On July 24, ESPN selected the top 25 male and female footballers of the 21st century.
In the men’s category, Messi came in first, Ronaldo second, and the 3rd to 5th places went to Henry, Zidane and Modric respectively. In the women’s category, Brazilian legend Marta, now 38, came in first. She will also be participating in the Paris Olympics. Bonmati and Putellas ranked second and third respectively.
In ESPN’s comments on Messi, they cited Ronaldo’s words: “I saw Brazilian fans cheering for Messi. For a genius who marked an era, it’s a fitting end.”
ESPN’s top 25 male footballers of the 21st century:
1- Messi, 2- Ronaldo, 3- Henry, 4- Zidane, 5- Modric, 6- Mbappe, 7- Iniesta, 8- Xavi, 9- Ronaldo, 10- Ronaldinho, 11- Ibrahimovic, 12- De Bruyne, 13- Kroos, 14- Ramos, 15- Puyol, 16- Benzema, 17- Busquets, 18- Lewandowski, 19- Kaka, 20- Neymar, 21- Pirlo, 22- Rooney, 23- Vieira, 24- Suarez, 25- Buffon
ESPN’s top 25 female footballers of the 21st century:
1- Marta, 2- Bonmati, 3- Putellas, 4- Mia Hamm, 5- Alexia Putellas, 6- Kim Little, 7- Birgit Prinz, 8- Ada Hegerberg, 9- Pernille Harder, 10- Vivianne Miedema, 11- Zehwei, 12- Graham Hansen, 13- Christine Sinclair, 14- Sam Kerr, 15- Rapinoe, 16- Kelly Smith, 17- Wendy Renard, 18- Jennifer Marozsan, 19- Morgan, 20- Lilly, 21- Hege Riise, 22- Amandine Henry, 23- Hope Solo, 24- Abby Wambach, 25- Julie Foudy
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