Best Footballer after Diego Maradona : Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi
Diego Armando Maradona is the greatest or one can say, he is the God of football. Born as the 5th child out of 8, in the Villa Fiorito slums which is near Buenos Aires, he became a professional player at the very early age of 15. When he became 16 years he was already being hailed in Argentina’s squad of senior national. Cesar Menotti, the coach thought Maradona to be too young in spite of the natural talent that he possessed and therefore rejected him to take him for the World Cup of 1978. So, Maradona with contempt becomes a sheer viewer of the tournament, whereas his nation wins the gold. After this for 4 years, he becomes the dominant player in the domestic league and thus becomes added in the squad for the 1982 tournament in Spain.
Though being defeated by Belgium, Argentina defeats Salvador and Hungary and Maradona shows his performance by hitting 2 goals. In the next stage, he gets manhandled by Claudio Gentile of Italy and this causes him to become angry. At the end Argentina does not succeed to the next level and Maradona fails to showcase his true potential as a player. In spite of the World Cup failure, Maradona gets selected in the European pack, to play for Barcelona. By the year 1984 he was able to make a mark of himself and while playing in Barca, he was selected to play for Napoli, an Italian club.
His greatness
Diego Maradona has been the greatest and compared to Pele. He was enduring and at his best during the 1986 World Cup, which portrayed his repertoire as a footballer. But in the year 1994, his career started to have a downfall because he had failed the drug test and was found of ephedrine. This led to his expulsion by FIFA. He served a ban of 15 months he was spotted in some minor clubs and by the age of 35 in 1995 his career declined completely. In spite of this all, Diego Maradona till date is considered the God of football and the conqueror and inspiration of many football players and fans even if he kicks the cameraman.
Best Footballers after Diego Maradona
Cristiano Ronaldo: Emerging at the top order is Cristiano Ronaldo. This 25 years old footballer from Portugal is a part of Manchester United and Portugal’s top player. Currently, he plays for Real Madrid, the Spanish football club. His career is filled with accolades and awards and the highest degree of it all is the FIFA Player of the Year, awarded in the year 2008. Apart from this he also was awarded the UEFA Club Football Player of the year ’07 to ’08. These are some of them, there are others too, like the Ballon d’Or in the year 2008 and the FIFPro World Player in the year ’07 and ’08!
Cristiano Ronaldo achieved lots when he was in Manchester United, which is inclusive of the UEFA Champions League, Premiere League and also the World Club Title. In the World Cup and the Euro Cup, he played and always plays vital roles as a part of his national team, Portugal. He is a fun player to be watched, with his masterpiece performance on the field. He is known to have excellent skills of dribbling, combating his defenders and more. His asset is his accuracy and focus, along with the penalty kicks.
Lionel Messi: On the 2nd spot is Lionel Messi who is 23 years old hailing from Argentina and currently plays for Barcelona of the La Liga and for his national team, Argentina. He is considered as the best of his time, having many accolades like FIFA World Player and the Ballon d’Or nomination at the young age of 21 and 22. His style of playing is compared with that of the legendary footballer, Diego Maradona.
Kaka: Kaka is his popular name, his full name is Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite and he is a Brazilian footballer, 26 years old playing for Real Madrid and his national team, Brazil. He has been awarded the FIFA World Player and Ballon d’Or in the year 2007. When he was in the team of AC Milan of Italy, he had accomplished the title of UEFA Champions League in the year 2007.
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