World Football: Ronaldo and the Magnificent Twenty Goalscorers of All Times – Part 1
The retirement of the former FIFA Player of the Year and Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo, forced us to throw light upon the greatest goal-scorers of all times. While many people may believe that Ronaldo was the best finisher, we have put forward a list of twenty
finest goal merchants ever to step on the football field. The list includes football players from 1960 onwards only, as they have a readily available footage.
Ronaldo Luiz Nazario de Lima
Ronaldo was a Brazilian football player who retired in February 2011, primarily due to injuries. On February 14, 2011, the exceptional striker announced to the press, "It's very hard to leave something that made me so happy. Mentally I wanted to continue
but I have to acknowledge that I lost to my body," he stated.
Ronaldo last played for the Corinthians side. He is regarded by many as the crème de la crème. The Brazilian played for many clubs including http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Corinthians-c38855. He played an outstanding 514
club games, scoring a total of 352 goals.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Romario-c31667 de Souza Faria
Romário de Souza Faria is a retired 45-year-old Brazilian footballer. During his professional football career, he played as a striker for many prestigious clubs. His major accomplishment was leading the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brazil-c2858 national team to the victory of 1994 FIFA World
Cup. He has played for teams like http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/America-c38390. He played a total of 483 club matches, scoring an amazing number of 341 goals. His international goals are 55 in 70
appearances.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Filippo-Inzaghi-c13777
Filippo Pippo Inzaghi happens to be a prolific Italian football player, who is currently deployed as a striker in the Serie A club Milan. Inzaghi was the first striker ever to goal in all international club matches.
He has played for clubs including Piacenza, Leffe, Verona, Parma, Atalanta, Juventus and currently Milan. This World Cup and UEFA Champions League-winning footballer has made 608 appearances for the clubs so far, scoring a total of 288 goals.
Marco van Basten
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcel-c23507 Marco van is a 46-year-old retired professional footballer, who is currently managing soccer teams. The Dutch football player was deployed as a striker in the clubs like AFC Ajax, AC Milan, and the Dutch national team. Later, he became the coach of
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AFC-Ajax-c38228 and the Dutch national team.
Marco van is the greatest forwards of all time without the slightest shadow of doubt. He netted 277 goals in 370 club games, and 24 goals in 58 International games.
Gabriel Batistuta
Gabriel Omar Batistuta is a retired Argentine professional footballer. Nicknamed Batigol, the Argentinean played primarily at Fiorentina of Italy.
The 42-year-old prolific player was deployed as a striker, a post where he outshined all his team-mates. He was chosen for the FIFA 100 list of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers in 2004. The legend played for clubs including Newell's Old Boys, River Plate,
Boca Junior, Fiorentina, Roma, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Al-Arabi-c38260. He netted a score of 366 in a total of 493 club matches. At the international level, he has 56 goals.
Article continued in part 2 of World Football: Ronaldo and the Magnificent Twenty Goal-scorers of All Times
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