Soccer legends

I believe every sport must have their own legends, especially in soccer since it has a long history.I have listed some of the the greatest players in their position of all time. Most of all they have acted as an inspiration to both fans and professional plays and have inspired millions to follow, learn and play the soccer game.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo was signed at 18 by Manchester United after impressing in a pre-season friendly and would go on to inspire the club to three league titles and a European Cup win in 2008. He is also a great free-kick and penalty taker. After moving to Real Madrid he would continue his astonishing goal record, despite mostly starting from wide positions, and he continues to perform with remarkable consistency. Becoming the key player in a great side he lit up La Liga with a personal rivalry with Lionel Messi, leading his club to a tenth European Cup win in 2014.

Zinedine Zidane

One of the greatest midfielders the game has ever known. Zidane played with such elegance, vision and sublime technique that when a film was made consisting solely of slow motion footage of him playing in one game it was taken entirely seriously as piece of art.  In the 1998 World Cup Zidane succeeded where Platini had previously failed, winning the trophy to become a unifying symbol for his country. In 2001 Zidane joined Real Madrid's Galaticos line-up in a 75 million Euro  deal. There he would become arguably the team's most important player, scheming from midfield, passing with incredible vision, setting up assists and scoring exquisite goals.

Ronaldo

Ronaldo is a player with a great story, one that is interwoven with the history of the World Cup. His pace, dribbling and goalscoring ability was incredible, accompanied by a masterful close control gained from his early career as a futsal player. This was the best form of his career and he won the FIFA World Player in 1996 at the age of just 20.  

Lionel Messi

The player playing today and the star of a remarkable Barcelona team for almost ten years. Messi is a creative forward that can play from wide or central positions, drifting from deep, beating players and setting up and scoring goals seemingly out of nowhere. He has shown remarkable consistency in La Liga, scoring 278 goals in 309 games, and scoring more goals than the number of games played in three seasons, including an astonishing  record 73 goals in all competitions 2011/12. He has won the European Footballer of the Year five times, more than anyone else ever.

Pele

Pele is and always will be the greatest footballer ever. It is a role he wears very comfortably. His play, full of joy and exuberance, seems to sum up everything that the world loves about the game and as he travels the globe acting as its greatest ambassador his own legend is reinforced. He remains the only player ever to inspire his country to win the World Cup twice: in 1958 and 1970.