FIFA 100
structured list of footballers
The FIFA 100 is a list of 125 footballers chosen by Brazilian football legend Pelé. He made his choices based on who he thought were the best living footballers in the world. It was presented on 4 March 2004 at a ceremony in London.
The number 100 represents the 100th anniversary of FIFA and not the number of players selected. The list has 123 male players and 2 female players. At the time the list was selected, 50 players were active and 75 were retired.
ListEdit
This is the list of the "FIFA 100" greatest living footballers as chosen by Pelé.[1][2]
- An asterisk (*) marks players who still played in 2004.
- Players who are still playing in 2020 are in italics.
ArgentinaEdit
BelgiumEdit
BrazilEdit
BulgariaEdit
CameroonEdit
ChileEdit
ColombiaEdit
CroatiaEdit
Czech RepublicEdit
DenmarkEdit
EnglandEdit
FranceEdit
GermanyEdit
GhanaEdit
HungaryEdit
ItalyEdit
JapanEdit
LiberiaEdit
MexicoEdit
NetherlandsEdit
NigeriaEdit
Northern IrelandEdit
ParaguayEdit
PeruEdit
PolandEdit
PortugalEdit
Republic of IrelandEdit
RomaniaEdit
RussiaEdit
ScotlandEdit
SenegalEdit
South KoreaEdit
SpainEdit
TurkeyEdit
UkraineEdit
United StatesEdit
UruguayEdit
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ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "FIFA 100". Best Football Players Ever.
- ↑ "The Fifa 100". The Guardian. 4 March 2004.