Although always it will treat of subjective assessments, this week has been published a new ranking of the best footballers, in this case taking the new century like starting point. There, Lionel Messi has been valued like the best footballer of these last 24 years, a point that further of opinions, always finishes imposing in front of his superiority inside the field since it debuted in the first team of the FC Barcelona.
The list of 25 players has been elaborated by 'ESPN', half that has left some surprise inside the ranking, especially in the podium, and where the Barça, and the Real Madrid, dominate widely with the presence of players that contested all or almost all his career with his T-shirts. To continuation review the complete listing made by the half American, highlighting the names formed or that went through the Barça.
| Position | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leo Messi | Argentina |
| 2 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal |
| 3 | Thierry Henry | France |
| 4 | Zinedine Zidane | France |
| 5 | Luka Modric | Croatia |
| 6 | Kylian Mbappé | France |
| 7 | Andrés Iniesta | Spain |
| 8 | Xavi Hernández | Spain |
| 9 | Ronaldo | Brazil |
| 10 | Ronaldinho | Brazil |
| 11 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | Sweden |
| 12 | Kevin of Bruyne | Belgium |
| 13 | Toni Kroos | Germany |
| 14 | Sergio Bouquets | Spain |
| 15 | Carles Puyol | Spain |
| 16 | Karim Benzema | France |
| 17 | Sergio Busquets | Spain |
| 18 | Robert Lewandowski | Poland |
| 19 | Kaká | Brazil |
| 20 | Neymar | Brazil |
| 21 | Andrea Pirlo | Italy |
| 22 | Wayne Rooney | England |
| 23 | Patrick Scallop | France |
| 24 | Luis Suárez | Uruguay |
| 25 | Gianluigi Buffon | Italy |
A list with some controversies, a lot of presence culé and a Mbappé that has won a lot in little time
It remains clear that the greater surprise of the ranking can be who closes the podium, with Thierry Henry in this position. Although anybody can doubt of the talent and the impact of the French forward, the one who lived his last stage in the elite like player of the Barça, the information signals that his place is due to that that the French "revolutionised the position of the centrodelantero", something that allows him advance, for example, to his compatriot Zinedine Zidane, the one who is considered like the best player Frenchman of the history.
Another of the controversies surely was the quotation of Neymar Jr. In the position 20, remaining by behind players like Kaká, Puyol, Sergio Bouquets or Karim Benzema. Kylian Mbappé, by his part, surprises when appearing in the sixth stair, being a player that has much less path that any another name mentioned in the list. It is worthwhile also highlight the 'command' of Spain, France and Brazil in the list, as well as the 11 players that went through the Barça, already went formed or fichados.