Without a Golden Ball this year, France Football decided to choose the best eleven in the history of world football and there are three Portuguese players competing for the place.
France Football magazine will choose the best eleven in the history of world football – “Dream Team” – and on Monday the names of the candidates were revealed. Cristiano Ronaldo, Figo and Eusébio compete for a place.
In a year in which it decided not to award the Golden Ball, France Football carries out an online vote on the official platforms of that publication. In addition to Internet users, there are 170 journalists who will also have power in the election.
Here is the final list of nominees:
Goalkeeper: Gordan Banks, Gianluigi Buffon, Iker Casillas, Sepp Maier, Manuer Neuer, Thomas Nkono, Peter Schmeichel, Edwin van der Sar, Lev Yachine and Dino Zoff;
Right side: Giuseppe Bergomi, Cafu, Carlos Alberto, Djalma Santos, Claudio Gentile, Manfred Kaltz, Philipp Lahm, Wim Suurbier, Lilian Thuram and Berti Vogts;
Central defense: Franco Baresi, Franz Beckenbauer, Fabio Cannavaro, Marcel Desailly, Ronald Koeman, Bobby Moore, Daniel Passarella, Mathias Sammer, Gaetano Scirea and Sergio Ramos;
Left-back: Andreas Brehme, Paul Breitner, Antonio Cabrini, Giacinto Facchetti, Junior, Ruud Krol, Paolo Maldini, Marcelo, Nilton Santos and Roberto Carlos;
Defensive midfielders: Jozsef Bozsik, Sergio Busquets, Didi, Paulo Roberto Falcao, Steven Gerrard, Gerson, Pep Guardiola, Josef Masopust, Lothar Matthäus, Johan Neeskens, Andrea Pirlo, Fernando Redondo, Frank Rijkaard, Bernd Schuster, Clarence Seedorf, Luis Suarez, Marco Tard Jean Tigana, Xabi Alonso e Xavi;
Attacking midfielders: Roberto Baggio, Bobby Charlton, Alfredo Di Stefano, Enzo Francescoli, Ruud Gullit, Gheorghe Hagi, Andrés Iniesta, Raymond Kopa, Laszlo Kubala, Diego Maradona, Alessandro Mazzola, Pelé, Michel Platini, Ferenc Puskas, Gianni Rivera, Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Socrates , Francesco Totti, Zico and Zinédine Zidane;
Right winger: David Beckham, George Best, Samuel Eto’o, Luis Figo, Garrincha, Jairzinho, Kevin Keegan, Stanley Matthews, Lionel Messi and Arjen Robben;
Forward-center: Dennis Bergkamp, Johan Cruyff, Kenny Dalglish, Eusébio, Sandor Kocsis, Gerd Müller, Romario, Ronaldo, Marco Van Basten and George Weah;
Left winger: Oleg Blokhine, Cristiano Ronaldo, Dragan Dzajic, Ryan Giggs, Thierry Henry, Rivaldo, Rivelino, Ronaldinho, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge e Hristo Stoïtchkov.
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