a massive Ronaldo fan but your criticism of players from previous generations is just cringe worthy
Ever since the age of like 6 - I've done these fictional dream teams in at least a logical tactical setup.... do these journos voting not bother out of fear of leaving someone out?
Seeing a mish mash of GOATs in no real setup means nothing to me.
Seeing a mish mash of GOATs in no real setup means nothing to me.
Ultimately I think given how long Footballs history now extends we are at a point where the candidates for various positions is no longer clear cut and comes down to personal choices. I struggle to have to choose for this team simply because the depth of quality now is so huge. So many amazing players from so many eras.
No, I for one have simply watched football for the past 30 years and also know/have watched games of the legends of the past.
Ronaldo isn't the best or most influential European player by any means.
Beckenbauer and Cruyff are both ahead of him.
Looks like a Garth Crooks team.
Greatest of all time is always subjective, but young R9 is the perfect mix of everything you want in a striker : fast, strong, flair, finishing, ball control, he had it all and was doing everything faster than everyone. I have yet to see a player come close to being that unstoppable.
Old R9 is overrated IMHO, he was clinical but not that much better than Romario in his prime.
Yeah, it can be devastating and I can imagine a team with the younger versions of Ronaldo and Messi when they played as inside fowards from the flanks running and feeding passes into Ronaldo is a trio I don't think it can be bested but then I don't know what are Pele and Maradonna supposed to do in that set up.But imagine the counter