The best footballer is the best footballer. It shouldn't be about what they won. It's about what the individual can do. Attributes.
Spot on.
That's how I would base it too. Which is why Cristiano Ronaldo would miss out for me. An EXCEPTIONAL goalscorer but so was Puskas. So was Muller. So was Bican. So was Eusebio.
And even then, in the modern era, there has ALWAYS been someone who's been just that little bit better than him. And that's Messi.
The only guy in world football who can score 45 goals in 50 games, win a double and come 45 minutes away from winning a league unbeaten and finish 5th in the world of best footballers. Incredible.
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