19h31 – ‘France Football’ also released alternative teams with the second and third most voted players:
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5:12 pm – Another historic distinction for Cristiano Ronaldo. After five Golden Balls, five Champions Leagues, the top scorer in the history of Real Madrid and the European Championships, the 35-year-old Portuguese striker joins world football ‘books’ as the best left-winger in history!
17h04 – Lionel Messi (far right) and Ronaldo ‘Fenomeno’ (center forward) complete the Dream Team of? France Football ‘!
17h02 – Cristiano Ronaldo is in the best eleven in history! The Portuguese was elected the best left-winger!
16h57 – In a moment the last 3 names will be released. Will we have at least one Portuguese in the best team in the history of world football?
16h21 – 8 of the 11 names are already known. All that remains is to know who will complete the trio of strikers and, remember, there are three Portuguese among the nominees: Figo, Eusébio and Cristiano Ronaldo.
4:10 pm – The two offensive midfielders of the ‘Dream Team’ are also released: Pelé and Diego Maradona. The legends of Brazilian and Argentine football were the most voted by 140 journalists from around the world.
16h08 – Best center midfielders: Xavi and Lothar Matthäus are chosen. Former internationals from Spain and Germany, respectively, guarantee their place in the best eleven in history.
3:45 pm – At this point, four names are already known.
15h20 – Best left back: the choice fell on Paolo Maldini, a great figure of Milan and Italian football. 15h15 – It is also known who is the best center: Franz Beckenbauer. The German, winner of two Golden Balls, one European and one World Cup, won more than 33 percent of the votes.
3:10 pm – Best right back: Cafú. The Brazilian was World Champion in 1994 and 2002.
15h06 – Lev Yachine is the chosen goalkeeper. He is the only guardian in history to have been awarded a Golden Ball, which happened in 1963. He collected almost 22% of the votes.
This year there will be no Golden Ball but ‘France Football’ opened another vote to elect the ‘Dream Team’: the challenge is to choose the best eleven in history among the players (including Cristiano Ronaldo, Luís Figo and Eusébio) that the publication released in October.
The French publication thus chooses an eleven (in a 3x4x3) based on the vote of internet users and 170 journalists from all over the world. The results are already being known.
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