You all know the song. It's one of the most famous songs about soccer ever: a man listing off names of past and present elite players while championing Zinedine Zidane in the chorus. But who is really "the strongest of them all"? Well, here's my ranking:
- Lionel Messi
- Pele
- Ronaldo
- Diego Maradona
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Ronaldinho
- Zinedine Zidane (ZIZOU)
- Kaka
- Puskas
- van Basten
- Beckenbauer
- Casillas
- Rivaldo
- Iniesta
- Xavi
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic
- Schweinsteiger
- Gianluigi Buffon
- Thierry Henry
- Cannavaro
- Drogba
- Nedved
- Maldini
- Pirlo
- Ballack
- Platini
- Robinho
- Shevchenko
- Eto’o
- Romario
- Veron
- Tevez
- Forlan
- Cantona
- Baggio
- Alessandro del Piero
- Suarez
- Neymar
- Best
- Beckham
- Benzema
- Busquets
- Modric
- Steven Gerrard
- Gareth Bale
- Scholes
- Vidal
- Mandzukic
- Raul
- Wayne Rooney
- Franck Ribery
- Giggs
- Hazard
- Charlton
- Lothar Matthaus
- Cavani
- van Persie
- Sanchez
- Kompany
- Aguero
- Ozil
- Karagounis
- Falcao
- William Gallas
- Dickie
- Mario Balotelli
- Ramires
- Mark Bosnich
- Kewell
- Cahill
- Chicharito
- Hulk
- Wilkshere
- Simao
- Jean-Pierre Papin
- Honda
- Donovan
- Park Ji-Sung
- Nakata
- Alexi Lalas
And that's the list. If you in any way disagree with this ranking, please make your own and post it on your own website.